this is the executive director of the port of oakland. once again, thousands of people are marching toward the port. he just left the podium. now howard jordan, the acting police chief for oakland. >> -- estimate the crowd to be 4,500. there's roughly about 3,000 of them right now marching peacefully to the port. we will continue to allow that to happen. earlier today there was approximately five businesses that have been damaged. most of them banks and whole foods. so we deeply regret that took place. this was the action of a small group of people. i think i mentioned in my first press briefing we had indications that a group of what we believe now to be anarchists that were in the crowd, about 60 to 70 of them were responsible for this action. which leaves the approximately 4,200 or 4,300 or so people that went there peacefully to be able to carry on with their normal business. so this is important, an important message to be made, that we are aware of people that are bent on causing problems, we are going to be taking steps to address

we have two reporters there in downtown oakland. and we have been watching the oakland coliseum where the police officers and law enforcement from many agencies, have been gathering. >>> we're also following another occupy protest. several days of tension boiled over on the streets of portland, oregon. you can see police in riot gear. they were forcing occupy portland demonstrators out of their camps in two city parks. the city put up chain linked fences with barbed wire to keep them out of the park. but many of the demonstrators vow to return. >>> tensions are running high between occupy protestors and police in denver, colorado. the police made dozens of arrests this weekend. in one confrontation works police officers suffered minor injuries. several demonstrators were hurt during the scuffles with police. >>> the nor we again right -- norwegian right-wing extremist that opened fire killing several people had his first court appearance today. he has pleaded not guilty to terror charges, claim is that he is in a state of war to kee

>>> breaking news from downtown oakland. right now hundreds of police officer are raiding the "occupy oakland" camp. we have live team coverage. >> reporter: we're at 14 the and broadway where protesters and police are peaceful. >>> and the encampment is now gone. we'll find out why some encampers say this is not the end of it. >>> commute troubles, downtown b.a.r.t. station is closed. pod >>> breaking news. police are raiding the occupy oakland camp. hundreds of officers in riot gear have torn down all of the tents and are maying arrests. we have team coverage. kraig debro was watching them tear down tent city. we begin with allie rasmus where police are lined up and having a -- having a clash with protests. >> reporter: well, here behind us is where police have been holding the line for the last several hours. there was a line of san francisco police officers, but a short time ago, the san francisco police officers turn around and left and were replaced by san jose police officers. the santa clara county officers are in th

in oakland, ann notarangelo, cbs 5. >>> downtown oakland roiled by protestors. what does everybody else in the city think about the "occupy" movement? >> over $600 on seven cards in less than an hour after taking my wallet. >> learn from someone else's mistakes. the secrets to stopping identity thieves in their tracks. >> giants fan bryan stow makes major move. what he showed his family he can do for the first time since the attack that nearly killed him. ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, protesters continue to flood >>> and we continue with live pictures from our chopper 5 over the city of oakland. this general strike and protestors continue to flood into the streets. they are amassing at the port of oakland, which has been shut down. but there is another side to this story. and it's being told by the thousands of oaklanders who decided not to protest today. phil matier tells us many of them say that they support the movement, they just can't be a part of it. phil. >> reporter: that's right. you know, while the world and the nation see those images you just showed of thousands

live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> this morning oakland's police chief said he expects today's demonstrations to be peaceful. mayor quan says she is dealing with the occupy movement on a day-to-day basis. >> we do not anticipate the need for enforcement actions to occur. in the event that activities should being unlawful or destruction should occur the police department is prepared to respond to protect life and property. >> i'm trying to get the campers to understand their impact on downtown and plan to try to continue to facilitate and work on that issue. >> mayor quan says less than 5% of city workers have taking a threating holiday or furlough day. the only city service currently affected is the headstart program. that has 15 sites closed today. >> the immediate area of downtown oakland near city hall looks like a ghost town. we are not seeing many walking the streets along frank ogawa plaza. many businesses shutdown and ed up. business owners were urged by city officials to remain open. some smaller businesses which support the movement did. city officials advise banks to

. >>> some occupy oakland protesters are calling for people to try and shutdown the port of oakland again today that was the primary goal yesterday and they succeeded. police presence was minimal as 3,000 flooded the main road to the port of oakland. they swarmed the last trucks trying to leave the port four in the afternoon. the movement attracted an economically diverse crowd. each person impacted in a different way. >> we live in a shelter, in a transitional shelter. we -- because of bad bank deals. >> they keep increasing tuition and people keep taking out loans. >> it is time for labor to tell in and do their part for the 99%. >> a port spokesman says business operations were effectively shutdown around 6 p.m.. no report of injuries or scuffles at that demonstration. >> we continue our occupy coverage. also, got to talk about the weather. you may head out with dry pavement this morning. when you come back from work, different story. >> even if if it is not raining it is chillier this morning. >> the change is already taking place. good morning. fairly clear sky and dry air really coo

in addition to the uptown oakland the area where frank ogawa plaza is you have west oakland, downtown berkeley and alameda point where the old military base was. the other neighborhood on this list is the hunters point bay view neighborhood in san francisco. all of this data came from census figures from 2005 to 2009. >>pam: a house congressional voted today to subpoena the white house for records about the solyndra company. the company filed for bankruptcy last august after receiving a $520 million federal loan. lawmakers are saying that the white house has been denying or delaying request for thousands of documents relating to the oversight of the loan. here is what one representative had to say. >> this is investigation that started last february and is tragic that we had to wait and wait and wait to get the information to try and finish, finished the job. >>pam: and energy department spokesperson says the administration is cooperating as has already provided more than 8000 pages of documents. closing arguments are on the way in the dark the conrad murray trial in los angeles. in i

targeting oakland schools, banks and the biggest moneymaker. >> we will march to the port of oakland in and shut it down. >>pam: the mayor out of sight, but not out of mind. they say the mayor has given other city workers permission to take a day off but has not given its lease any instructions on dealing with the protests. >>officer: what are we doing? it is not fair. announcer: this is the kron4 news at 8:00 p.m.. >>pam: occupy oakland organizers expect thousands as they protests downtown and at the port of oakland. j.r stone has more on what is scheduled for tomorrow. >>j.r.: occupy oakland has a full day of the events scheduled. at 9:00 a.m., noon and 5:00 p.m.. there have been two different marches set up. these are marches that will go to the port of oakland. the goal is to shut down the port of oakland which is the fifth busiest in the nation. they have asked banks and corporations to participate. the port of oakland and businesses have been vocal about the fact that they support the marches, but there are hoping that they are peaceful. reporting in the studio, j.r stone, kron

the goal is to shut down the city of oakland. you can see the "occupy oakland" camp here behind me at frank ogawa plaza. this is going to be the scene of a lot of the action today and you can also see that memorial there for scott olsen the former military member who was injured in a recent protest everybody hoping that it's not going to come to that sort of violence again here today. but it is going to be a very large day of action by all accounts. now, mayor jean quan has encouraged businesses to stay open even though the protestors would like a lot of them to shut down. she sent an email to business owners warning of the strike though telling them to be sure their business has good quality locks that cover exposed door jams with steel plates,leave cash drawers empty. several businesses decided to close today including one downtown bank. hundreds of teachers are expected to walk out of the classroom. the only school that's closed today though is the oakland school for the arts. that's citing student safety concerns. all told, m

it down, oakland is people's town. every hour, every day, the occupation is here to stay. you get the basic idea. what you're looking at right now is live footage of the general strike in oakland tonight. the idea of a strike is usually pretty narrow, a pretty narrowly targeted idea. it's people working at a specific place stopping working there in order to get them to treat them better as employees. the idea of a general strike is not a targeted action against any one place of business, against any one employer. it's general. it's less about raising a beef with one particular target of the strike than it is about establishing that the people striking are all on the same side together. oakland has had a general strike before. it was 1946. right after the end of world war ii. there was a sort of not huge-scale labor dispute in oakland. retail store clerks went on strike against downtown department stores. they wanted better pay and better conditions. there were picket lines and some heated confrontations. there were peo

this video was shot outside near 23rd street in oakland. fire officials say the wind may have knocked two lines into each other, causing them to arc. bill martin is monitoring more changes in the forecast. >> yeah, the winds were gusting up to 80 or near 80 miles per hour on mt. diablo. take a look, the highs from today. they cool off, don't they. 10-15 degrees cooler for your thursday. you will notice tomorrow, you will notice more clouds and notice a pretty good shot for sprinkles. light sprinkles in the bay area forecast tomorrow. most of them mid-morning to mid- afternoon hours, heavy gully washer? no, but unsettled cooler. and the umbrellas will be needed for a time. here comes the weather system. cold air, the colder the system the less water it can hold. this is a cold one, not a lot of rain, 10-15 degrees cooler, showers spread south, that is not it. snow in the mountains, it hanging around, through to a bay area, looking at the clouds, look at the temperatures, look at the overnight lows, chilly, wintery, and you will notice it fir

thank you. >>> let's get back to oakland. "occupy oakland" where reports of shots fired. one person hurt. robert lyles has the details. >> reporter: allen, this is causing a fair amount of chaos here in downtown oakland. first, the 12th street bart station has been shut down. and now there are literally hundreds of people walking down broadway trying to make their way to the next available bart station which i believe is around 17th street. here are the facts of what we know thus far. about 10 minutes ago, an adult male was carted off by emergency crews and an ambulance. he had been shot inside frank ogawa plaza. for those who have been following the "occupy oakland" movement, the shooting happened just outside the tully's coffee shop. tully's coffee shop had a severe amount of damage during the most recent vandalism attack, most of the windows broken out of the restaurant. to give a frame of reference where the shooting happened. witnesses heard at least two gunshots and saw two individuals running south on broadway. right now, police are giving very little information a

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oakland. it is not just city leaders in oakland who are frustrated with the way mayor quan is handling occupy oakland. now other law enforcement agencies say they're frustrated too and might not help oakland police if they have to move in and forcefully move protesters out. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney live in san francisco. pg&e up to its neck in news. new investigation that could cost the utility and customers millions. lay-offs. and last night's gas leak that lead to a shelter in place or. the stories coming up. >>> good morning. thickening clouds over san francisco, -- a few sprinkles so far the bulk of the wet weather offshore. i'll show you when it will get to your neighborhood. >>> friday morning light at the bay bridge toll plaza. a few folks waiting to pay cash. it is veterans day we'll look at schedules in a few minutes. >>> it is the day we honor the men and women in u.s. uniforms. 6:01 thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. the voices calling for occupy

it down, oakland is the people's town. every hour, every day, the occupation is here to stay. you get the basic idea. what you're looking at right now is live footage of the general strike in oakland tonight. the idea of a strike is usually pretty narrow, a pretty narrowly targeted idea. it's people working at a specific place stopping working there in order to get them to treat them better as employees. the idea of a general strike is not a targeted action against any one place of business, against any one employer. it's general. it's less about raising a beef with one particular target of the strike than it is about establishing that the people striking are all on the same side together. oakland has had a general strike before. it was 1946. right after the end of world war ii. there was a sort of not huge-scale labor dispute in oakland. retail store clerks went on strike against downtown department stores. they wanted better pay and better conditions. there were picket lines and some heated confrontations. there were peo

the occupy oakland protesters march through downtown oakland and thousands join their cause. good evening, i'm julie haener. >>> and i'm frank somerville, protesters there have made good on their promise to shut down the port of oakland. you can see there

we are following oakland. we have team coverage coming up of that eviction. >>> also ahead -- >> it looks like we are minutes away from police enforcing those eviction notices. they have been handing out at frank agawa plaza. we have a crowd at 15th and broadway. with the latest live coming up. >>> protesters at snow park bracing for a raid. many packing up and heading over to frank aga wa to join the others in solidarity. a live report coming up. >>> and allegations of falsified reports and an inspector fired, why one man's work is raising big safety questions about the new bay bridge span, all coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, campers. the showdown at >>> bracing for eviction. police close in on the occupy campers in oakland. the showdown at frank agawa plaza imminent. >>> good morning, everybody. it is monday, november 14. a very busy monday indeed. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it is 4:59 at this hour. >> oakland police could make their move at any time. they're expected to shut down the occupy camp. >> t

the cost of overtime for oakland police. and cleanup. and the extra money spent to bring in other law enforcement. >> i kind of feel like it is unnecessary. and i feel like it is causing unnecessary violence. and disruption to the city. and i really want it to be over. i want it to be peaceful. >> many who work and live in oakland are concerned about how much today's raid cost the city. and it is not just money, but also cuts in city services. for example, over 170911 calls went unanswered. but supporters of occupy oakland say the city could spend less if they would work with the movement instead of against it. >> i think it would cost significantly less money to support the occupation, and instead of services to support it in different way, set up, and services to clean it, and make sure that it is safe for the people to reside there. >> in oakland, unther hudson, cbs 5. >>> and we now know the identity of the man shot and killed near the occupy oakland camp last week. he was 25-year-old coyote foster. police say foster had been involve

jonathan is joining us live outside oakland city hall. you were right there when people started dismantling the tents. i was a little nervous watching them. >> reporter: with good reason. there was very little visibility in that camp. behind me you see what a difference a couple hours make. leveled, cleaning the remains of what was a twisted mess of tape and cables. any police officer would have had a little hesitation going into that camp because so many tents were set up with so little visibility between them there would have been lots of places to hide in that camp. the police had a lot of people, it seems as if it went smoothly. anybody would have had a little hesitation. i want to show you the video we shot when we were standing close to this spot. a long behind of cops brought out barricades to keep protesters in the streets from interfering with the police coming in to clear out the plaza. a second wave of cops lined up in the middle of 14th street and marched into the camp. the first stop a makeshift church where protesters sat on

it is busy in oakland street. southbound 101 is it -- is it -- they are taking their time in clearing it and they are trying to get it don't as quickly as possible. northbound 101 let's keep this in check, there are only a couple of lower 30s and 40s and it is way down, low clouds are keeping temperatures in the upper 40ss and we will have sunshine, west at 50, fs o has been up to 30 miles per hour, there is not much of a breeze down to the santa cruz mountains and it's about 25 miles per hour. the park los gatos is in there, more 40s due to this cloud cover. red wood city high pressure will affect everything and then a cold system will drop in and it will carve itself out for the weekend which looks like rain. fog sun breezy and it will be out of the northwest, temperatures will be cooler and we have a northwesterly breeze. 65 and 60s on the coast . be dry, although this is and then a really cold system drops in with the weekend always in view we plan on a very cold wind did i weekend. >>> we just want to recap f

and as you can see, this -- oakland. as you can see, this has happened moments ago and continuing to happen now. we had a weekend of several warnings from police and city officials that the encampment, the campers needed to move out or face arrest. as we have been watching over the last several minutes, police have been moving in, and systematically taking down every single tent inside the plaza. >> highly organized this time around. and anne makovec is at frank ogawa where protesters have ignored repeated warnings to leave but off the top, i think we will go to unther hudson who is near the camp and near where the tents are. what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning, guys. so we are standing right in front of city hall. where the actual part of frank ogawa plaza begins. there are three toaster sitting in sort -- three protesters sitting in sort of a meditative officers and eyes closed and not talking to officers and writing things down and police are making the final three arrests. they are not reisting. their eyes

oakland is a beautiful city. and there are other ways we can handle our disputes. >> police in riot gear faced off against what police called a minority of occupy oakland. police say only a couple hundred out of the 7,000 who took part in a peaceful protest caused these problems. police say protestors threw bricks, rocks and molotov cocktails. police retaliated with teargas, bone bags and a hundred people would be arrested. around 4:30 this morning, perhaps 3:00, i spoke to a man who was in a line of people who were sitting directly across from police in riot gear. he seemed john f. kennedy what happened. >> we occupied everything and we won. >> what does that do to the movement? do you think it hurts it? not really. our movement will stay strong. and forever. >> we're disappointed. clearly, we know from the arrests made, from the other night, that the large majority of people who come from outside of the city of oakland, and they're not about the movement and they're not about any kind of message other than disr

. >>> "occupy oakland" activists regroup and move on to a different park in oakland. >> that's right. kristy seifkin is in snow park in oakland and you would think that they would have taken both tents down but they have not. there are dozens that have popped up and they have popped up overnight. good morning. >> reporter: they took down the tents at frank ogawa plaza yesterday but still, many tents out here this morning at snow park. the notice that the city released on sunday said it's illegal for people to pitch tents or any kind of structure in any city park and snow park was one of the location listed in the notice. that said, the city hasn't moved in and raided snow park yet. yesterday after that raid happened there was a meeting held by protestors at the library this downtown oakland and there they discussed several options fo where they would set up again, including snow park or vacant buildings or frank ogawa plaza. if campers go to frank ogawa plaza, it would be in violation to the campers that chief jordan told them yesterday. the city had originally said protestors could o

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the obvious oakland movement still in effect. this is the calm after last 'll keep youm.daupwhted at's updated what's happening when we return. ugh, what is nachos doing here? (nachos) excuse me? (grilled cheese) you heard me. if it isn't everyone's party favor. we're together tonight, honey. (nachos) for now, but we both know what happens at night. you...snack! sandwhich! easy! comfort food! [gasp] hors d'oeuvres! [gasp] (penguins) catfight. awesome. ancr: grilled cheese loves tillamook. voted the world's best medium cheddar cheese. >>> welcome back, everybody. here is a live look at the frank ogawa plaza in downtown oakland. you can see plenty of ents pitched as the occupy movement continues. >> it is tough being on top. this morning presidential candidate herman cain says there's a target on his back and he is lashing out naming names for mounting aer. >> campaign against him. herman cain blaming rick perry for bringing the sexual harassment scandal to light. his chief of staff says one of perry's consultants who used to work

>>stanley: for out of five people at these occupy oakland events are not even from oakland. many are not even from the san francisco bay. i call them stand in protesters. >> i do not want to be on television. >>stanley: one-third persons claims to be from berlin, germany's. this guy could not be any more vague with his comments. >>stanley: where you from? >> earth. >>stanley: before earth, where did you come from? >> this their world. >>stanley: once person said he went home to shower and then returned to camp out. the best thing while protesting in a public park, there are no rules. you can bring your dog even if there are signs that say no dogs. you can also tosser and the beer containers on the ground and leave anything, anywhere. while many people support the occupy movement, there are a few with a rather different opinion. >> they need to go back to where they came from furious leave us alone. >>stanley: he claims the protesters are using the resources of the homeless. for the record, he claims he is not homeless. >>jaqueline: another nice stay on task. we will start to

. >>> sticking to oakland. while police gear up for thousands of protesters, the occupy oakland group is gathering more support for the general strike. some say they are willing to support the union on wednesday. not all workers can afford to lose a day's worth of pay. >> it is affecting me. i'm worried about my children. will they be able to own a home? will they be able to go to college? i was able to go to san francisco state, college of the law. >> as far as pay goes, my staff is like thinking about finding second jobs and stuff. it's hard. >> now say they they will close doors near occupy protests on wednesday, not in support, but because the company is concerned for employee safety. occupy oakland has warned businesses if they stay open on wednesday they will be protested. what that means is unclear, but they're not taking any changes. occupy oakland protesters say three sheriff deputies are responsible for injuring an iraq war veteran during a clash on the streets last week. scott sol son suffered a skul

come downtown oakland and join them. i'm christie smith. i'll show you how they're getting prepared in a live report. >>> b.a.r.t. says it's ready for lots of riders this morning. some people say they're steering clear of the station, and joined no longer, twin sisters from san jose will wake up in separate beds this morning after a life-changing surgery. >>> a live look outside this morning. it's wednesday, november 2nd, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning even one. i'm scott mcgrew. let's check your forecast with christina loren. >> good morning. temperatures on the cool side. but winds are keeping you warm in places like fairfield. fire broke out in napa yesterday, we'll talk about when. a lot of rain headed our way. first mike has an early morning accident to tell you about. >> an accident happened just after 2:30 blocking all of eastbound highway 4 in antioch. the lanes have cleared, but there's still debris reported in the roadway and the accident activity over on the shoulder. because it's so early, scott, there's no slowing

oakland citizens cannot afford the costs resulting from the actions occupy oakland. >>pam: the group has stressed that one of the major concerns is that oakland police are not able to respond to other phone calls for service. >>robin: a little bit of activity offshore but mostly clear skies. there is not a lot of rain. most of the activity is to the east. we are down almost 20 degrees in most locations. highs today were only in the '60s. a winter weather advisory is in a place for the sierra. light-moderate snow. third wind gusts up to 50 mi. per hour. if you're heading up their, drive carefully. we will talk more about the weekend forecast coming up. >>pam: new allegations of excessive force and staffed by san francisco police officers. take a look at this new surveillance video. it shows an altercation between police and the owner of a market. the officer kicked the owner on his legs, there he is kicking his legs from underneath him. these claims, after other surveillance video of plainclothes officers was shown, they were taking items from a hotel room that were n

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scene on el paseo in east oakland. investigators say a young man was shot several times. he's listed in critical condition. police are still searching for suspects. investigators say the two shootings are not connected. >>> big news out of the trial of michael jackson's doctor. conrad murray will not testify in his own defense. murray told the judge yesterday he had not decided. but this morning, the doctor told the judge no. testimony may conclude in the case this afternoon with jurors hearing from medical experts. murray has pleaded not guilty in connection with jackson's 2009 death. he could face up to four years behind bars and the loss of his medical license if convicted. >>> the mother of secretary of state hillary clinton died early this morning. the statement from the family says 92-year-old dorie rodham died just after midnight surrounded by her family at a hospital in washington, d.c. this week, secretary clinton cancelled a planned trip to london an istanbul to be at her mother's side. dorothy rodham made oc

sap hold oakland, 52 degrees. bolder creek 38 and there is some cool numbers so if you don't have any breeze whatsoever after today we will be turning our attention to the north because we will have a cold dynamic system. mostly sunny breezy and warm, most of that should be ending and by tomorrow, much cooler clouds and a showery system. this system does not have much in the way of moisture with it. women did i up in the hills, 70s for many, tomorrow upper 50s and lower 60s on the high. then thursday, sun cooler some rain makes it late thursday into friday and with your weekend always in view, it will be nice, and the little system drops in. >>> traffic is moving along pretty well, we have a lot of slowing here and there for the morning commute which is typical. we have a lot of slow traffic because of an injury crash but people can still see it. they slow down to see what is going on. let's move to highway 4 in antioch. southbound 680 traffic is moving well and 80 is light in vallejo heading west to oakland and s

"occupy oakland." you won't hear fancy rhetoric, just simple playground rules, play fair and share. >> the rich are getting richer. >> reporter: more than anger is a sense of optimism. >> i think about like how it's going to be better and how when it all ends, how it's going to be good. ♪ [ music ] ♪ the more we get together... together ♪ >> reporter: the protestors stay on the sidewalk. they are inquisitive. >> i'm really not sure how it's going to affect me. that's one of the things i was wondering as i came here. >> reporter: but if they were here, they were not in the classroom. oakland unified said for the most part it was a regular attendance day except at bridges academy where 19 of their 20 teachers were out and teachers encouraged parents to keep their children home. >> it was not a lost day for the students who were here. for the students who were not here it was almost half, it was a lost day. >> reporter: districtwide 15 to 20% of teachers were not in class. >> it was not a normal day

at the oakland public library. savir is one comment from sharon who says the city of oakland failed to protect public health and safety. occupiers are not exercising first amendment rights, their squatters at this point. one person says jean quan needs to be recalled. we will move on to more comments throughout the morning. what are you thinking and feeling? what are you experiencing from occupy oakland? we encourage you to visit our facebook fan page. both if you work for the city of oakland you are being advised to come to work at 10:00 a.m.. if you run a business in the area, you are being asked to assess we you think is safe or not safe to run your business this morning. cough if you need to use any cities to assist, they're asking you to do so only if it is time sensitive or super orton because they are running at a reduced service level today. ron >>justine: i encourage you to join our discussion on the basis of. >>darya: here is a look at a live shot on the left-hand side. in the background you can see the 1

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oakland 66 -- 68, the same. oakland 66. san francisco 63, biggest jump fremont from 61 to 65. four free jump. sun will set at 4:58 this afternoon. mid to upper 60s east bay valleys. mid 60s along the east bay shore mid 60s most of the south bay today 64 san jose up the peninsula mid 60s like everybody else around the bay shore 60 half moon bay sunset everyone else upper fives long the coast low to mid 60s south san francisco and downtown mid to upper 60s north bay valley north to -- mid to upper 60s inland. tonight close to being chilly in cloverdale and napa coolest there mid to upper 30s. the rest of us 40s to near 50 san francisco and half moon bay. dominant area of high pressure you can see where the jet stream is nice air shield this ridge remains through tomorrow and keep us dry through at least thursday afternoon then this cold system comes in, in several ways. the first wave comes in thursday night starting about midnight into the north bay. by 7:00 friday morning the northern half of the bay getting wet. friday morning into the afternoon hours we have pretty healthy a

and in oakland occupy oakland protesters have had enough with brutality and corporate corruption this after police used excessive force to try to shut down the occupy oakland encampments but these protesters are standing strong out of a place historically known for sticking it to the man and being on the forefront of the apex of american change. as the world lies in global unrest leaders are meeting in france for the annual g. twenty summit with so many issues to solve and so little time what can really be accomplished to report from camp. and from one call for a systematic change to another is it time for the u.s. to drop an age old tradition we'll debate the relevance of the electoral college. it's wednesday november second seven pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for example you're watching our t.v. . starting off this hour a look at the occupy wall street movement in new york and it changed to it now once coined as a protest filled with dirty hippies a new group of people is joining up and mass military veterans and here's something interesting i want to show you a poster this is

>>> from oakland, this morning, a general strike calmed by "occupy oakland" is just two hours -- called by "occupy oakland" is just two hours away. why some are saying they will miss work today to take part. >>> they battled the flames and wind. the crews are monitoring. >>> and red flag warnings today but there is a big change coming in just 24 hours. >>> first, it was a problem with ballots. now there's a new problem for supporters for the mayor of san francisco. "mornings on 2" begins right now. >>> well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori cam -- i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, november 2nd. >>> the big day has arrived in the "occupy oakland" movement. the protesters that have been camped out now hope to shut down the entire city. kraig debro joins us live to tell us about today's plan for a city-wide strike. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, tori. we're at frank ogawa plaza. there's not a lot of activity but if you look down there, you see that platform? we are learning about the speakers that will take part in

en oakland, jaime peluffo, noticiero telemundo 48. cu ---por su parte, los indignados de "ocupa oakland" quisieron llevar su mensaje ms lejos... y esta tarde, amenazaron con bloquear el puerto de esa ciudad.. ---mayra tostado nos cuenta si lo lograron.. take pkg ---miles de manifestantes marcharon hasta el puerto de la ciudad de oakland alrededor de las seis de la tarde con una mision en mente... provocar su cierre... ---para lograrlo, los indignados se plantaron frente a la entrada del puerto en las calles maritime y la siete.. donde bloquearon la salida y la entrada a los camiones de carga ---otros se subieron en ellos para impedir que fueran utilizados.. ---los empleados del puerto que intentaron salir con cargamento fueron obligados por los manifestantes a darse la vuelta , mientras quienes viajaban con la caja del camion vacia, lograron salir.. ---debido al gran numero de personas que ocupo el puerto, la administracin de dicha entidad decidi paralizar su funcionamiento hasta que regresara la calma.. ---sin embargo, la presencia d

reporting live from oakland craig. >>> many oakland business owners were calling on the city to shut down the camp well before the fatal shooting. the inside is certain to step up their campaign to pressure the city to shut down the camp. the month long protest that has been an economic nightmare for downtown businesses. the violence could make a bad situation even worse. >> i hope it doesn't have a long lasting effect. it does impact other people's opinions of what oakland is like, which is not fair at all. >> the oakland chamber of commerce is demanding the city tier down the -- tear down the camp immediately. they are likely to support the recall campaign against the mayor if she doesn't cook action. >> a gas line accident is now being replaced. in august a pg&e gas line exploded destroying a condo. the utilitiage si de-- utility agency says it is the same kieb of pipe -- kind of pipe. >>> pg&e is doing work on one of its pipelines in san mater county. crews will be events gas -- venting gas at highway 280. that work begins at 2 p.m.. >>> this morning president obama will start of

in oakland this morning. and police are moving in, against the protest encampment and frank ogawa plaza. as the showdown is imminent. they set up barricades in the area early this morning. police warning the campers several times with notices this weekend that they could face arrests if they stayed. there is a winter homeless shelter opened a day ahead of schedule and offered it up for protest campers to stay the night but not many have taken them up on that offer. >> good morning. i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. we begin with the occupy movement, a showdown between the protesters and the oakland police department. this has been commencing since about 4:00 this morning. but the police are beginning to circle the encampment. and as you can see, a line of police in front of us, on your lower screen, but grace, as you can see, the protesters have begun this last five minutes or so, the circular motion, and i suppose a sign of solidarity. >> around so far we know it has been peaceful. which

waves of protesters from downtown oakland swarmed the last trucks trying to leave the port of oakland around 4:00. they scaled a rail yard structure and a truck driver watched sympathetically as it became a dance stage. >> we make like 200. >> do you support what they are doing? >> yes. this is america, it is not homeless people. it is not transients. it is america. >> theupy movemen occupy movemen economically diverse crowd. each person impacted in a different way. >> you live in a transitional shelter. we left our house because of a bad feel. >> people keep taking out loans and it is harder and harder to pay back. >> they can step this and do their part for 99%. >> 99%. >> labor unions that played a behind the scenes role in the beginning are up front and center, but some skeptics question the movement's strength. >> i don't know if there is staying power. in the 60s it was big staying power. that went on for a longtime at a very high level. >> if the young people can learn some of the lessons of history and start hooking up with some of the port workers and some of the folks that d

oakland. police move in on "occupy" protestors firing tear gas and flash-bang grenades and arrest dozens. >> good morning, everyone. cbs 5 photographers first on the scene as protestors started settling fires in the oakland streets. in fact, one of our photojournalist was hit by shrapnel. >> we begin with anne makovec, where protestors tried to overtake a vacant building overnight. good morning, anne. >> reporter: good morning. they did overtake it for a little while. they were able to set some fires in the street. i'm on 14th and broadway in downtown oakland. the real drama was 16th and telegraph where you can see the flashlights. we want to get to the video that our photographer shot overnight. a harrowing experience, a lot of violence, almost 50 people arrested after a standoff started at this vacant building that the protestors were trying to take over. this happened around 11:00 last night. i'm here with our chief photographer rick villaroman who was there after this broke out a little bi

earlier i was down at oakland pd headquarters i saw oakland and san francisco pd cars down there to make sure nobody tried to do something to that building. here at frank ogawa plaza, talking to protesters, for the most part, peaceful and they want to keep that it way. and not liking the message sent out by those involved in the violence as we saw last night. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> this morning oakland police are investigating an injury accident during yesterday's protest. a driver was initially detained in his car for a short time by bart police after witnesses say he hit a pedestrian intentionally, while trying to pass through a crowd of protesters at 11th and bring. a witness caught the incident on a cell phone. you see the car trying to get past with the protester blocking the crosswalk. the protester pounds on the hood and the driver slams on the gas hitting that pedestrian in friend of the car as well as a woman behind the car. -- in front of the car as well as a woman behind the car. >> he was angry and didn't care. >> all he had to do was wait a few minutes. even if he w

let's take a look towards oakland. we have a warm-looking sunset here, where temperatures were slightly above average. also, very clear. no fog at all, and pretty sunny here from the north down to the south bay. 75 in santa rosa. 78 in san jose. 75 in livermore. and also temperatures in the mid-70s in san francisco. but things are about to change. a look at our radar shows it's, well, clear here as it scans around. but in advance of this storm system for tomorrow, we do have this winter weather advisory in effect, with 2 to 4 inches of snow possible, and a snow level as low as 3,500 feet, as we head throughout thursday and also friday. right now, it's looking pretty good here, with low 70s in the east bay. in fact, by friday, you're going to wish you had temperatures in the low 70s when you see how cold these numbers are going to go in my seven-day forecast. so, tonight, just a few clouds offshore. for thursday, that's a big, cooling start. so we'll see a few showers. but ahead, we're talking about the possibility of a

live in oakland. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2news. >> the mayor is facing mounting criticism for her handling of the protest. >> i think she believed she could negotiate with the folks to get them to voluntarily leave the plaza. >> reporter: we talked to city leaders about the crisis and how it could affect the political landscape. we will have that coming up at 5:30. >> protesters in salt lake city have until tomorrow to clear out after a protester was found dead in his tent. a 42-year-old known as mike was found about ten this morning. it's not clear why or how he died but temperatures dropped below freezing and police say he may have died from the use of a small propane heater or perhaps a drug overdose. the police chief said the camp is a public safety concern and people who don't leave by tomorrow will be arrested. >> more outrage over police response to the protest. today the lawyers for two people hit by a car during the strike are calling for the arrest of the driver. you may remember this vi

big rig trucks ease out of the crowd of protesters at the port of oakland. even after nightfall, drivers were blocked by protesters at the gates of the port. activists planned to shut down the port. and thousands joined the effort. cyclists blocked the port. frustrating some truck drivers. >> i'm heading back for nothing. i have to spend $100 in gas coming back in the morning. >> just trying to do my job. and this is keeping me from doing our job. >> reporter: the trucker wasn't sure about people climbing on his rig. but he supports the movement. >> this is good. this is for us. you know, anything good paying. we work 16 hours a day, make $200. >> reporter: protesters say they are marching to raise awareness about a broken economic system they want fixed. >> we're educating people about the real inequality that's not being talked about in this country. >> reporter: tonight, occupy oakland mobilized. shutting down the port of oakland, to shine a light on workers' struggles. the port says it shut down operations to try to make sure things remain safe out here.

the morning after the big march on oakland. today, we have our eyes on the port of oakland. they are blocking trucks from getting in. craig skalar is live on the scene taking a look at what is going on serious 66 >>craig: it is a bit of a mess. protesters and chain- link fences are blocking of the entire intersection, as well as dumpsters. offs frocks that are trying to get through are blocked off completely. for workers are trying to come in as a well. longshoremen are trying to get in sand is just not happening. it's on my right, you can see a truck coming from the other direction, trying to leave. if they have to turn around in this intersection and turn back. xi this chain- link fence was put up by occupy oakland protesters. smith there is not a lot of animosity so far. there is growing concern, as traffic picks up and workers tried to come in, what is this going to mean? >>darya: fees said that the protesters into the truck rear were talking? the longshoremen and the truckers are a part of the 99%. i am wondering what that exchanges like between them. if >>craig: i saw

in the busiest area of oakland. one of the busiest areas of oakland. you can see the b.a.r.t. entrance right there. the b.a.r.t. escalator right there on the top right hand corner of the screen. so it really is, i've been saying this but it really is remarkable that no one else was injured because several shots were fired. i want to bring back our reporter eric rasmussen who is right on the ground right next to or right near i should say where this shooting happened, eric. >> i just heard you guys a moment ago reporting the information that this person was killed. and that information of course is now starting to filter through the camp. i talked to some people obviously who are just incredibly upset about this. i talked to another man i've seen out here a lot during the occupy protest and he told me he talked to somebody who actually knew the victim who was out here who was just incredibly upset about what happened. let's give you one more look though at what's happening out here right now. you see officers although it's dark, walking through here. what i thought i would be s