one of the largest crops up in oakland, california. on october 10th, the oakland protesters set up their camp in frank ogawa plaza, the public square in front of oakland city hall. hundreds join in and occupy the plaza 24 hours a day. including berkeley tenants rights lawyer jesse palmer. >> i think people in society feel very isolated. but when you realize that many other people have the same ideas you have and are having the same problems that you have, then suddenly you realize, actually, we are powerful, we the people are powerful. >> every hour, every day, the occupation is here to stay! >> after two weeks the oakland mayor orders the plaza vacated because of health and safety concerns. before daybreak on october 25th oakland police raid the encampment, clearing out the occupiers with tear gas. protesters agree to reconvene later that day and march back on the plaza. >> the crowd was a focused crowd. we were there because they had taken occupation and the occupation was something that had been very valuable to a lot of us. we were

but in oakland, california, one clash with police takes a terrible turn. occupy wall street begins no new york on september 17th, 2011. protesters stage a giant sit-in just a few blocks east of wall street in zuccotti park and refuse to leave. >> i don't really see how it's our fault and why we should be paying the bills of bankers. >> the occupation of the park is documented by photographers and videographers. and their image is spread via the internet and ignite a movement. >> the message is clear. people have been watching us. and we watch the internet and we have given a voice to the 99% who feel outraged dwards the system that is working entirely for the wealthy. >> one of the largest crops up in oakland, california. a on october 10th, the protesters set up their cam in the public square in front of oakland, city hall. hundreds join in and occupy the plaza 24 hours a day. including berkeley heights lawyer jesse palmer. >> i think people in society feel very isolated. when you realize many other people have the same ideas you have and are having the sa

california and the mission in colorado is gun violence. over the years there are lots of issues in chicago and lots of issues in oakland. >> they have been around for 20 years during pass trips and helped to rebuild homes and they also helped in haiti after the massive earth quake. >> hundreds of volunteers spent the woke cleaning up the bay area schools. they partnered up with st. mary's college and at schools and low income neighborhood the. they sorted books and cleaned up campuses across the bay area. >>> p north los angeles marathon is underway right now. this is the 90 minute mark. this is last year's race. they are along santa monica's boulevard and many is the city streets will be closed throughout the afternoon and creating a headache for the many drivers on this sunday. >>> hackers who revealed the personal information of celebrities have called off the attack. they posted a rambling signoff message. for 12 days. sensitive p details about beyonce sunnyvale say, jay z and kim kardashian and hillary clinton and ashton kutcher. they

ever heard an oakland california i've heard a lot of crazy racist remarks one kind of stuck with me is that prisons are mostly full of black people therefore black people are inherently criminal i mean it's so frustrating to hear this how do you respond to something like this well you know if if if if you look at any community is over policed and has high rates of police where they can kind of have carte blanche communities we're going to see high rates of crime being reported now if if there were over policing on the upper west side of new york city or or down on wall street i'm sure that they would have a lot of instances where they would be catching people for all sorts of drug offenses and other type of offenses that probably happen in those communities police are oftentimes targeting you know poor communities we have a war on drugs in this country that has not proven to make us any safer and in particular what we've also seen is the type of policing that we see in t.v. shows like cops or that type of policing that we see here in new york city with this with seven hundred thousand

neighborhood in oakland california i've heard a lot of crazy racist remarks one kind of stuck with me is that prisons are mostly full of black people therefore black people are inherently criminal i mean it's so frustrating to hear this how do you respond to something like this well you know if if if if you look at any community is over policed and has high rates of police where they can kind of have carte blanche communities we're going to see high rates of crime being reported now if if there were over policing on the upper west side of new york city or or down on wall street i'm sure that they would have a lot of instances where they would be catching people for all sorts of drug offenses and other type of offenses that probably happen in those communities police are oftentimes targeting you know poor communities we have a war on drugs in this country that has not proven to make us any safer and in particular what we've also seen is the type of policing that we see in t.v. shows like cops or the type of policing that we see here in new york city with this with seven hundred thousan

we represent this table, and over here oakland california. and you're aware of the violent nature in that city. >> of course, yeah. >> what i'm concerned with is you have do gooders and they're painting out something that the nortenas have painted and want to stay up there and they don't really observe nighttime hours versus daytime hours. so, how do we protect the possibility of some violence being put upon these people that are doing the good work? >> so, you're thinking more like the retaliation from taggers of the people that are abating the tagging. >> you just have to educate them. try to make them aware of what's gang graffiti and what's tagger graffiti. either way it's going to be dangerous. there is a lot of violence in the taggers. they get into fist fights. i've arrested tagers with knives and brass knuckles. i've heard stories of guns being taken off tagers. it is a violent culture or has aspects of violent culture in it. you need to educate people on that. when you're going -- when you're painting over someone's graffiti, that co

ever heard an oakland california i've heard a lot of crazy racist remarks one kind of stuck with me is that prisons are mostly full of black people therefore black people are inherently criminal i mean it's so frustrating to hear this how do you respond to something like this well you know if if if if you look at any community is over policed and has high rates of police where they can kind of have carte blanche communities we're going to see high rates of crime being reported now if if there were over policing on the upper west side of new york city or or down on wall street i'm sure that they would have a lot of instances where they would be catching people for all sorts of drug offenses and other type of offenses that probably happen in those communities police are oftentimes targeting you know poor communities we have a war on drugs in this country that has not proven to make us any safer and in particular what we've also seen is the type of policing that we see in t.v. shows like cops or the type of policing that we see here in new york city with this with seven hundred thousand s

neighborhood in oakland california i've heard a lot of crazy racist remarks one kind of stuck with me is that prisons are mostly full of black people therefore black people are inherently criminal i mean it's so frustrating to hear this how do you respond to something like this well you know if if if if you look at any community is over policed and has high rates of police where they can kind of to have carte blanche communities we're going to see high rates of crime being reported now if if they were all over policing on the upper west side of new york city or or down on wall street i'm sure that they would have a lot of instances where they would be catching people for all sorts of drug offenses and other type of offenses that probably happen in those communities police are oftentimes targeting you know poor communities we have a war on drugs in this country that has not proven to make us any safer and in particular what we've also seen is the type of policing that we see in t.v. shows like cops or the type of policing that we see here in new york city with this with seven hundred t

ever heard an oakland california i've heard a lot of crazy racist remarks one kind of stuck with me is that prisons are mostly full of black people therefore black people are inherently criminal i mean it's so frustrating to hear this how do you respond to something like this well you know if if if if you look at any community is over policed and has high rates of police where they can kind of have carte blanche communities we're going to see high rates of crime being reported now if if there were over policing on the upper west side of new york city or or down on wall street i'm sure that they would have a lot of instances where they would be catching people for all sorts of drug offenses and other type of offenses that probably happen in those communities police are oftentimes targeting you know poor communities we have a war on drugs in this country that is not proven to make us any safer and in particular what we've also seen is a type of policing that we see in t.v. shows like cops or that type of policing that we see here in new york city with this with seven hundred thousand sto

neighborhood in oakland california i've heard a lot of crazy racist remarks one kind of stuck with me is that prisons are mostly full of black people therefore black people are inherently criminal i mean it's so frustrating to hear this how do you respond to something like this well you know if if if if you look if any community is over policed and has high rates of police where they can kind of have carte blanche communities we're going to see high rates of crime being reported now if if there were over policing on the upper west side of new york city or or down on wall street i'm sure that they would have a lot of instances where they would be catching people for all sorts of drug offenses and other type of offenses that probably happen in those communities police are oftentimes targeting you know poor communities we have a war on drugs in this country that is not proven to make us any safer and in particular what we've also seen is the type of policing that we see in t.v. shows like cops or the type of policing that we see here in new york city with this with seven hundred thousand

we represent this table, and over here oakland california. and you're aware of the violent nature in that city. >> of course, yeah. >> what i'm concerned with is you have do gooders and they're painting out something that the nortenas have painted and want to stay up there and they don't really observe nighttime hours versus daytime hours. so, how do we protect the possibility of some violence being put upon these people that are doing the good work?

california. and thanks to organizations like fair vote and the green party instant voting is becoming more and more popular across the states but we need to take instead of voting and proportional representation national we need more choices and more voices in our elections it's time to leave behind our eighteenth century electoral system and step into the twenty first century. coming up how did martyrdom become such an important part of the christian experience and is the christian belief persecution just a myth class canada boss it's a knights conversations with great. wealthy british style. but on the tirelessly. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on our. goal or. iraq. coming up on my. clock. coming on. the back.

neighborhood in oakland california i've heard a lot of crazy racist remarks one kind of stuck with me is that prisons are mostly full of black people therefore black people are inherently criminal i mean it's so frustrating to hear this how do you respond to something like this well you know if if if if you look at any community is over policed and has high rates of police where they can kind of have carte blanche communities we're going to see high rates of crime being reported now if if there were over policing on the upper west side of new york city or or down on wall street i'm sure that they would have a lot of instances where they would be catching people for all sorts of drug offenses and other type of offenses that probably happen in those communities police are oftentimes targeting you know poor communities we have a war on drugs in this country that has not proven to make us any safer and in particular what we've also seen is the type of policing that we see in t.v. shows like cops or that type of policing that we see here in new york city with this with seven hundred thousa

california. and thanks to organizations like fair vote and the green party instant voting is becoming more and more popular across the united states but we need to take instant runoff voting and proportional representation national we need more choices and more voices in our elections it's time to leave behind our eighteenth century electoral system and step into the twenty first century. coming up how did martyrdom become such an important part of the christian experience and is the christian belief persecution just a myth class canada bought since nights conversations with great. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so for lengthly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm john harvey welcome to the big picture. of potentially deadly blizzard taking aim for the northeast it's expected to hit stunning in a few hours from new york to maine we have team coverag

an antiwar movement that got stopped for blocks from my home in oakland california. 10,000 people in that rally and men who got up around that rally and watch the police open up with the's angels riding their motorcycles, 50 or 60 of them and in plowing into all the peaceful protesters and the police viciously beating all of these protesters. that coupled with birmingham and other civil rights. so we are going to have an organization and we are going to stand on the rights of self-defense. with we are going to patrol and observe the police as our first issue. very political in what we were talking about. they capture the imagination of the people to unify their votes and maybe we could take over some political power seats. why were we after the political power seats? at that time the best information we had was less than 50 people of color to a elected throughout the united states of america. can you imagine? i took time to mention that and figured out. we have 50 counties in california alone. so in each one of those towns of sheriffs was elected, appointed not elected. well, whoa wh

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. >> i'm from oakland, california and mission in chicago is gun violence. over the years there have been a lot of issues in chicago, a lot of issues in oakland. it's similar to what i'm dealing with at home, citizens trying to make it. i know i had to do something. >> they speak to help to change the life of every child they encounter. in baltimore they provide tutoring for younger students and on the streets they are taking civic action, getting more than 500 signatures to get an anti-gang commission established in the city. >> i love what i can do to put a stop to violence. >> howard students are helping in efforts to challenge people to do something to save a teen. they helped build a memorial wall of bricks 374 teens struck down by gun violence including the senseless murder of a six-month-old baby. >> how in the world can a six-month-old baby be shot five times. we still go to homes and we say we are christians and we want to help the youth. we want to help those in trouble, but that baby, it's about howard university students spring break students com

. >>> this weekend is workshop weekend in oakland, california. residents there can sign up for a host of classes organized by the city, cheese makek, origami photo album and introduction to lock picking. the mayor received a lot of angry e-mails about the last class, considering burglaries are up 40% this year in oakland. the mayor has apologized for promoting that last class. in her newsletter, we checked, tomorrow's locked picking class is sold out. >>> finally, president obama's hybrid "star wars"/"star trek" question about why he can't work out sequester deal with congress has take on a life of its own on twitter. >> the fact they don't take it, means that i should somehow, you know, do a jedi mind meld with these folks and convince them to do what is right. >> bret: within minutes, "star wars," "star trek," "vulcan" and "jedi mind meld" were trending on twitter. these are our favorites -- >> for those of you less familiar with the science fiction, president appears to have confused "star wars" jedi with the "star trek" vulcans. he is suppose

he's not even wanted locally, but his name and photo turned up on the most wanted list in oakland, california. it was all a mistake in february of last year. >> a friend called me and said that i was on the news for a shooting. i was like, you know, this must be a practical joke. >> it wasn't. apparently when chau van tried to clear up the big mistake he was arrested, tossed in jail and he stayed in jail for three days. they didn't take him off the most wanted list for six months. now van is suing in federal court. he claims he suffered, quote, embarrassment, depression, and shame. time to bring in two of the best in the business on this. tv judge and former juvenile court judge glenda hatchet and ryan smith from hln. i often look at cases like this and my first reaction is i think mr. van should bring a wheelbarrow for the must be he'll get on the suit. is that one of these cases? >> i think so. of course i think the city will say they are protected and couldn't be sued. this is such a gross injustice. i mean negligence to the first degree. after he's been thrown in jail for three days, they

she lives in oakland, california. she has a simple message for our committee. she says, "please help hungry children." it is the true measure of our nation of how we treat our poor, seniors, and especially children like this little girl. she gets it. if there is one hungry child in america, this committee, this budget has failed to do its job. this budget will not only help help -- not help hungry people, but that more people at risk of being hungry. it'll put seniors at risk. this is not who we are. >> thank you. now to talk about how this budget protects special interests at the expense of the middle class, i will recognize congressman for five minutes. >> thank you. this should be a discussion we are focusing on areas of agreement and progress. healthcare reform not only -- i'm pleased that the chairman has agreed that we will have a hearing later in the year dealing with the infrastructure deficit that this country faces. as i go through the material, i see not one word that references infrastructure and its opportunities. we are seeing a relentless assault

, california, tells me he does. blakely joined the nra on sunday. his advice on life, own a gun and a fishing pole. you'll survive. i mean, a part of this, i think, really does deal with don't you think, karen, a certain level of fear? >> well, i also think it's part -- again, i think people maybe in new york and some parts of the country don't understand the degree to which guns are part of the culture in other parts of the country. i was just in south carolina this week, and people there say that the gun stores are basically out of guns. there is a huge run on guns. right now the nra has succeeded in convincing people that some of these restrictions are sort of the first step to the government coming into your house and trying to take away your guns. so that, i think, has been the, you know, the strength of their appeal. much more so than dollars and cents. they're part of the culture in parts of the country. >> we put that poll up, and we saw support for some level of gun control go up after newtown. now it seems

reggie watkins, a retired parole officer and a patient at kaiser permanente in oakland, california, is one of them. >> the first biopsy showed a slight cancer, slight amount of cancer. the second biopsy showed no cancer. i do think there's a genetic situation in my family. i'm not the only and my brother is not the only one in the family to have this problem. >> reporter: until recently, watkins' family history and his unique genetic makeup would have played a minor role-- if any-- in his medical care. but thanks in part to a massive, groundbreaking new study under way at kaiser and the university of california san francisco, information gleaned from patients' genes may prove the key to identifying and treating a host of diseases, watkin's cancer among them. >> you know, you're not born to this world as a blank slate. you come into it with a certain genetic disposition. >> reporter: u.c.s.f. professor neil risch, the lead genetic researcher, says that his project and others that compile vast amounts of genetic information are on the verge of revolutionizing medicine. >> we can actually

reggie watkins, a retired parole officer and a patient kaiser permanente in oakland, california, is one of them. >> the first biopsy showed a slight cancer, slight amount of cancer. the second biopsy showed no cancer. i do think there's a genetic situation in my family. i'm not the only and my brother is not the only one in the family to have this problem. >> reporter: until recently, watkins' family history and his unique genetic makeup would have played a minor role-- if any-- in his medical care. but thanks in part to a massive, groundbreaking new study under way at kaiser and the university of california san francisco, information gleaned from patients' genes may prove the key to identifying and treating a host of diseases, watkin's cancer among them. >> you know, you're not born to this world as a blank slate. you come into it with a certain genetic disposition. >> reporter: u.c.s.f. professor neil risch, the lead genetic researcher, says that his project and others that compile vast amounts of genetic information are on the verge of revolutionizing medicine. >> we can actually loo

>>reporter: nearly two months after valuable historic box was stolen from the oakland museum of california a trio of beaming police officers package with the taking attached back into the building. >> today history was restored to the city of oakland. and state of california. rare 19 century piece was discovered by oakland police monday inside a business. it was stolen january 7th in the second of 2 recent burglary at the museum. suspect in both incidents is a 45-year-old parolee named andre t frank lip. how does the box look. >> it looks wonderful. >> some piece that is capture your imagination this box and collection does i gts guess that's why it's been stolen twice now. >>reporter: it was stolen and recovered once before in 1978. this time police credit the museum extensive video surveillance system with helping temperature crack the case. box made of gold quarters engraved with native american scenes. historical significance not lost on the lead detective in the case. >> what clicked at me was the history. california history gold rush era. american history. our hairp heritage. >>repor

the authors recall the organizations cofounding by bobby seale and huey newton in oakland, california, in 1966, its proliferation of offices in over 60 cities across the country, and its political ideologies and inner workings. this is just under two hours. .. >> that really needed to happen. and i'd been an organizer a long time, and he said, you know, you really need to turn this into a bigger project, and we worked together on this for 14 years. he's been there every step, you know, it's been an amazing partnership, so thank you, waldo. i want to thank professor taylor for coming and moderating this event. i want to thank billy x who's here, the chair of alumni association. it's about tomb for the -- time for the black panther party and other former panther or members in the audience. and i want to give a very special thanks, i'm very honored, and we are very lucky to have here with us tonight chairman bobby seale, the founder with huey newton of the black panther party. and chairman seale is in the process of producing a film, and it's going to be a very important film. there have

the gold jewelry box was taken from the oakland museum of california in january. two months earlier gold nuggets and gold rush era pistols were stolen in another break-in. those items are still missing. so for police recovering the stolen box was personal. >> all the investigators that assisted me, we're all working together as a team, we were actually so happy. we thought we were in the room with the national treasure. >> police also made an arrest, 45-year-old parolee andre franklin taken in on sunday. opd won't confirm whether he is the suspect in the earlier break-in, as well. >>> new details on an emergency landing in san jose this morning. the pilot of the alaska airlines plane got a warning of a possible engine fire 20 minutes into the flight from san jose to idaho. the pilot declared an emergency, turned around and came ban t mineta. the passengers were unhurt and put on other flights. >>> in richmond, experts are checking out how much damage was done to a sailboat stolen and beached near pacifica yesterday. the 82-foot "darling" was he had to do richmond

one county administrator in oakland, california, that area, makes $423,000 a year and will so for life. now, wait until you hear some of the perks that she also gets to help bad that pension. the judge is going to be here to respond to stuart's defense of the nanny state. you remember that. if we're paying for entitlements and health insurance for a large part of the country we should have a say in what people eat and whether they smoke or not. and examples of government inflicting maximum pain because of sequester cuts. one of them half a billion in aid to the palestinians. check the price of oil. won't go under 90. and this is a big, big move. when it comes to charity, we know that the united states is the richest country in the world. rich americans don't give nearly as much of their income on a percentage basis as lower americans. and one has a defense of it. you'll hear that after this. (announcer) at scottrade, our clients trade and invest exactly how they want. with scottrade's online banking, i get one view of my bank and brokerage accounts with one login... to easily move my m

for "good morning america," becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. >> and for more on this we are joined by editor in chief of "reader's digest" liz vac re vaccariel vaccariello. how do we make sure the shoe fits. >> if there is a shoe salesperson willing and able to measure your foot, take them up on it because there's more to measuring than you think. it's not just the length but the width to get the right fit. >> something that all of you guys out there should know. if you're a guy, shop alone. why is that? >> researchers actually studied this stuff and found that the men go to a mall or a store with a companion, they're 56% more likely to buy something and they think it's because they like to show their knowledge and purchasing power off. >> so, josh and sam, i hope you were listening to that one so shoe retailers use pricing tricks. what are they and what should we look out for. >> don't be misled by what they call charm pricing, the 95 or 99 cents at the end of a dollar. that's just a subtle trick to make you think you're getting a bargain when in reality 5.99 is closer to $

will it help in oakland and san francisco? >> and remembering the rock, 50 years ago today, alcatraz officially closed. we'll catch up to a photographer that was there on that day. we'll be right back. >>> exactly 50 years ago today, the last prisoners left all can't -- alcatraz. >> it once housed famous people, such as the bird man. what is being done to mark the historic day. >> reporter: the old walls of alcatraz island, to many, an historic playground, drawing many visitors throughout the year. but he remembers the place he worked, called home. >> well, i was here seven years, and my sons were born while we were here. >> reporter: he worked as a guard, during the days when it was still a working prison. you can hear the sounds of the inmates. >> maybe they were upset about something, and they would grab all of their steel beds, let them drop down, when you get 300 beds dropping down at the same time. it is earth-shaking. >> reporter: just as vivid as the day exactly 50 years ago when alcatraz closed for good. >> i felt ter

in east oakland. the california highway patrol was chasing a stolen car, and that driver then slammed into another car. the driver of the stolen car was injured, and the woman in the other car was also hurt. the chase lasted 7 minutes and reached speeds of 75 miles an hour. it took place on city streets and even went around the loop at the oakland airport. >>> new at 10, a south bay show of support for a little boy with a big health challenge. we are live tonight after speaking to the 1st grader who is in the hospital right now, about the one thing that he is hopeful people will do. moraine? >> reporter: he has one wish, and 500 people turned now the the hopes of making it come true. tonight in this hospital room in santa clara. >> i want to pop the balloon! >> reporter: we met this 1st grader busy playing video games. eduardo is busy batting lew key -- battling cancer, he went into remission for a month, but then the word it was back. >> i just want for my son to be a child. he wants to swing, and he

oakland. it was on international boulevard shortly before 5:00 this afternoon. the girl was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. we talked to the girl's grandmother who said her granddaughter was playing outside with a friend when she was hit by the debris. i want to show you cell phone video of the young girl being treated by paramedics. >> just an innocent bystander, and something like this happens. you see it all the time, but when it comes to you personally, it's a great impact. >> another person was shot and taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >> in richmond, the family of another child who was shot yesterday said the 1-year-old baby is recovering well. a stray bullet hit the child inside of an apartment. ktvu spoke with the boy's mother and brand father today about the moment it happened. >> reporter: richmond pa recorded the gunfire, 19 shots in less than 6 seconds. listen to what a 2-year-old boy named elijah survived, and then listen to how his mother descri

california and the mission in colorado is gun violence. over the years there are lots of issues in chicago and lots of issues in oakland. >> they have been around for 20 years during pass trips and helped to rebuild homes and they also helped in haiti after the massive earth quake. >> hundreds of volunteers spent the woke cleaning up the bay area schools. they partnered up with st. mary's college and at schools and low income neighborhood the. they sorted books and cleaned up campuses across the bay area. >>> p north los angeles marathon is underway right now. this is the 90 minute mark. this is last year's race. they are along santa monica's boulevard and many is the city streets will be closed throughout the afternoon and creating a headache for the many drivers on this sunday. >>> hackers who revealed the personal information of celebrities have called off the attack. they posted a rambling signoff message. for 12 days. sensitive p details about beyonce sunnyvale say, jay z and kim kardashian and hillary clinton and ashton kutcher. they