the ground. they did confirm both tear gas and flash grenades were used. police were forced to taser one demonstrateor. we have seen six arrests. >> because you want to send a maes message we're not going tolerate violence or any kind of disruptions to business autos i did say they'll allow people to express their rights but will maintain crowd control. there are small amounts of vandalism and police are expecting a thousand demonstrators later tonight. the chief says part of the strategy is more police visibility. we've received information they're confirming that there has been nine arrests made and they're calling in mutual aid for tonight's anticipated

crowd. >> there are several business that's boarded up windows in advance of the pro testors. plywood covered atms. >> abc 7 is live in the thick of another march right now. >> what is the mood there? >> there are two marches and behind me this is the second and larnler march that started that is now marching towards san antonio park where they plan to meet. there are folks protesting in an organized nation started at 3:00 and this is a may day march in sol dare twi international labor movement and groups pro testing against

cuts today x here in california. you can see there is this mood is somewhat joyous. in contrast of other groups pro testing in a somewhat angry fashion after police confronted them and there is a long march with 2000 people and we're in the middle of this now and it's been going for 10 minutes moving here in oakland. >> thank you, jonathan. we'll check back in this evening and afternoon as the night progresses. police have been working on crowd control packets to prepare for days like this. we're live with how this is working today. >> hi, dan. when the mayor and police chief announced as long as

things remain peaceful, officers remain as facilitators. tack tacks police are using reflect changes made in lessons learned from previous demonstrations. the goal to remove demonstrators police identify as troublemakers before they incite larger crowds and there are two cases of seem teams moving to remove people. this man was daysed. and there is a large group surrounding police spraying one officer with paint. >> we have gone through some crowds reforms and reformed crowd management and some of the reforms we've used today. >> earlier after they entered

one bank through papers in the air a row of officers were deployed at 19th to head off trouble there. and uniformed officers lined front doors of city hall. there is another point there is a big armored vehicle pushing demonstrators out of the intersection. saying there is so much force on display. >> te plan to turn this into violence? i know that we're going defend ourselves. we're not a violent group. the cops are a very, very violent group. >> that is a live look. it's peaceful and without giving numbers we're told that oakland police have every available officer on duty today and have called for

mutual aid. union city and california patrol and as far as i'm told so far those outside agencies haven't been dealing with the demonstrators on the streets. >> much more peaceful protest took place in the mission district. about 200 people march add long mission street. there was a heavy police presence and the marchers chanted in favor of worker rights and urnled the obama administration to enact immigration reforms. right now in another part of san francisco pro testors occupying a building at turk and goff streets. vic lee is there. vick? >> there seems to be a minor skrimish that just broke up this, is a front of 888 turk

street. police began putting up metal barricades. a captain told me they were doing that to protect pro testors from cars and there is a tense situation, police taking a stand here so they stopped all of the traffic here and so this is a, as you might see a standoff. it's owned by catholic archdiocese. we called them. they were surprised the building had been taken over again. and before this this was a festive occasion here there is a group of 2000 took over this building and hurled banners from the roof inviting others to come inside to join them. and they want to reclaim and

liberate it for the people in their words. >> we're offering housing to folks and going to have food distribution. >> occupiers began trance forming the building into a hostile -- hostel-like environment many they tore down the fence surrounding the building. this morning pro testors gathered to rally for immigrant rights them blocked the entertain -- intersection and there is street theet skbrer speeches after gathering at market and montgomery. and demonstrators painting a giant sun. >> this is a 99% rising up. there is a new day in america. >> protests were peaceful and last night a group estimated at 50-100 people dressed in black broke away from an occupy rally and launched a

vandalism spree. they began pushing windows and defacing store fronts and cars. this morning merchants were cleaning up and shocked. >> defacing local businesses that are the heart and soul of the city doesn't make sense. >> there is one arrest in the mission district. the police station also had its walls covered with graffiti and walls broken. if you can swing that camera there there is a a captain told me there is no intention of removing the people from this building. they wanted to protect them from the oncoming traffic. you can see now traffic has been blocked and prot testors are yelling at police and so

at 6:00 you'll never guess who we ran into today. ross mirkarimi. what he had to say, and why he was there. >> and golden gate transit ferries started sailing this afternoon after a labor dispute forced commuters to find another way into the city this morning. workers picketed outside of the ferry terminal this morning to bring bring attention to their contract dispute. officials cancelled the ferry service in the morning and anticipation of a strickagainst the ferry system. five to 6,000 relie on the ferries every day to go between marin county and san francisco. >> there is another dispute, 4500 are proposing changes as well as what union calls reduction in patient care. >> nurses are trained to be

critical thinking people. and we implement the plan. and sutter corporation wants to gut that ability for nurses to do that. >> saying free health care would increase patient costs by millions of dollars. they've hired replacement workers meaning striking nurses will not be able to return to work until sunday. >> and as you can see there is a lot going on on the streets around the bay area today, stay with us for the latest on these ongoing may day protests. we'll bring developments as they happen here at 5:00 and 6:00 and throughout the he can. -- evening. we're streaming lividdo at abc 7 news.com. so stay tuned with us tonight. >> cost of doing business just went down for retailers but will this trickle down to consumers?

>> there is a investigation into a house fire that ripped a family apart. >> cool, milder day tomorrow, showers will follow. i'll show what day you might need umbrellas coming up. >> thank you. and more landmarks are turning up in movies but are they turning into more jobs for workers in the state. abc 7 news continues in one minute.

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. san jose fire investigators trying to determine the cause of an early morning fire that killed a woman and left her husband, and young son in critical condition. the fire started in a garage in a town house about 2:45 this morning. firefighters rushed to rescue the family of seven inside. sadly a 51-year-old did not make it. >> she worked very hard, hard

worker. she had her good heart. she really cared for people. that is why i love her so much. she's the one i love best. >> and an ambulance took her husband and sons to the hospital. the younger boy is in critical condition. three other family members escaped injury and several others were also displaced by the fire. >> we still don't know what led to sudden and unexpected cardiac arrest of a young world champion swimmer from norway. the 26-year-old collapsed in a bathroom in a training camp in arizona. the 100 meter breast stroke champion had a light training session and then played golf before the heart attack. >> two earthquakes took place in mexico today. one centered off the southern coast of cabo san lucas. the second happened in a western state. the quake rattled mexico city,

730 miles away. neither injuries nor serious damage is reported from either quake. >> on to consumer news, marketers of three get-rich quick schemes could get poorer, soon. >> michael finney is here to explain why. >> there is a challenge and it sundays too good. regulators sinking up a judgment against makers of three infomecials that by a judge decided misled consumers one is real estate riches in 14 days, and jeff paul's short cuts to internet millions and john beck free and clear. >> john beck can teach you how you can buy home as cross the country for just a few hundred dollars. >> a judge in california ruled last month the marketers

falsely misrepresented programs and tricked consumers into thinking they can make big money, quick. the ftc alleges less than 1% of the consumers made any profit at all. people paid $40 a month to join the programs and the judge must now decide how much the defendants must pay in damages. a report from census bureau confirmed the number of people renting a home is at a is a% high. less and less of us own a home these days. it seems it is difficult to get approve prove forward a mortgage. there are signs housing market could make a turn around, younger people are seeing an uptick in the job market and that can mean more people able to afford a home. >> cost of doing business for retailers just got cheaper with you but it remains to be seen whether savings will be passed on to you.

new fees capped fees for processing debit card transactions. retailers pay 24 cents a transaction compared to 43 cents before the reforms took affect. banks charge retailers are saving money without passing savings on to consumers. this is a fight that will be going back and forth. >> for sure. >> thank you. >> sure. >> there has been a bush to keep more movie production in california some scenes from the next star trek movie are being filmed at lawrence livermore laboratory. and taking a look at whether movie tax breaks are translating into jobs here in california. >> for many decades california was the place for movie and dell vision production but there are crews going cheaper states and countries for their

offer millions in tax breaks taking with them jobs and other benefits. >> there are 100 movies shooting in louisiana now. and that, their prokt proe jekting it's billions of dollars in spending taking place there. >> california film commission met to discuss how successful the credit has been going. companies can use up to 25% to offset taxes that would have gone to state coffers. there is a typically a waiting list. >> there is camera people, drivers. this is a great economic driver. >> in fact the film commission pushing for another five years of tax cred dwroits keep california competitive with other states.

and while hollywood tries to hang on, critics say tax breaks come at expense of other programs that need to be funded. the industry says breaks pay for them selfs and says breaks are providing some economic benefit but not as much as originally claimed. >> we need to get priorities straight. >> public school budget advisor questions whether the tax break are a wise use of money. >> when taking a look at budget cuts schools are up against, that tax dreadit over the life of the time they're talking about adds up to $1 billion. >> lawmakers have until this fall to act on the tax break. >> there no point dancing around it. rain is coming. a little bit. >> there is the question, how much rain, right? >> not much. you may need umbrellas thursday. so go look for them.

if they're purried somewhere where you've put them. it's dry outside. there is a beautiful view from our camera. there is some high clouds out there providing a micky sky there. there is a spectacular shot. you can see clouds making sure that there is a nice looking day and temperatures down today. did you feel it? >> there is a high clouds moving across the bay area, and more than that fog just for low clouds cleared away. wind out of the northwest is about 5-15 degrees of cooling. the wind is a factor because you have wind coming out of the west gusting to 38 miles per hour right now. there is feelings perhaps

cooler than out there. it's a wind coming off the cool ocean waters. so cooler than average conditions continuing. temperatures into mid-50s around places like half moon bay to 74 degrees in santa rosa. highs so far from low 50s to mid-70s so we're out of the 80s, clear skies and breezy tonight. high clouds across ask showers in the forecast for thursday. not going to be a big rain event but we're going to need umbrellas. there is high pressure over pacific. alignment brings about winds and there is winds keeping cooler than normal conditions in place. then, thursday, this system here is looking like it's going to bring showers, we can see cloud cover beginning to move in and then, right around

11:00 the north bay begins to see light showers and there is a by ak, 6:00 not expecting a lot. showers winding down by the time we head into 11:00 thursday. temperatures into morning on the chilly side. down to 40 degrees in nappa. 41 in santa rosa. there is winds keeping atmospheres stirred up. sun and high clouds, and 61 in san francisco. low 70s this santa rosa and napa. there is 69 in san jose. high clouds, and sun around the bay and breezy as well. 66 degrees. here is the accu-weather forecast. mid-50s to low 70s tomorrow, cooler thursday with showers moving in. then, we'll warm it up just a

little bit heading into weekend with breezy afternoons we're coming up to normal by the time we mitt the weekend ask early next week. >> looks great. rain is nice. >> absolutely nice. >> thank you very much. >> just ahead major u.s. institution getting ready to honor genius of late steve jobs. >> that is coming up here, then at 6:00 young film makers behind a film festival showcasing pressing issues

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there is a live look at a may day march going on in oakland. the group is on foot hill boulevard. there are many now and they've lined up on the streets for a couple blocks. they're supposed to head to oakland city hall and frank ogawa plaza when leaving this spot in 18th avenue. we'll keep you up to date. >> we're streaming that on abc 7 news.com. smithsonian will salute steve jobs in an exhibition opening next week in washington, d.c. called patents and trademarks of streef jobs. jobs passed away last year of complications from cancer, he

held 300 high-tech patents. >> stay with us. back in a moment. os

be with us hoont tonight at 6:00 fofr our live team coverage for the live protests and we'll take you there. the document that offers san francisco's strategy to remove sheriff ross mirkarimi from

office. plus... >> i said you broke my water pipe. he said that is your problem. >> from michael finney the project that is soaking some bay area residents to the tune of thousands of dollars but help maying on the way. >> world news is coming up next. i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we'll take a look at may day protestors in oakland. soon to make their way to city hall.