erupts, police break out teargas and flash bang grenades, clearing out hundreds of protesters. >> sky 7hd is live over the city where there continues to be a strong police presence. >> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. we have complete live team coverage of the day and night of clashes with police. >> sky 7hd is live over the city right now. it is deaf -- it is difficult to see exactly what is going on, but protesters are on the streets this may day, a day after clashes running through it is -- through the city with authorities. nick smith is live to begin our coverage tonight. nick? >> reporter: dan, i want to give you an how crazy things are. we just saw fights break out down the street. it looks like two men fighting down the street. this is one of the things officers had to deal with. there is still evidence of the demonstration that happened earlier. broken glass and broken containers on the street.

you can still see officers across the street and near the bart station that is covered with graffiti. the demonstration started peaceful, but quickly turned as soon as night fell. look at some of the video that was shot earlier today. there were approximately 3,000 people at the plaza at the height of the demonstration. and by night fall most of the crowd has left. oakland police issued two order are -- orders to disperse. by this time the crowd shank to 300 people. -- shaw rank to 300 people. it was after the second warning from police that they started to move toward the officers and throw things, bottles, glass, liquids and paint. this officer was covered with what looked to be yellow paint. according to an opd spokesperson, he was one of several covered in pain or doused in a liquid tonight. officers ignited a flash grenade and removed the barricades they were carrying and gave the warning of their plans to use a chemical agent

on the remaining demonstrators who were ig authorizing their orders to leave. this was a different crowd than those who are ma of earlier, and by most accounts were orderly. we saw some demonstrators clearly trying to pro vote -- clearly trying to provoke officers. these men were detained after officers say they were caught breaking the window and spray painting the building. again back here live, and the evening has been continuously fluid. what we tried to do is monitor where the crowds were. following the crowd when they moved from this section was my colleague laura anthony who is with me now. and then i want to let you know, laura come in here, we were covering the rest of the story. laura, i am going to happened -- hand it back to you. >> they set off the whole chain of events. let's show you what it looks like from our camera from the ground here this afternoon. police in riot gear cordoned

off the intersection and then methodically pushed the demonstrators down broadway and to the north. anyone who did not follow police orders to disperse was quickly arrested. all the while police were pushing demonstrators down the street. at one point we saw demonstrators light a trashcan on fire that was quickly distinguished by police. the scene continues down broadway where they broke off to broadway and then headed toward the east where they shattered windows on two banks. the wells fargo still had a wrench embedded in the door, and we found several windows broken at the california bank and trust on 20th. finally the few demonstrators who last broke away from the police entirely, that's pretty much how it has been all night. police are regrouping and putting out hotspots of demonstrators as they find them. we have seen police in riot

gear block off the intersection and try to move small groups of demonstrators in different directions. we can see them come back a short time later. at the moment, you can see it is relatively peaceful. in oakland, abc7 news. >> thanks very much. there has been rampant vandalism in oakland as you are gathering. protesters got to at least two police cars including one from fremont which had its windshield shatter -- shattered. anarchists hurled a box on a police car before setting it on fire. jonathon bloom is live at broadway and 17th where he saw several people, jonathon, being arrested tonight. >> reporter: that's right, dan. as you can see behind me, some of the man power police have brought in to perpetrate arrests, you can see the police officers have a bus here from the alameda county sheriff's department. they have quite a bit of man power and they are using the bus to conduct body searches

of some of the people who they are taking into custody. the difference is there are protestors who are gathered near 17th and broadway, but many of them have dispersed. they have been trying to get them to dispurse by pushing them down the street in their police cars. we want to show you what happened about 20 minutes ago when a couple of people got into confrontations near the 17th and broadway intersection. once again police pushed them gradually, one corner at a time from the plaza. they eventually got them to 17th and broadway where they gave them an order to dispurse. that's when some people became a little unsettled and police had to take a couple of them down to the ground and arrest them. police were arresting people all over this area of oakland. they actually managed to arrest a lot of people before they actually ended up doing anything destructive. there were some fires police took out, but they took a

divide and conquer approach. they would arrest people as if this were in progress, and then they would take people and handcuff them and wait for a large van or bus to pick them up and haul them off to jail in one fell swoop, basically. video from sky 7 shows just how dispersed this group was. this was sort of the plan. they dispursed the original group of 3,000 to 5,000 protesters, most of whom were here peacefully demonstrating. police essentially encouraged them to break off in all different directions and with a tremendous amount of man power they put out the fires, the literal ones and the figure tiff ones as the splinter groups acted up. as we come back here live, you can see the remaining group of protesters is beginning to break up. police officers are slowly securing this intersection and making their way out of downtown oakland as the protesters go their separate ways. jonathon bloom, abc7 news. >> thank you, jonathon.

as you just saw, there were a number of arrests this evening. within the last hour oakland police held a briefing and provided the latest numbers. lisa amin gulezian is live for us with details. lisa? >> it is very true, carolyn. the chief briefed us about 30 minutes ago. he gave us a run down of exactly what happened tonight and why there were so many arrests. >> i was on private property over there in the parking lot and was asking the officer isn't this private property and is it okay if i am here? and he grabbed me. >> reporter: 23 people were arrested for things like failing to disperse and felonies like assaulting a police officer and arson. hundreds of officers dressed in riot gear lined up at 14th and broadway and moved the crowd north. they cleared the plaza and moved quickly down broadway making arrests along the way.

>> i perm personally -- we heard a countdown and gave the five-minute countdown. we gave them an area where we had to leave. and at that point, i made a decision to authorize the officers to make arrests for those that they can who did not leave. >> the goal was to thin out the crowd which did happen. at one point we were warned that gas or other chemicals could be used in the crowd. that did not happen. we did see one trashcan beset on fire. it is not clear who ignited that flame. officers say the entire situation turned volatile at about 8:30. that's when an officer tried to arrest someone in the crowd who had a restraining order against them. and at that point police say about 300 people got involved and started throwing things at officers, things like paint, bottles and other debris. back here live now, and we have learned that the chief was monitoring all of tonight's events through streaming video that he was getting from officers. there were actually three

officers that were wearing the remote camera backpacks and sending video back to him live. we are live in oakland, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> thanks, lisa. well, this day began with a warning from oakland police to people and businesses downtown about what this may day might bring. and it certainly did. before the demonstrations began, some oakland businesses went into defensive mode. this bank of america in downtown boarded up its windows. oakland police report minor vandalism here. an abc7 news captured video of a group of people storming a bank of the west on broadway. it caused some minor damage and throwing around paper. >> we need you to clear the intersection. >> but it urn ited tense around noon with a confrontation between police and demonstrators around 14th and broadway. a woman on a bike was tackled to the ground, handcuffed and taken away. police declared the demonstration an unlawful assembly and ordered the crowd to disperse.

the clashes escalated with police using a taser on at least one person and officers being splashed with paint. in an effort to control the crowd, they set off at least one flash grenade and use teargas on three occasions. then a large contingent of police officers cordoned off another intersection. they were accompanied by a huge armored vehicle from the alameda county sheriff's department. the goal seemed to be to push demonstrators north. from there we were in the midst of the march by about 1500 protesters as they headed up international boulevard for the rally at the plaza. so that gives uh time line on what has occurred up to this moment. as you look over oakland at broadway and 17th, you can see protesters and police there. it has been a long, anxious might in oakland. we will continue to follow what is happening in that part of the bay area. but we will move on to another part of the bay area now.

protestors are standing their ground tonight. thisy remain holed up in what was a vacant building. this is the same building where earlier this evening a protestor climbed to the roof and tossed bricks and metal pipe on to the crowd below. john alston is there live with the latest for us. john? >> carolyn, more than 200 protesters at one point, all quiet now. most have backed off. a few officers are here standing guard. an unknown number of protestors are still in the building behind me and trying to make it their new encampment. their protest got off to a violent start. >> the corner was a dangerous place to be. after taking over a vai can't building -- a vacant building, a protestor climbed on the roof hurling hunks of metal, pipes and bricks over and over again. several bricks were aimed at officers on turk street, but the only person hurt appeared to be one of the demonstrators who was hit in the face according to police. the suspect from the roof was taken into custody when he

left the building. police arrested jesse nesbit in san francisco for felony aggravated assault on a police officer. police won't say if they will let the protestor stay in the building overnight. >> currentsly we have sufficient staffing to monitor the overall venue tonight. i am in charge of that. it was my determination it was efficient to maintain public safety. >> the riot police left the area. one protestor was disappointed that they were attacked from the roof. >> i think that's horrible. but that does not represent the occupy. >> a businessman from new york questioned the protests. >> i am here for workathathatha

>> our goal is to destroy al-qaeda and we are on a path to do just that. >> the president addresses the nation from kabul during a surprise visit. his announcement on the war there. that's coming up and then on "nightline." >> dan and carolyn, coming up next on "nightline" some of the best surgeons in the world as they race the clock to

repair a little boy's failing heart. and more on the president's stealth visit to afghanistan. that's on "nightline." >> and abc7 news at 11:00 continues in 60 se

new developments involving our i team investigation into meat glue. it has caught the attention of a lawmaker. we told but meat industry practice of using a binding powder known as meat tbliew to stick pieces of meat together into what looks like a whole fillet. we found those steaks end up on the tables of restaurants, banquets, cafeterias without labels. senator ted lou from redondo beach is known for pushing the labeling on meat. >> the best way to fix seafood miss labeling and pink slime is through disclosure. consumers should be told by the restaurants what it is

they are actually eating. >> the meat industry lobby insists that meat glue is safe to eat and always labeled. all customers have to do is ask the restaurant staff to show it to them. in of began stan, a suicide -- in afghanistan a suicide bomber and taliban militants attacked a compound killing at least six people. the taliban says the attack was in direct response to president barack obama's surprise visit to the country. >> it was a historic moment. the first time a u.s. president addressed the nation live from a war zone. >> we traveled through a decade under the dark cloud of war. yet here in the predawn darkness of afghanistan we can see the light of a new day on the horizon. >> it is no coincidence the president picked today, the one-year anniversary of the raid that killed osama bin laden to make his surprise visit to the place that was once the terror leader's stronghold. >> this time of war began in afghanistan, and this is where it will end.

>> the trip was shaw rowedded in secrecy for security reasons. under the cover of darkness they landed at bagram airfield on tuesday evening. president obama and hamid karzai signed an agreement on the u.s. role in afghanistan after 2014 when afghan forces are expected to take control of their nation's security. but the deal is limited. it does not outline any specific troop levels or funding after that point. there are roughly 88,000 u.s. forces in afghanistan right now. the surge troops are scheduled to come home by september. the remainder by 2014. a senior administration official said it was important for the president to sign this deal in afghanistan to reinforce the message that even after the troops leave, the u.s. remains committed to the afghan people. >> the reason the afghans have an opportunity for a new tomorrow is because of you. >> the president's visit lasted just six hours. the deadly attack in kabul

happened after he left the country. let's talk about the weather forecast as we hit the middle of the week. >> we have some showers coming our way, but not until thursday. some people have been asking, it is may. do we really see rain? >> yes, we do. the average rain for the month of may is .70 of an inch. . 01 or more san francisco averages four days in the month of may. it is not unheard of and we will see showers around here, but not just yet. the temperatures in the 40s and the 50s running cooler than just 24 hours ago. mostly clear and breezy tonight. high clouds arrive tomorrow afternoon. and a few showers will come into the picture as we hit thursday. here is the satellite and the radar. an area of low pressure inland and higher pressure over the pacific. the alignment brings breezy conditions to the bay area. today the breezes definitely brought the temperatures down. a good 5 to 15 degrees cooler today, and we will stay in

this cooler than normal mode with the breezy pattern into your wednesday afternoon. it is dry wednesday. by thursday we will sthee system and it will bring some showers. it is not expected to be a big rain event. let me show you our computer animation. we will see the clouds gathering and then we will see some light showers developing in the north bay at 11:00 a.m. by the time we hit around 4:00, 5:00 in the afternoon the cold front presses south and east, and the showers will begin to spread. when all is said and done the showers will wind down by 11:00 p.m. and the rainfall totals anywhere from a few hundredths to a 10th of an inch. in the north bay hills they could pick up a quarter of an inch of rain, but that's in the remote locations. tomorrow morning make sure you have a sweater or jacket, and if you are sending the kids to school, bundle up. it will be a chilly one. low 40s in the coldest north bay valleys. mid40s in the east bay valleys like concord and livermore. 45 morgan hill, 47 san jose. just patches of clouds around

the bay area. other than that a chilly start. tomorrow afternoon, the temperatures are running a good 4 to 5 dries cooler than normal. 69 in san jose and 70 in livermore and concord. 72 for santa rosa. the low 60s right around san francisco. 57 in half moon bay. and it will be breezy. a mix of sun and high clouds for your wednesday afternoon. around the monterey bay, 59 in monterey and 71 inland in gilroy. if you are going to the giants game, tomorrow night at at&t park, make sure you will find a sweatshirt, breezy and partly cloudy at 7:15. the temperatures in the mid50s and dropping off into the low 50s. but it is dry for the ballgame. showers arrive on thursday. a little cooler, but breezy and blue for the afternoons. we will keep the temperatures going up into next week. low 80s in the warmest inland locations. >> thanks, sandhya. coming up, a plane crash in mexico, but it was only an

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let's take you out live once again and sky 7hd is flying out at 14 and clay, not far from city hall. hundreds of protesters have been on the streets as you look live on the streets of oakland all night and sort of roaming and roving protests. 23 people have been arrested that we no know of tonight in downtown oakland. but things have begun to calm down a bit at this late hour. smie well, an upcoming up sewed of re-- episode of reality tv may save your life one day. they crashed a boeing 747 in the desert so test the science of survival. the plane broke apart on impact, but did thought catch fire. after studying the crash video, they looked at sitting within the first five rose and not sleeping during takeoffs or landing. your chance of dieing in a plane crash are one in 14 million. >> i like those odds. now talking sports and

baseball. >> i feel better already. buster posey gets reacquainted with the marlins after the ankle injury. and the panda stays hot. would this blast be enough to carry matt cane and company to

night giants open up -- the giants are open oning a new series. it was the first game against the marlins since the horrible ankle injury. matt cane had not given up a single game in two starts. ramirez shoots one past him and the first run allowed at at&t in 21 innings. to the fifth and the man who used to be known as mike stanton. whatever you call him, he can hit. the giants answer in the 6th. pablo sandoval a misteltoe ride, and that is gone. his fifth of the year. a two-1 game. to the eighth after an intentional walk to the panda, buster posey comes up and

grounds into the inning ending double play. posey 0 pouf 4 and the giants. a's and red sox and 46 and drizzly at fenway. traffic and weather together at 7. a base hit up the middle. weeks in to score and 1-0 athletics. weeks breaks out of the slump in the fourth. a clutch two-out single. they go up 5-0. weeks is 2 for 5. in the seventh, the red sox threaten and two on and a great play. he rockets to third. incredible tag and doing the crab to end the inning. jarod parker for sis his first -- for his first major league win. the man can still run. he took part this voluntary workouts. he was signed to a receiving corp that came up with one catch in the title game. at 35 it is obvious that moss can tblied up the field with ease. he is excited about this opportunity.

>> the 49ers gave me a chance to come back and showcase my god given ability. i am lucky to be in this position and i want to make the best of it. today is the first day and we were moving so fast. it felt like we were out here a week or two. like the coach said sze to get better every day. >> how good has kobe bryant been in his career? it was his 209th playoff game facing denver whose franchise has only been in 205 playoff games. david and victoria beckham in the house. it was a two-hand slam and second quarter and watch kobe. get off me. kobe with 38 and lakers up by 19. the nuggets hang around. to a lot of guys it is a foul and to kobe it is play on. denver creeps within five. bynum and the lakers are just too strong. a career playoff high of 27

for bynum. lakers win it 104-100 and they are up in the series two games to none. >> thanks, larry. "nightline" is next. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. remember, you can keep track of the latest breaking news and the may day protests on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >> and on that subject, we are live again, sky 7hd, and we will update you on the website and the morning news. for larry beil and sandhya patel, we appreciate you watching. thanks for your time.

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