protest to tell you about an san francisco these were aimed at the commander in chief, president obama. this is video of him getting off to airforce one at sfo. he was in town to attend a 7 $500 a plate luncheon fund- raiser at the w hotel. several protesters were there to greet him and one group dominated the crowd. >>reporter: this entire group was here to speak out about the keystone system. it will transport refineries into oklahoma as well as the gulf coast. it is facing

lawsuits and under review by several federal agencies. most of the people out here want president obama to stop it in its tracks. >> this is going to be detrimental to the country's livelihood because of all the pollution that it is virtually assured to happen. the >> it is tearing up beautiful christine american land. it is going to a refinery in texas that will help to pollute the air. >>reporter: this father says the size the pipeline he wanted to help make a statement for his son. >> i want to see what it was like to see people behaving really well in any event like this. i work for the president trying to get him elected and this is one issue that thought he would work a little harder on. >>reporter: this woman had an all separate issue as well.

>> i dressed nicely today to show that it is everybody in iran to the gannett from the--it runs the gamut from the coocs to the not coocs. >>james: we are on a weather watch. in the oakland hills fire crews will be on a heightened alert over the next 24 hours. erica is keeping an eye on the part of the forecast this morning, good morning. >> good morning that red flag warning is in effect for all the places highlighted in red on your screen. this means that we are at a high risk for fire danger for both the north

bay and east bay hills. a quick look at where thefog product is around the bay area. currently we do not have any. but as we take a look at this for temperatures--your current temperatures, we have temperatures in the forties and fifties around the bay area. it is a little warmer for some of our east bay locations. 51 degrees currently for those in hayward. as we take it into the afternoon and the morning hours by 8:00 a.m., i have said the future passed for 8:00 a.m. you can see a lot of the 40's hanging on with us as we progress in to the later part in the afternoon. by lunch time you'll see more green and yellow on your screen indicating '60s and '70s around the bay area. by 3:00 p.m. you will see a lot of yellow on the screen indicating low '70s for pretty much everybody. a quick break down at exactly where the temperatures will

go neighborhood by neighborhood we are really all assembled this afternoon. it is 70 degrees expected for half moon bay the same oakland. up into the north bay we will see some warmer temperatures. we have 70 for downtown san francisco and 74 for those in vallejo. your seven there around the bay forecast shows a lot of mild weather on tap for the next couple of days. take a look at a tight range of temperatures, really there is no dam--no difference in your inland and bay area to the jurors. as we take a look at traffic, we have no hot spots to tell you about. the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza looks fine. traffic moving well from all three of the approaches. the san mateo bridge, i have been watching this camera and we have seen some gusty conditions the chp has not issued any

special traffic advisories just yet, traffic is moving along just fine in both directions of your screen. as the takeover to the golden gate bridge a pretty clear shot south bound 101. your drive time is running at 23 minutes out of navato toward san francisco. i'm taking it over to the traffic map to show east bay conditions this morning i wish for is a nice and easy ride a little over my construction on the east or freely between albany and powell street. west bound 24 is a clear shot. >>justine: thank you erica we have much more ahead on the kron4 morning news. we will see you in just a few minutes.

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410 a m janet jackson canceled her concert in australia to attend the dr. conrad murray's trout. he is being tried for involuntary manslaughter in the death of michael jackson. attorneys for the doctor charged in the death of michael jackson plans to shift their case to highlight his positive traits. the plan on calling an five character witnesses to testify. prosecutors have branded him as a reckless acquisition while caring for the superstar. yesterday there was a delay in the testimony to the witness became ill on the stand. >> can i approach the witness judge may be just to help out. >> i am sorry i'm feeling really dizzy and my vision has become little blurry so if you can just give me a minute.

>>justine: testimony was delayed for 25 minutes as the nurse you just heard tried to compose herself. she said dr. murray told him that doctors said that using propofol at home was safe. >>james: yesterday you watched live oakland police cracking down on occupy oakland. they are still out there in the streets, the crews are following their movementswe will have that coming up throughout the morning. we will have a full update about the weather coming up with erica but this is a full alert, a fire alert the have high winds and high fire danger all that is coming up in a moment.

>>erica: looking over downtown san francisco it is pretty clear there. we will see dry winds and gusty conditions later in the morning and stretching into the afternoon hours. let us take a look at conditions here. our future cast is set for 12:00 p.m. wednesday to show you how gusty the wind will get. it is pretty gusty in san jose coming in at 14 m.p.h. as we take a look, and other live look at conditions over our mount tancam is a little windy out there in my city will be a cold start to the morning but we will see clear conditions as we head into the afternoon. i want to highlight the temperature is right outside the door. we are in the '40's and 50's,

low '40's up to navato, 45 for half moon bay. we have 51 for those--51 for those in hayward and 45 in santa rosa. pretty much everyone is in the low '70s on the board. >>justine >>erica: temperature is honestly in a tight range for both your inland and bay area locations. we have a upper 60 for the coastal spots. we have sunny conditions of the next few days and like i said temperatures below 74 in the spots, the same goes for the

bay locations in the upper 60 for the coastal areas. as for the traffic this morning no hot spots to tell you about. we have a quick bridge check looking close to the bay bridge toll plaza. the toll plaza flak practically empty with no metering lights to deal with. the san mateo bridge is nice and easy this morning. the drive time is running just 14 minutes from end to end. wrapping up with a live look at the golden gate bridge we have pretty clear conditions. just a few cars making their way toward san francisco with no major problems or delays for your entire ride out of marin county. >>james: thank you very much in new details about this pg&e gas line ruptured. we are learning that the gas line will be back in service within the next couple of weeks. monday near

bakersfield it blew out during a pressure test. our reporter carlos workers and--carl furgeson went to the accident scene. >>reporter: this is a 7 ft. long rip in the pipe. it was being tested using high- pressure water. >> when we were doing the test, that is when the failure occurred. >>reporter: the spokesperson said they were taking up to 140 lbs. per inch but rep before that. gas usually goes through here at 757. now ask about the similarities to san bruno. >>reporter: do we know if the failure here is similar? >> we are is still

investigating that this is a similar pipe like the one in san bruno. >>reporter: they said they put w d 40 down there and a hose to protect the ages they said they give them a better idea of what happened. pg&e said the will did seam apparently failed during the test. this pipe has carried natural gas for years. >>reporter: this has been here since 1950 could have blown up before? >> that is why we do the pressure test to find a weakness in the pipes. >>reporter: when it exploded it calls and 8 ft. crater in the field. approval replaced this pipe and then the new one will be tested. >>james: the pipeline serves

the bay area and run from the arizona border to milpitas. the test was to assure people that this is safe in the last--reaction to last year's explosion. >>justine: 8 bay area man in santa cruz suspected of pornography has been arrested. he was taken in on charges that he molested a young girl. they believe that he may have molested other children across the country. the fbi is now investigating the case. >>justine: the funeral for the hell's angel member hell'stausan was killed at a fellow heland hell's angel

members field. his funeral will be this weekend. >>james: john mccarthy has passed away he deemed the term artificial intelligence in 1955. he was fighting parkinson's disease when he died at his home, he was 84 years old. there is no apparent shortage of flu vaccine around the country this year. it is the time of year and as rob fladeboe reminds us, it is time to consider getting the flu shot. >>reporter: here in san jose at across the bay area flew season has arrived. it generally run through the first of october through the end of march. while there is no indication that this will be a bad flu season health officials are nonetheless recommending flu shots for just about everybody. anyone who is 6 months old or older should get one they say

especially the of young or the very old who can be very susceptible to the flu. the flu shots are widely available at many pharmacies to your doctor's office or clinics like this one. this is in san jose run by the santa clara county health department. this vaccine will also include the h1n1 component. >>justine: a new campaign video for ed lee has surfaced on youtube featuring international and local celebrities like will i am, mc hammer brian wilson and many others. we want to play a little bit for you right now. [music] spher [music]

>>justine: this was made by an independent group they say they made the ad because liquor--because the mayor helped to create jobs and allow for the community. you can visit our facebook fan page to take a look at the video. >>james: we will take a break the world news is straight ahead. take a look at the view out there, not a lot of cloud coverage. is a pretty breezy afternoon in store. red flag warning and

effect.

>>justine: this is live in oakland, there are protesters still in place and it looks like some police officers are in the background. we will take you live to get you updated on the situation we come right back.

p.m. and here's a live look at the occupy oakland scene. will tran was there

yesterday and what is the difference? >>reporter: you can see compared to yesterday that is made police officers as it was compared to yesterday. they are still here with the barricade set up. you do not see as many processors here, perhaps they are sleeping right now but they vow to be able to come that they need to send a message to the oakland city hall members their goal is to take that encampment and they said they will not stop until they do so. there are signed and being hung the from this place one says no police violence. they claim that what the police officers did yesterday was excessive that it was unnecessary for them to go in using teargas and beanbags to try and dispersed the crowd. we had a chance to talk with the oakland police department and they said they initially told them they had to leave this place. they told him

two days before they move in that they needed to leave. of course they did not, and that is what escalate this situation starting 24 hours ago and well into the night. the good news as far as the traffic they did not block off or they are not blocking off broadway and 14th. some cars are allowed to go through for now. we do not know what will happen as the morning progresses. perhaps they will shut off the area like they did yesterday to control the area. another piece of good news is it seems like everyone for now is huddled in this area. they have not gone out to surrounding blocks or surrounding communities and done damage. that was a concern yesterday that is why we had the police officers out basically surrounding them so that they do not go beyond the police officers. so it is the community here has not been vandalized and everything for now is in one piece.

>>james: as 11:00 p.m. last night we were still getting word that the 12th street bart station was actually closed. you can see the interest from there we will check with you to see if whether or not the station will be in service today. >>justine: our team coverage continues with kron4 to our stone was stationed in the plaza late into the night. >>reporter: with a camera in hand, i went to the streets marching with protesters for more than four hours. there were times when it was not pretty. in this shot you can see protesters clashing with the police. they're upset over the officers arresting at least one man in the crowd. fights begin to break out between officers and protesters. back up was called in and then within minutes this look like a war zone. some were being dragged out and teargas and bean bag guns were fired.

>>reporter: soon afterwards tear gas was fired and crowds were dispersed over and over again. reporting in oakland i am j.r. stone with kron4 news. >>reporter: stay with us as we continue to convert this process in oakland and across the bay area and throughout the nation. we have the latest information on our web site at kron4.com. >>james: new for you this morning oakland public school teachers parents and

students will march against school closures. the oakland school board is to vote on whether to close five elementary schools. we have a list of those schools and we will put them up on the screen for you. the school district has announced plans to close some 30 schools within the next few years. the first round of closure is expected to save the district a little more than $2 million. >>justine: we have a red flag warning in effect for some sections of the bay area. in the oakland hills, the fire crews will be on heightened alert in case any flames start up. we will turn our attention to erica was here with not only are traffic report but also with whether on this wednesday morning good morning erica. >>erica: the morning justin in the big story is a red flag warning that is currently in effect. it went into effect around 6:00

a.m.. all the areas in of that are highlighted in red. they're under the red flag warning. we will see winds between 15 and 25 mph as best as we head into the afternoon hours. the wind gusts about 45 mi. per hour. i will show you that in just one minute. of this translates into a high fire danger for the north bay and the east bay hills. let us take a look at where the wind speed will go. this is actually one of the highest points today. you can see fairfield is getting up to 27 mph. the wind gusts up to 30 mouse power. it is pretty gusty down in san jose. we see the wind speeds of up to 35 mi. per hour by 6:00 a.m. as we advance o'clock closer to lunchtime you can see similar conditions. the wind speeds up to 26 mouse power and 13 mph for santa rosa. most of us drop the bay area will mostly likely notice the

cooler temperatures. they're holding on to the low 40's for our north bay locations. as we head into the afternoon hours, we will work our way into the low '70s pretty much everywhere across the board getting up to 70 degrees for oakland the same goes for half moon bay. 72 is the common number for places like livermore, fremont and san jose. up to the north bay we will see some warmer temperatures this afternoon. santa rosa is coming in at 77, and 71 from richmond. the seven day around the bay forecast highlights of a mild weather week on tap for the next couple days. we have windy conditions for wednesday and into thursday morning we will have plenty of sunshine as we head into the afternoon once again we're working with a tight ranges of temperatures in the low '70s for both your bay and in the locations and the upper 60s along the coast.

as for traffic on this wednesday morning, still no hot spots to deal with. a live look at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza is move going from all three approaches. once you arrive at the toll plaza flats, you will see no back up to contend with. the metering lights are still cycle off. the san mateo drive is nice and easy in both directions. traffic is building on the right-hand side of your screen, that is the west bound correction now towards foster city. we have a live look at the golden gate bridge. south bound 101 shows a lot of space between cars and drive time running under 23 minutes out of navato ports san francisco this morning. i quickly want to take it over to our traffic maps and a lawyer you to some on going over my construction. north bound 101, that is currently shut down until 6:00 a.m.. not

causing any major delays it just yet, just want to give you a heads up. i want to give you a quick check on public transit this morning. ac transit is currently running on time. as for bart, they have not posted in the special service advisory it just yet. all indications point to the 12th street station being opened. >>james: the president says the republicans have the same plans it is nothing new, take a listen to what he had to say. >> it is not as if this is a new argument that they're making. we have done this for an entire decade we cut taxes for people did not need them. we suspended regulations, we did not do anything with consumers, we did not rein in health-care costs. the financial system

could pretty much go and do whatever it wanted and the result was the worst financial crisis since the great depression. >>james: the president left soon after that fund raiser this morning he wakes up in denver. >>justine: we would show you who is leading the gop pack coming up right now we will take a live look outside over the james lick freeway. see you in just a few minutes.

>>erica: we have low '70s across the bay as we can to the overnight our we have windy conditions and clear conditions for your bay area locations. on a more serious note we have a red flag warning in effect this went into effect yesterday at 6:00 p.m.. it will stretch through 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning with wind gusts up to 45 mph. the wind speeds between 15 and 25 mph. we have low humidities down to about 15% and what does all this mean? it means a high fire danger for both the north bay and east bay

hills. everywhere you see the red on your screen is effective until tomorrow morning. as we take a look at your temperatures rise outside the door this is most obvious to everyone this morning. the north bay is clinging on to the low 40's. a little warmer in fairfield coming in at 62 degrees there, and 49 for those in los gatos. as we take this into the latter morning hours you can see that we still have a lot of forties on your screen and that is bay area wide. as we pushed our way closer to lunch time you will see a lot more green and yellow on your screen indicating '60s and '70s. as you push are we closer to the afternoon highs by 3:00 p.m. you can see the yellow is dominating your screen indicating low '70s around the bay. i will quickly break down exactly where the numbers will go neighborhood by neighborhood. we are working with a tight range this afternoon. '70s anticipated for half moon bay the same goes for oakland by 3:00 p.m. and up into the north bay will see probably some

of the warmest temperatures, san rosa expected to come in at 77 and 71 looks like it, no. for places like san raphael and richmond this afternoon. your seven there around the forecast highlights mild conditions on tap for the next couple of days. you may wake up to some morning fog, for the most part we will see clear and dry conditions to start you into the weekend. temperatures in the low '70s for both the inland and bay area locations and upper 60s along the coast. as for traffic we are not looking at any hot spots whatsoever. we have a small weight in one of the cash lanes for your west bound ride. we still do not have any metering lights to deal with. nothing to report on the chp lot this morning.-- chp log this morning. over at the golden gate bridge south bound 101 there's a lot of space in between

cars. i quickly want to turn our attention to our traffic map. north bound won the marijuana, that ramp through san bruno will still be shut down and that is in effect until 6:00 a.m..--that north down ramp 101 in san bruno will be sucked down until 6:00 a.m..

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they have a great product offered make tv commercials about be loud about it. make a lifetime membership. people sign up for this and it will be a huge cash infusion cash that they can use. they also need to get their own original programming. they are working on this the first original show will be house of cards produced by kevin spacey. other shows like a steel quality shows people will sign up to watch. what you think, have you dropped their service what you think they should do? send me a tweet. i am gabe slate with kron4 news. >>justine: the nba owners and players association are meeting again to hammer out a labor agreement. this is less than one week after talks with a federal mediator in--ended. the nba

will likely have to cancel more games. we will keep you updated. has led to a quick look outside at the occupy protesters in san francisco at justin herman plaza. as you can see we have a crew in place following all the developments there. we will be right back.

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not do christmas because he's too tired from halloween. take your pick, is it an eyesore or an eyegasim? >>justine: very cool, we have much more ahead on the kron4 news. we will have a live report to get you updated on what is happening with occupy protesters and police in just two

>>reporter: this is a look at the occupy protesters scene last night. the protest that was supposed to be non-violent became very violent. i was with the group when they went face- to-face with the police officers at the plaza outside of city hall. soon afterwards, teargas was fired, crowds were dispersed over and over again. reporting in oakland i enjoy our stone with kron4 news. >> darya: let us take you to the san jose occupy movement. this man is still

on top of a wall several stories up their outside of city hall. this single protester plans on staying up there in order to protest the continued removal of other protesters from the plaza below. his sign read stand up for what you believe in. several people have been arrested for illegal camping and apply the in san the police say they will not try to remove him. police in atlanta have moved in and arrested occupy protesters there who had been camping in a downtown park for about two weeks. early this morning atlanta police arrested more than 50 protesters plan woodruff park not for one them to evacuate. and those who stayed were arrested. protesters have been rallying against what they see as corporate greed and other economic situation. >> mark: oakland teachers,

family and students will be marching against the closure of five schools in oakland. here's a list of the school that are slated for possible closure. the school district has announced plans to close some starting schools within the next two years. this first round is expected to save the district over $2 million. >> darya: 5:04 a.m. is the time right now. we are on fire watch for some sections are around the bay. in the oakland hills, fire crews will be on a heightened alert of the next 24 hours. james fletcher has some of the details as we take a look at dry and windy conditions. good morning james. >>james: good morning, not as the wind starts to kick in we will see all this

clear up. we are looking for clear skies but dry and windy this afternoon. let us walk you through the headlines for today. we have scattered clouds this morning, wendy and clear and warm this afternoon. we want to emphasize windy. the red flag warning is in affect. power in the spots to warm up to the mid-70s today. it is slightly warmer than yesterday. let us take a quick look at the details on this a red flag warning as we switch to our map. the wind is gusting up to 45 mouth are we're mainly talking of the north bay hills in the east bay hills. those are the two areas that we are primarily concerned about. the fire danger is on the high side for today. here's a look at future cast. looking at the wind, the numbers indicate sustained winds. the colors in the background indicate the gusty conditions that we can expect. we are looking for the win to be sustained

but the potential for gusting up to 30 and beyond exist in that area. as we pushed the clock for until about noon, we're looking for those same conditions. the windiest conditions will be in the north bay. primarily to the north and east is where we will see the strongest wind today. that red flag warning will be in effect until about 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. so all day today expect a when to pick up. it should finally begin to diminish by tomorrow morning. we are chilly this morning, take a look at federal look. we are in the 30's in some bay area locations.

>>james: across the north bay we have mid-70s generally. is a little warmer up near santa rosa. potentially you can get up to about 77 this afternoon it all depends on the winds and how strong the are in your area. we will take a look at our seven day forecast in my neck update for now as good a update on traffic with george. >> george: dainty james is pretty quiet in downtown oakland. 14 and broadway and area to avoid. the 12th street bart station is open, this there will then go to franklin plaza is closed and you will have to use the other stairwell there this morning. no hot spots around the bay area this morning and no problems reported. it is an easy ride to the bay bridge as you can see in the westbound direction. your ride to the san mateo bridge looks good

as well. here is highway 92. we have like traffic on the right side of your screen which is in the westbound direction. we have no delays reported for south bound or north bound traffic. your east bay ride, we will check the traffic map. the sensors are showing green that means good skis for your west bound ride on for in your west bound ride on 580. your west bound ride on interstate 80 as well. south bound is delay free. the north bay ride is still clear autumn of model for the golden gate bridge in 101 south bound. >> darya: thank you george, the magnitude earthquake that struck turkey on sunday has killed at least 459 people. look all the rescuers on top of this mound of remnants from a building. the latest rescue is a 27 year-old schoolteacher he was pulled out of the damaged building about 67 hours after the

earthquake. he is an english teacher he was free from the wreck with injuries. just hours earlier rescuers pulled out an 18 year-old university student. >> mark: we will be right back as the morning news continues. this is a look at new york city we have been falling occupy movements around the nation. we have seen crackdown's an open and atlanta. the protesters have still been camped out for over a month your ride around wall street.

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>> darya: here is video of the president when he arrived last night. today he will highlight a new initiative to make easier he says for graduates to repaid their student loans. earlier the president announced a mortgage refinancing plan.

he has held six fund raisers for his campaign and coined a new slogan, we can't wait. that new slogan is meant to draw distinctions with congressional republicans who oppose his economic plan. here is a video from the president's quick stop in san francisco yesterday. he held a fund- raiser at the w hotel. tickets from this even started at about $5,000. hundreds of people protested outside opposing a 1,700 mi. pipeline that would stretch from canada to texas. the president also made another appearance on the jay leno show in las angeles. here is a picture of them backstage. during the show president obama defended the u.s. role in bringing down moammar gadhafi. rejecting claims that the u.s. lead from behind. it was the president's fourth appearance on jay leno show

and his second appearance as president there. >> mark: for the republican presidential candidates, a new poll has herman cain leading the pack. he has gained 25%, mit romney has 21% and rick perry has dropped to fifth place with just 6 percent of the vote. that is down 18 points from two weeks ago. perry is hoping to turn around those numbers with his new flat tax plan that he introduced yesterday. we will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. we will have a look at what's coming up on wall street today including a look at netflix. have their numbers finally calmed down after their stock took a plunge? we will see after the break.

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chicago highway that an accident has been reported. initial reports had the accident covering two of the lanes. we could have something pretty serious developing. coming out of pittsburgh in the willow pass, the ride on for westbound is still pretty light. looking at your ride on the bridges, things are doing pretty well, there are no backups or delays for the bay bridge westbound. in easy ride through the macarthur maze. your commute on the san mateo bridge has been good all the volume is up a bit westbound. hi there golden gate bridge ride is a problem free southbound. som

open in downtown oakland. the stairwell leading to frank ogawa plaza is closed. >>mark: a funeral will be held this saturday at of oak hill cemetery for a hell's angel member, two weeks after he was shot to death at that cemetery at a funeral for another murder hell's angels member. saturday's funeral will be invitation only. investigators believed house and was shot on october 15th by stephen ruiz. he is on the run.

>>mark: a judge denied the motion by estellgiselle estebano fire her attorney who had been representing her for about a month. she is pregnant and is being held without bail. her attorney planned to seek bail of the motion was put on hold. >>darya: asks the attorney for a former san ramon police officer says his client will plead guilty to stealing and selling drug seized during raids. he stole cash, jewelry and drugs act during raids of the narcotics task force. skuas were think as an agent with a contra costa county when narcotics enforcement team. so he does plan to cooperate in hopes

of receiving and lighter prison term. he faces a maximum sentence of 60 years. we're back with more in a couple of minutes.

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>>darya: attorneys for the doctor charged in the death of michael jackson plan to shift their case to highlight the positions positive trees. the defense team for dr. conrad murray's will call of the five character witnesses to testify about the doctor, hoping that you will be shown as competent and michael jackson was in desperate for sweet. attorneys for murray claim that the singer gave himself the lethal dose when the doctor left the room. >>mark: a federal judge will be hearing from motions filed by john edwards, seeking a dismissal of the case. they want the judge to throw out all six felony and

misdemeanor counts. edwards is accused of using $1 million in undisclosed payments to cover up an affair during his 2008 white house bid. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of

of police in riot gear and occupy protesters engaged in a battle in downtown oakland last night. authorities used tear gas five times within three hours. dozens of protesters were arrested. the mess that was left behind is still being cleaned up. will tran is live with the latest. >>will: if this could be the calm before the storm. they vowed to continue being here before retaking the encampment. so there are a handful of protesters, some of them came back after being arrested yesterday.

they are claiming police brutality. the police officers are not engaging, allowing the protesters to stay with they need to. earlier i spoke with a man from pleasant hill. many protesters yesterday were not from oakland. this man is from a dozen health. he was arrested last night. he said this is not a battle, this is a war. >>erica: we cannot afford to keep this up for ever. our state is broke. as long as we are here, the state will have to spend money is. >>will: your goal is to take back the plazas? >>will: what does the plaza represent for you?

>> it has been my home for the last eight days. >>will: in this area is not being cut off to the public like it was 24 hours ago. if you need to come into downtown oakland, everything is ok for now. let me show you the bart station. yes today, because this was escalating, they shut down the bars stationed at 12. here is the guard station on broadway. we are here to monitor the situation is. coming up we will have more sound from the protesters. >>darya: craig skalar is live in san francisco cops had sought to see what the status is of the protests there. >>craig: the police are across the way, they are not doing anything. so far

everything is still here on the campsites. as the mayor has said they are not allowed to have tennis. as you can see, people are still here. hawke and

>>justine: as we continue to follow the occupy movement, we have live pictures of the occupy wall street protesters. this is a look at the original group. the movement began in mid september. now what is happening is your neighbors are starting to lose patience with this group saying that they are loud and disruptive. we are following the latest developments. the occupy

protesters in new york are not going anywhere. >>mark: today could be the coldest morning of the season. >>james: in santa rosa, it is in the 30's. visibility is good, but that cannot be said for everywhere. we do have fog in the north bay and along the coast. here is where those temperatures are. santa rosa, 39 degrees currently. surely, 41 in navato. when you walked out the door, you will get a little slap in the face buried in terms of temperatures and how they

will progress, and look at that, forties and fifties across a good section of the math. very brisk and chile. by noon we'll have more '60s and '70s. by 3:00 p.m. widespread 70's. it will not be terribly warm. " >>james: we have a red flag warning in effect. the winds are projected to be between 15-20 m.p.h. with gusts up to 40 mi. per hour. the area of concern is the north bay hills and east bay hills.

conditions are not exactly parallel but there is a red flag warning issued for today. thursday and friday with are looking good. sunshine and mild temperatures. monday will be chilly. let's get an update on the morning ride. >>george: better news for the accident on highway 4 and concord. the crash has already been cleared out of the lanes. it is still a potential hot spots. the likelihood that it becomes a problem is less and

there are no delays for the north a ride through marin. the kron 4 morning news will be back right after california should be proud.

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brighten your home and lift your spirits. it's a new way to greet the holiday season. the winter lights collection from air wick. something in the air wick. >>darya: motorists are facing a winter driving conditions in parts of colorado. look at this. forecasters expect over a foot of snow to fall in in denver, to older end of the fort collins area, the roads are expected to be snowpack and slushy for some time to come. two small planes in

oregon collided. one person was killed and up to edgar's workers. the accident happened 20 mi. southwest of portland. we do not know what caused the accident at this point. scott >>mark: the first commercial flight for the followinboeing 77 cojones. the object is to build out of lightweight composite materials that improve fuel

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>>mark: a powerful hurricane in the gulf of mexico. forecasters say it could become a dangerous category 3 storm today. there are real concerns for causing the l and cancun. they could get hit with a powerful category 3 storm. it is expected to hit the north coast of cuba as a hurricane and then we can to a tropical storm as it heads toward the florida keys over the weekend. the maximum winds are at 110 mi. per hour.

>>darya: james is tracking our weather. >>james: here is the view from mt. tam. we are off to a cold start, that is the main story this morning. temperatures in the upper 30's. chilly as you head out the door. this afternoon the fall will go away, we will have mostly sunny skies but windy conditions. a with red flag warning in effect for this afternoon. those conditions will continue on into the evening. here is where temperatures are right now. look at santa rosa. 39 degrees. very cold for people as they wake up and head outside this morning. 50 in both san francisco and oakland. is a cold start. be ready for it as he had out

the door. here is where temperatures will involve corrupt morning. a good mix of 40's, 50's and '60's. highs today will be slightly warmer than yesterday. it will still be a very mild day and windy. that is what has triggered a red flag warning. it will stay in effect until 6:00 a.m.. 15- 20 m.p.h. sustained winds with gusts up to 45 mi. per hour. the red on the map indicates locations where the warnings are in effect. primarily the north bay hills and east bay hills, the fire danger will be high this afternoon. here is your seventh date around the bay. thursday and friday, as temperatures will allow. for the next seven days there is not a lot of variation.

>>george: we are not tracking any hot spots right now. here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the westbound ride is still pretty good. we do not see a big backup on the approach or on the sand. a ride on the san mateo bridge looks pretty good as well. you can see the committee on both sides of your screen. a 13 minute drive time. hawked on the golden gate, the ride on a 101, a problem free. the

northbound 101 ride out of the coyote valley is still delay free for san jose. the north bay is a problem free as well. we have a green showing on the maps from san antonio to central san rafael. that means a drive time for southbound highway 101. downtown oakland to, there could be a street closures, fourteenth and broadway is in the area to avoid. so far drains our stock think scott at twelfth street this morning. here is this edition of people behaving badly. >>stanley: this is the horizon in my club located in broadway. inside, there

is some kind of fight going on. bouncers are forcibly removing people that are involved. at one point, the san francisco police in uniform and plainclothes officers violence reduction team enter the club to remove anyone who was involved in to check for injuries. in this case, no one was arrested. over at atmosphere nightclub, things were different. a fight broke out inside the club but one of oz tried to break it up, the crowd started attacking the bouncers. then, there was a foot chase involved another fight then

broke out down the block. while all of these fights appear to have different people involved, they all had one thing in common, just about everyone involved came to broadway on a party bus. they all appeared to have a little too much to drink. then maybe one to many club dances. most of the people fighting cannot even from san francisco. they came here from the east bay.

>>darya: if you have a story idea for stanley, e-mail stanley at people behaving badly at www.kron4.com. less than one week after talks of a federal mediator, the nba owners and players are meeting again today. the owners want 50% of revenue, the players want 53 percent. if they did not reach an agreement, more games to be canceled. more than likely the entire season could be scrapped. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here's a look at 80 in the coliseum. we have more in a couple of

minutes. hot of

>>darya: and here is a low and add the 7 day around the bay forecast. it is pretty cool and windy. we will heat things up this afternoon to 72 degrees, same thing for tomorrow. if we are pretty much sticking with low 70's for the next seven days. >>erica: a new study finds that drinking coffee every day can reduce the risk of skin cancer. have those who drank up to 3 c. a day or less likely to develop carcinoma. rojas >>mark: one day after dozens of police and occupy protesters battled in oakland, we have an update on what is happening this month morning. sfax