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>>will: we do not see any protesters at this point. we do see police officers. here is video that we shot maybe 15 minutes ago. there is a staging area a quarter of a mile from where we're located. dozens of police officers relating ave ave
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paul. um doris america, protesters build a raft, they have been sleeping bear since saturday. their message is to draw attention to the port shut down and stay on the lake for days if not weeks. stay with the support continuing coverage. you can follow us on line as well. >>darya: here is a look at the weather started on this initial working poor
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reflection on the road surface, here is a breakdown of what we are expecting the weather wise. today, more sprinkles. we will stay dry and mild tuesday and most of wednesday. wednesday overnight and into thursday, a small chance of showers. that could disappear before we get there. fog will here is a quick look at the radar. storm tracker 4 is following scattered light showers. in the north bay we have light rain just south of nevada. in the east bay, the delta, and antioch and
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the brentwood, light in nature, there's not too much talking released if. but the harvard is also seeing a light plane. in the south bay we have a light rain in sunnyvale, cupertino, campbell and some portions of san jose. this should start losing to the north fan out of the south bay leaf 5 the afternoon. the bulk of the rain is mainly in southern california. there is a winter storm warning that has already been issued. we have a chance of potential snowfall. in a bit of nasty weather over southern california. here is where temperatures are at the
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moment. for the bulk of the bay area, mid-upper forties. if our coolest temperatures are in the low forties. this afternoon, made-up or tased. in the east bay valleys, 54-56, temperatures will be right around there. be, but across the north bay, mid-upper 50s. if your 7 day forecast coming up ahead. for now, an update on traffic. >>erica: we are seeing slowing on southbound 880. the reason could be that the seventh street exit has been sealed off. there is a backup on the freeway. we are following reports that protesters are trying to get on the freeway but they have
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not been successful just yet. no delays to speak out for public transit. bart is not currently reporting any delays. we will keep an eye on that drop boarding. this behind to a and more time every time he for that continues. here is a live look outside of that will all cliffs as we grow as the others to arrive in his
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>>darya: our developing story is the occupy movement. today it is expected any moment to descend upon the port of oakland. here is a live shot. we're waiting for protesters as we saw hundreds of them take off on foot with their signs from the west oakland bart station. they should be arriving at the port and we will be there to see what happens. >>mark: we are waiting for the opening bell on wall street. dow futures are down as investors remained uncertain about the debt situation went on in europe. if the european commission and european central banks are meeting in athens to discuss a multi- billion dollar bailout package. on friday, european
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leaders did agree to a new deal to resolve the debt crisis. u.s. markets responded positively. some of the economic reports we're watching this week, the treasury department is releasing the federal budget statement. tomorrow, the government releases retail sales and business inventories and then on thursday, jobless claims. >>darya: online holiday sales are up 15 percent over last year. 24.6 billion has been spent on line this far. this week could be the heaviest week of the season. they call today green monday. it is the second monday of december and consistently ranked among the top spending days of the season. six will a.m.. we're taking a live look in the midst of the protesters who are on the move. this used dream shot
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is being provided to us by someone in the crowd. we are also live at the port of oakland. we will see what happens when we get there in a few minutes. cuff,
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>>mark: the march is on. occupy protestors are leaving the west oakland bart station. right now they're marching down we are seeing protests headed toward san diego and l.a.. the protesters will be a writing shortly. in seattle, vancouver and all the way to gain for its alaska. >>darya: a diesel fuel tank has overflowed near the university of berkeley.
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several government agencies are looking into this including the epa. there are looking at cleanup and assessing this bill. a campus police officer noticed a strange smell. >>darya: a decommissions of navy tug boat is sinking. the tug was discovered taking on water yesterday. the coast guard has deployed a boon to contain the oil but there is no word on how much has already leaked. >>james: here is a live look from san francisco. we do have some rain activity, light in nature and scattered. bits and pieces
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here and there. nothing really organize this morning. fred would is still dealing with light rain that nothing much to speed up here. the dumbarton bridge, there is shower activity tracking to the north. in the south bay, light rain. san jose near the airport, light rain. we are seeing barely any accumulation at all. other than that, of the roads are jammed. for the
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current hour, we have light rain activity and the peninsula in the north bay. by 10:00 a.m. we will look for clearing and a gradual drying throughout the remainder of the date. here is where temperatures are this afternoon. forties and fifties. as you can see across the north bay, the same temperature range. 55- 57 in just about every community. as the 7 day our
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on the bay shows you, you have a slight chance of rain on thursday. very light in nature. >>erica: the metering lights have been activated. slowly but surely traffic is stacking up in the cash lane. a steady volume of traffic on the right-hand side of your screen. it is a smooth and easy ride. on the traffic maps was down 580 speeds are averaging 30 mi. an hour. right now we are
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not seeing too many delays along the nimitz in either direction of. >>mark: front runners mitt romney and meet gingrich are front runners. democrats and republicans are accusing mitt romney of being out of touch. during this weekend's debate he said he would make a $10,000 bed with mitt romney. he did not back away from the common but says he was told he is not a good
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gambler. >> after the debate was over, my wife came up and gave me a kiss and said i was great but she said, there are a lot of things you do well, bedding is not one of them. >>mark: republican rivals and the democrats are using his remarks to portray him as out of step with most normal americans. >>darya: the president says his reelection depends on the core philosophy of the voters. he says it does not matter who the republicans nominate because the fundamentals for the republicans are the same. he says if the voters believe in the republican agenda of lower taxes fee for the wealthy and weaker regulations, then he will lose. the president added he thinks americans realize that the gop method has not worked in the past. for >>darya: today the president and the iraqi prime minister are meeting at the white house talking about the next phase of the relationship between the two countries.
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>>mark: a programming reminder. we will have a spectacular fireworks show and show your new year's around the world, new year's live on new year's eve will be hosted by catherine heenan and gary radnich.
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>>darya: occupy protesters have arrived in oakland. they are being greeted by police officers in a quiet clear. >>darya: we saw a little were no real confrontations. there is a small line of officers outnumbered ratify the protesters fury if these are all occupied protesters that have marched from the west oakland bart station to the port of oakland. they are again as corporate greed. they're trying to shut down the boards up and down the coast of this morning. we're back with more team coverage and a couple of moments.
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>>mark: the dow was up 185
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points in the last trading session but worries about europe continues. moody's is saying that they will be looking at european sovereign debt for possible downgrade. on that news, a big drop for dow futures. they're down 125 points. we are expecting a big drop on the opening bell. dow futures were off over one percent. we are expecting a drop on the opening day. >>darya: we are going back to a developing story comedy occupy movement. you can see the protesters that have arrived at the port of oakland. it started from the west oakland bart station earlier this morning. this is a video that we have.
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>>darya: protesters feel that the port is a good target to immobilize operations up and down the coast. jackie sissel is live coverage missed. we saw some police in a great year. it looks like these are just regular cops. >>jackie: the protesters have made their way down this side street near shore
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park in the port of oakland. there are probably a couple of hundred of them. so far, they're keeping us back a little ways. a second group continued down seven street. it all seems peaceful at this point. if i can to the right, i do not know if they have shut down the port at this point, but they have made a big headache for everyone. everyone is stopped on seventh street. the big question is, what are the protesters going to do once they are in here. this is
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obviously a developing story, as we get more information we will pass things along. >>darya: i am trying to tell from your shot if they are being prevented from moving or if they just stopped at that spot if if >>jackie: is a dead end street. these large cranes, each individual company bones of these births. to get in, there is a chain- link fence., they argue stabbing that set up. i do not think it will be able to get in. we're talking about chain-link fences and security gates. obviously, a lot of police. as i said,
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that is a dead end street. there is nowhere to go from here. they're basically cut off. at some point they will have to come back out because they have nowhere to go. >>darya: would they be able to foul up the shipping process? a lot of stores are waiting for shipments. >>jackie: you concede the drugs and truck drivers waiting to get in, right now they are not being able to do that. of the trucks are not going anywhere anytime soon. still looks like the oakland police department is going to open at this intersection to allow the trucks to go through., left, you can see other trucks leading to fifth of their goods. as this goes on we
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will find out exactly what the protesters plan to do. hough bay are about a quarter mile away at a dead- end street. >>darya: the sharks did not do so well. >>mark: we're going to save that for later. james fletcher has more on the forecast. >>james: here is the view from sky 4. mostly cloudy
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with temperatures in the 40's. gradual clearing with highs in the mid-50s. we could dip back down to freezing, particularly in the north bay. we have some rain falling in the south bay. on the hayward side we are seeing the light rain. downtown hayward potentially late sprinkles. brentwood and antioch, light rain gifts we are not seeing too much accumulation. trace amounts at best. the showers
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will continue to disappear as we have to morning hours. the wide view shows us there is a low pressure system to the south. the bulk of the moisture is falling as. southern california is dealing with nasty weather right now with light, moderate and heavy rain. as head up and over the grapevine, there is a winter storm warning in effect. you can see the snow accumulations showing up. 8-14 in. of accumulation. if your travels take you along i five, you're heading into nasty weather. our temperatures right now are still mild. lowe's carter's
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and morgan hill right around 55-56 degrees. that is the general forecast for the east bay valleys. we will have your 7 day around the bay coming up in my next update. now on to traffic. >>erica: emergency vehicles are on the scene. there is a big rig and three other cars currently blocking the slow lane. if this is your commute, check on a with--at on an extra five minutes.
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there are no worries to speak of all the metering lights are currently cycled on. this in detail bridge is nice and easy. no problems to report on the golden gate bridge. over to our traffic maps, a hair of slow traffic on northbound 101 approaching 87. speeds have dropped to just 35 mi. per hour. a slow spot through milipitas, we have speeds under 25 mi. per hour. interstate 280 is currently problem free. thank for as for public transit, there is nothing to speak up. bart is currently running on time. thick looks like caltrain is currently problem free as love. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues, more on our developing story, a live look from the stream as one of the occupy protesters is
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stressful for the issue that as far as testers of a larger fear and trying to shut down the port of oakland. for protesters are trying to shut down all of the major ports along the west coast.
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>>mark: the market is on for ports up and down the west coast. here is a live look showing protesters who gathered at the oakland board station marching to the fore of oakland. the protesters are thinking if they cut off the ports, they will cut into corporate profits. here is a live look at protesters marching. that on november 2nd they were able to mark--there are able to block the port for six hours. in anchorage alaska
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we are seeing similar marches. if we will be right back as the kron4 news continues fury if
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>>darya: the port of oakland is now the target of occupy protesters. here is a double live shot to show you the activity. hundreds of protesters marched through the streets earlier this morning. so will tran and is providing us live coverage of this morning. we will see if protesters are able to snarl operations at the port as our coverage continues. >>mark: an update on a powerful earthquake in southern mexico. the death toll now stands at 3. some roads remained aloft. the
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aftermath is miles away from the epicenter. there is video of some of the backups. one person died after a rock fell on a car. another person was killed by a collapsed house. fifth even in mexico 50 test-even in mexico city they felt the shaking. >>darya: here is a look at whether. is the rain going to cause any more trouble? qr >>james: really minor stuff. the toll plaza camera is showing glistening on the roadway. we have a light sell pushing through. the
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cell is moving from the south to the north. to the south, light rain near redwood city. in the east bay, we're watching portions of the delta. brentwood and antioch, rain falling over the past half-hour or so. the wide view is focused more to the south. the north bay will be clearing out from this point on. here is
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where temperatures are, still on the mild side. widespread fifties come this afternoon. and generally, mid-upper 50s. across the north bay, you will see that holds true. downtown san francisco, mid-50s. across the bay in richmond, 54. here is a look at the wider view. this system is giving us fail little bit of what whether this morning. gradual clearing as we head into the afternoon. the
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traffic is picking up as he move closer to the ups building and eventually the san francisco airport. for the most part we're problem free around the bay area. a minor weight of a toll plaza of. traffic is moving pretty well on the incline and across the project. southbound 101 is smooth and easy all the traffic is a bit heavier approaching its laws of this morning. >>mark: to people were injured in separate
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shootings last night. they had eight blocks from one another. the first shooting happened on east 15th street just after 8:00 p.m.. john sculley and threw for three touchdowns, ariz. one for the fifth time. the 49ers have now dropped into a tie with new orleans for the second-best record in the nfc.
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>>darya: their raiders were beaten by the packers. it was horrible. a tough game to watch. this time, the packers won the game 46-15. erin rogers threw for 281 yds. the no. 1 team in the nfl took the lead and never looked back. carson, was picked off four times. that is not death. oakland is now trailing the denver broncos by a game in the afc west. the denver broncos with tim tebow, we will talk about that with our sports director and about half an hour. often discuss >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes. kron4 has a new
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year's live special with and catherine heenan. but will be right back. fan with
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>>mark: here is a leather glove look from the port of oakland. close to 100 protesters met at the west oakland deportation and marched down to the port of oakland. from they are trying to shut down the forceful, allport's from santiago to anchorage alaska. back in september they were able to shut down the port for about six hour sphere if we're watching and waiting as we get closer to of the port opening. the mayor is fleeting with protesters not to shut down the port of oakland which would affect truckdrivers and other workers. the
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protesters say if they shut down the port they will be able to hurt the business is up and down the west coast. a live report from the scene coming up as the kron4 news continues fast protesters tried to shut down the port of oakland.
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