>> we have three levels of the response according to the size of the quake, and this of course would be the lowest. if there is damage, that would be level three and that calls for, you know a much more serious, much more involved response and we have to remember that bart was up and running with in 20 minutes of that quake. we are built to withstand a maximum credibility -- credible quake. >> when do you suppose trains will start running as normal and what will it mean for this morning's commuters. >> i think it will run as much as normal and we are back up to speed within a half hour after something like this. it was only about a 10 minute delay. >> you are a spokesperson for bart and it should be running soon and they stopped the tracks and it will be up and running for this morning's

commute. at 6:00 let's go back to the desk. complete bay area news coverage continues and this is channel 2 morning news. it is thursday, this morning, the earthquake we have been talking about and occupied protests as well, we are all over the area and first we want to check in with steve for a look at the weather. we have clear skies, 30s and 40s on the lows sunshine for everybody and all the tweet are starting to come in about the earthquake, 3.6 at 5:36 a.m., and of course we will hear more about it, here is sal. we are looking at the traffic around the bay area and we have 280 here and the south bay, a lot of people have been woken up by the earthquake, a

lot of people woke up and started calling us immediately. it may even be a better commute because the commute may even be more spread out. that traffic is looking good heading to the south bay and at 6:01 let's go back to the desk. they have scrapped the encampment at least for now. claudine wong is at justin herman plaza and has more from -- more reaction from protesters. >> reporter: we had hundreds of people packed into this area and people are now headed back to their tents and the big gathering dissipated as soon as we heard the raid would not happen. several were excited that was the case and although we know this occupied movement is one for the long-term so we don't think the chance of a raid is

over, but they felt it would happen overnight. they were concerned about the health concerns that led to this raid and two days ago, the police chief said we have to come in there because they said it was not sanitary, it was a hazard down there and we want to talk about that and the raid that never happened. >> i think it is an excuse and people are taking care of the space and it is shown even after being threatened from a raid from the cops all night people stayed there and in the end they decided to clean up the camp. you are looking at video of what it looked like at its height. i have been here after midnight and really there are hundreds of people who have been here practicing for the raid that they expected and they were communicating by tweets, a lot of people following around

police caravans and they are keeping everybody updated and when word came the raid would not happen cheers erupted from the crowd. they did cleanup, they wept the area and they are hoping when they come back, they will say, it is fine you can clear. they said they did not want police to take this encampment away so the story of occupied -- the story of the occupied movement continues. meanwhile, the occupied movement continues across the bay... >> we don't want any of you getting hurt... >> protesters tore down the fence at frank ogawa plaza police had put up earlier in the day. this came as more than 1,000 demonstrators marched through

downtown oakland. they held a news conference outlining the latest developments. >> we opened the plaza at 4:30 from 4:30 until 5:00 there were roughly 200 people in the plaza, there were no problems and then the fence was removed which was expected -- >> protesters are planning a big event next week. kraig debro will have more of that story coming up. make sure you hit for all of the coverage and we will bring you live reports from san francisco and oakland. you can go to oour channel 3 website, just look at front page of www.ktvu.com. parents, students and teachers, oakland school board has decided to close 5

elementary schools at the end of this school year. the schools that will close are lakeview marshal, maxwell park and santa fe. there was a march for a final hearing before that vote, 500 parents teachers and students attended that meeting to try and save their schools but the school district says the closures are necessary because of declines in enrollment and cuts in state funding. there are more schools to be closed or merged next year. last night that school board spared shane none elementary and they have been on a list of possible closures. telling us in ktvu channel 2 news, the district has been managing itself and its moneywisely and can keep both

schools open. world stock markets are up after getting word european leaders agreed to a bailout plan for greece. coming up, a live report from our washington d.c. room why this agreement is welcomed news here in the united states. we had an earthquake and i know you felt it in the east bay 5:36 this morning, it was centered two miles east of berkeley. also the lake tahoe reno area was also shaking overnight from an earthquake. it was a magnitude 4.7 which hid shortly after 11:30 and that was centered over the area. however residents flooded the area with calls and this one was as far away as sacramento, people were jolted out of bed at 11:30 at night.

>> two miles east of berkeley, tweet me if you have any damage, because sal, we are hearing from a lot of people on facebook but no reports of any damage so far. if you want to connect with us, we have a morning facebook page and communicate with us that way if you want. let's look at the east shore freeway westbound. traffic looks good. you heard from bart officials as we spoke to them just after the earthquake and they temporarily stopped the trains to check for damage and now they are rolling again but it is going to be just a little bit delayed for your commute to work. as we get to the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic will be moderately heavy, a lot of people have been woken by the quake and you may see earlier than normal commute to work so this is a look at the epicenter, i have put it on a

map, but there is a crash in oakland, northbound 880 at 23rd, two right lanes are closed and they are trying to get that accident out of the way. let's talk about facebook, today you may want to follow us today is the morning you want to tell us where you were if the earthquake woke you up, just follow us on www.ktvu.com morning news team. by the way on twitter, a number of tweets coming in especially in berkeley, it was quite the jolt. the weather will be very quiet. we start off with 30s and 40s and the wind has tailed off dramatically. it is not an issue.

>> this morning they lose that breeze temperatures just plummet, palo alto 39, woodside 39 as well, look at that santa rosa, napa, fairfield 42, 42 san rafael, 40s and 50s, san francisco made it to 49. 64 and a high today of 70 degrees with wall to wall sunshine and a few high clouds which will clear fast. everything goes up and over until maybe next weekend around november 6th, our forecast models are saying maybe some rain, a nice cold morning but mild days san rafael, novato 74. napa 75, same for concord pleasant hill, alameda berkeley

70, presentton -- pleasantton 70 degrees, a little cooler but still nice by the coast even though you are losing the easterly breeze, loss alto 74. i do believe the fog will work its way back and maybe just a little cooler sunday and monday. police called off a raise at the occupied camp just a short while, tara moriarty has more on the details of what has been happening, tara? >> reporter: they were up on the street between 16th and 17th and you can see now it is open and traffic has been able to move through, streets are basically empty, it was packed, it was a sea of blue but the plan was to dismantle the encampment at herman plaza but

dozens of officers had streamed off poised and ready to go, they got off, went to their own cars some went to their individual stations and a lot of them it was the end of their shift since they had been on that shift since 5:00 last night. we heard from protesters saying what a waste of resources and money this was. they were actually texting protesters letting them know if and when officers were leaving. we also saw public health officials who had been cleaning up where they had been living for the past three weeks. the mayor said the plaza had become a health problem, camping sleeping open fires public urinating did he have kateing and the -- did he have kateing -- feces and the use of pro pain tanks and now officers

in san francisco as well as deputies from s.w.a.t., special weapons and tatics teams from the sheriff's department are in stand by mode and we'll see what the next few days brings. i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news back to you. he left behind an inappropriate note in a passenger's luggage. the special request that libya's new government has made.

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testifying about the ways forward, secretary of state hillary rodham clinton just returned from pakistan and afghanistan and would like to talk about ahmed wali karzai's statement backed statement about going to war with the united states. libya is asking nato for more help. the interim government wants them to stay in libya at least until the end of the year. now the there is a transitional -- transitional council is asking loyallest to stop them from avoiding justice but they say it was strongly to protect

civilians. time now, new this morning european leaders have reached a critical agreement to deal with the debt crisis. allison burns is live where congress will hold a hearing about what it all means for the united states. allison? >> reporter: dave with economic recovery around the world on the line obama administration has been pressing european leaders for a breakthrough and now it looks like there is one. urine peanut leaders agreed after a 12 hour meeting in bus sells to rescue greece from defaulting on its debts. the plan means they will take losses up to 50% but also boosts the bailout fund to help other struggling countries like italy and spain. treasury department officials have been saying, resolving the crisis is critical for the

united states. >> we have investment ties and it matters greatly for american jobs. >> reporter: there are still a lot of details that are not clear but it has pushed futures higher this morning and they are going to be testifying about it again today on capitol hill. reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. a tsa agent at the liberty airport is no longer screening bags after leaving an inappropriate bag inside a passenger's suitcase. a feminist blogger and lawyer found this note when she unpacked her luggage. it said get your freak on and that message was referring to a personal device found in her

luggage. they took disciplinary action against that employee. he will release a proposal by the end of the year to save the system. he voted against tuition increases at both california and the california university assistance. he said without of the box thinking theres a way to keep college affordable even in tight budget times. the san francisco ash much diocese -- archdiocese will hold back, a tip led to release of the bill near a salvage yard in west oakland and police believe metal thieves stole it and planned to melt it down and sell copper. they hope the owners of the scrap yard may know about the shift. it was cast in 1889 and weighs more than 2. 5 tons.

6:19 is the time let's check in with sal for traffic. right now traffic is relatively quiet except for one thing and that would be a crash in oakland. northbound 880 at 23rd and the other is near the coliseum so this area of oakland is not all that great, you may want to get on 880 but the back up from the stuff north has not reached the coliseum yet and they are making progress with those accidents. let's move along and look at the westbound bay bridge. metering lights went on five minutes ago and now there is a ten minute delay at the toll plaza. we have a situation and yesterday we had that wind or 60 degrees temperatures and it is clear and for some it is very cool out there. a lot of 30s and 40s and we

will end up with some weather. and the magnitude 3.6 earthquake felt stronger than that pam and i were saying. 34 in napa, 34 san rafael and 53, yesterday they were 49 everything up and over, high pressure is here to stay for the next few days. sunny and warm conditions, wind has tailed off, 60s and 70s and almost everybody will be close on temperatures to mid-70s for some. with your weekend always in view, dry sunday to monday and that will start to work its way back. well the latest unemployment numbers are slightly better than expected.

they fell to 400,000 to indicate a healthy economist. it is the 4th time the claims have dropped in the last six weeks. the maker of this started to pull it off, after kids fell into a coma showing that a chemical in the beads turned into a date rape drug. they did not report the problem and continued to sell the kits. the company denies the charges but they are selling the case to avoid further litigation. time now 6:22, a high-speed chase turns into a strange twist in ohio but they found the suspect was missing when they pulled her over. mayor jean quan is responding to criticism for being out of town during the crackdown on occupied

protesters. if you are driving a long, they will find traffic moving well in and out of the county state farm. this is jessica.

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just joining us, we have a good morning with no problems on the upper deck, traffic looks good once you get into the city. well, under the influence under the speed limit and a half make kid, that is what -- make kid, that is what police found, she was wearing only tennis shoes and she was placed into a cruiser and she was charged with failure to comply driving with a suspended license and reckless driving. time now 6:26, oakland mayor jean quan said she authorized the police crackdown but left the timing up to police. she was in washington d.c. where she said she had an important meeting with the city of oakland about funding and

when she got back she saw all the confrontations between police and protesters. >> i am saddened. >> that is why there is a recall because people don't believe she is truly committed to making the city a safe place and to raise families and for businesses. >> mayor jean quan said she is fully engaged with protesters and is also trying to get community groups more involved. and magnitude earthquake shakes the bay area and we will let you know we heard a lot of your comments and we will read some of those this morning. despite talk about an early morning raid, why protesters think it would cancel.

. welcome back to the morning news, ringing opening bell, it is going to rally. markets in europe are up right now to as much as 5% leading the way for greece's index after the europeans announced a plan to deal with greece's debt and it looks like the dow jones industrial average will roll right through 12,000. we are watching for that, there is the opening bell live, we will have more coming up in just a moment. we will say good morning, it is thursday october 27th i am dave clark. magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit at 5:36 dave and i were sitting right here, the quake

was centered a mile east of berkeley, 6 miles deep and it's in the area along the hayward falls and so we had received a number of calls into the newsroom as well as on our facebook site. we received comments from throughout the bay area dublin and san francisco, they say their couch danced while they were watching us. it rolled one way and their puppy was wondering was it an earthquake. josh was wondering and he thought his turtle thank would fall -- tank would fall off its stand. they thought it was stronger than a 3.6 magnitude and i have to be honest we thought it was stronger too. update us throughout the morning and we would love to hear from you. time now 6:31 occupied

protesters are holding their ground and san francisco called off a raid at herman plaza however they may not be able to claim victory just yet. we have team coverage of the ongoing situation and kraig debro is there where they are planning a big event. let's start with claudine wong who is at the plaza, claudine what is going on out there? >> reporter: well you can see behind me the dozens of tents that have sprouted up in this area and most of the protesters are getting some rest because they spent all night out here waiting for the raid that never happened. >> i think i am exhausted and happy with how people communicated and worked together and i think it had to do with the report of supervisors and union workers supporting us and it would be

an embarrassment to be seen attacking that and i am happy with the raid that never was and i am happy there are no more raids. this is a video when protesters were preparing for a possible raid and 1:30 this morning they came to the site and they threw their support behind protesters. with everything that happened in oakland the night before, this would read that people getting hurt... >> reporter: back out here live at justin herman plaza, you can see the tents and i asked about a raid possibly the next day and they believe the city has made an issue and they believe the area is clean and they will continue to occupy this area in justin herman plaza claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news.

well a handful of protesters are live there and they are planning their next big move, kraig debro joins us with more. it is tuesday when a general strike is called and behind me there is some noise, water blast terrible is to help keep -- blaster is here to help keep the area clean and they have sent this to iraqi war veteran and obviously they have a picture of him right after he was hit but they have a tent still set up despite the low numbers, they are keeping the candle lit to fighting another night. some of the movement took

pieces of torn down chain link fence tore the structure down but that decision was far from unanimous. those opposed of taking down the fence might have a problem with the message. >> if you go in there and there is a riot that goes on... >> we lived there... ooh it is not about the grass, it is about the protests and people want to make a point and peacefully assemble so it will be just like last night again. >> that was a reference for what happened last night with scott olson. they did put it to use and members felt the structure on the north eyed of the plaza and of course a general strike for students and workers being called for november 2nd.

that is one more act of the movement and what they are trying to get out here of the 99% earning just 1% of the income and somehow all the violence and street protests might have been forgotten and they tried to get more people out here to talk to us, we will have more on ktvu channel 2 news, kraig debro. last night occupied wall street where it all started, demonstrators took to the streets to show their support for their fellow protesters. hundreds marched from their encampment to the steps of city hall. officers did make several arrests and the time now is 636 testimony it police believe they should nmove in on occupied -- should move in on occupied protesters and she feels they have been

there long enough and they can't stay there forever and although it makes for good television, they does not think it is working. >> let them be, and if you have more you want to say, log on to our facebook team page. a man sexually assaulting a woman on skyline college, it happened tuesday night and the victim tells police she was alone in a classroom when a man came in and attacked her. he fled the room and is described as a white male with an athletic build tattoo or scar on his neck. the man accused of a richmond gang rape could be moved out of contra costa county. they could prevent the men from

having a fair trial. the six are accused of beating and raping a 16-year-old girl just outside a homecoming dance. yesterday they pled not guilty and their trial is tentatively set up. they are using this to go to san jose. they plan to sell five acres to the oakland a's for $6.9 million. an appraisal put the land's value at $14 million. the city pent 25 -- spent 25 million on the land and the city council is expected to vote on that issue next months. nothing major pam and dave, he is special limb at the toll plaza, people want to know about it because it takes a while to get through it here at

the toll plaza. also the morning commute looks good, northbound 101 or 280 as you get to downtown or south of market areas. and if you are driving here, northbound 580 is getting slow let go to sleeve. >> it is cold for some, lots of $30 and 40s -- 30s and 40s, 60 and 70s and it looks like this pattern is on hold for a little bit. probably into the weekend by friday or saturday some patchy fog may return and cold mornings gives way to mild conditions. next hint of rain will be the following week ken, november 6th and it will start to get cooler after halloween and rain will move in. one of our forecast computer models is bullish but we'll see

what develops not until november 6th. high cloud deck, kentwood 75, some of these are down 5 degrees compared to yesterday, they were 60 at this time and 37 and palo alto also at 39 degrees. fairfield is in there 34 in santa rosa. we will go to a high of 70 degrees and 64, lots of sunshine, no breeze, everything is quiet, even in the higher elevations so we don't have to worry about that. >> high pressure says i am going to hang out here for a while, calm conditions, sunny and nice, coastal will not be as warm but it will be nice over there as well.$♪ 60s and 70s, it seems to be popular, low 70s for some. also towards the city and near

the coast, on the peninsular. we have a quiet pattern, maybe cooler sunday and monday but drier. investigators now say stacks of cash are sent to a middle east country ended up. >> the raid on occupied protesters have been called off and we will tell you what police officers were told two hours ago. at least a 15 minute wait before you make it on to the span. coming up, we will tell you why 880 is so slow.

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. here is a look at some of the top stories, we have not heard any reports of injuries or damage but this morning's earthquake shook people up about an hour ago. it was a magnitude 6.6 quake and hit a mile east of berkeley at 5:36 this morning. we were on the air talking when it happened. a lot of viewers say the quake was not as strong as last week's quake but it really gave them a volt this morning. stock markets are up after european leaders have agreed to cut the deal of greece. the european country could

default and it could drag down global stocks. unoccupied protesters tore down a fence that police had put up earlier in the day. this came as more than 1,000 demonstrators marched through downtown oakland and with only a handful of demonstrators still camped out at oakland city hall. they called off the raid at least for now, following this story, tara moriarty has more on what officers were told two hours ago, tara? >> reporter: apparently they were told to leave and the chief was actually out of town and he was not due to come back until tonight so many officers thought this raid would definitely go down. this was a staging area and officers are now gone just before 5:00 because they began

to scream off. police cut off someone from their individuals and we heard a lot of protesters saying what a waste of money it was for resources and they were texting them letting them know what was going on. they were planning on cleaning up the area where protesters had been living for the past three weeks. mayor ed lee says the area had to be cleaned out. they warned protesters they were be arrested, noted vialsels public urinating and littering and so we are not sure when the raid will happen and they say it will happen in the next few days but officers in san francisco as well as

s.w.a.t., special weapons and tatics teams from the san francisco sheriff's department will stand by. continuing coverage from the occupied protest in san jose, we have team coverage. demonstrations taking place and you can also go to our website www.ktvu.com any time of day and night for occupied movements on the demonstration. just look for the occupied tab on our website www.ktvu.com. the search has just ended for $6 billion in cash the u.s. gave to iraq. that money has been missing for years but now the inspector general said the money did end up in the central bank after all. people who survived the big

earthquake, they are pitt putting up tents -- they are putting up tents after the magnitude quake killed 725 people and destroyed several hundred buildings in turkey. they are inviting national help even from their political rival, israel. 6:47, let's check back in with sal for the commute. the crash i told you about northbound on 23rd. the crash was there for a bit but the crash has been moved to the shoulder and let's move along and take a look at this. it never really got all that bad and 580 is working out well and this morning's commute is backed up for a 20 minute delay unless you are driving a carpool lane. stop-and-go traffic here in bay

point and pittsburgh, 80 looks good but as we move the maps already slow traffic coming up blossom hill road and pockets near the 286 interchange. now let's go to steve. yesterday, we had that low dropping in and caused wind for some not for everybody, we have a few high clouds over us and not much going on, high pressure is building in and that is bringing us a quiet pattern and the breeze has tailed off and it will not be as windy and breezy. 20s and 30s wall to wall sunshine, high clouds will clear out. nice tomorrow, a weak system drives by, 30s a lot this morning. temperatures in napa, 34 and that's at the airport and i have seen the same closer to town. santa rosa upper 40s and 53 degrees and they are running a little warmer. we will go for sunshine and

running a high of 70 in downtown san francisco. i am going to deflect everything and send it way north. next week is going to look cooler and next weekend we may be talking about rain. for many upper 60s to lower 70s everybody is close around 75 degrees, i had a nice tweet from jessica and she said what is the weather like and i said 72 and that should cover the spread for everyone. santa cruz should be gorgeous, woodside and 60s on the coast, you will lose that east wind but it will still be sunny and nice. sunshine plenty to go around, maybe cooler and that fog will start to work its way back and temperatures will be quite pleasant sunday and monday. the economy grew following

nearly half growth during the year. they expanded approximately 2. 5% and it may be enough information to ease fears of a double dip recession. the big deal reached over greece's debt problem at least for now investors like what they hear, dow jones industrial average up 231 point immediately crossed over that 12,000 mark right after the sound of the opening bell. google went on a spending spree, they spend more than a half billion dollars to acquire another 27 companies during that time and that brings the total number of deals to 57 and exceeds 48 that google bought last year. one of the most recent reviews, it paid $151 million which is nearly twice as much as earlier

reports. starting with ingredients which may not be safe for you. examining when bart can cut off underground cell phone service... >> we are getting word of a serious cash with an overturned car, if you drive on the peninsular this could affect your commute and we will tell you more coming up. stay tuned.

. welcome back to the morning news, dow jones industrial average up 235 point, visa reports profits are up, exxon mobile reports profits are up and economy grew over the summer and that's pumping up stocks this morning. governor jerry brown will announce his plan to overhaul the public retirement system. his proposal will raise the retirement age for most new employees and all workers would have to pay more towards retirement and healthcare and it would save $900 million a year. he asks lawmakers to approve his plan and then put it on the

ballot for voters to weigh in. bart board will decide on a new policy when to cut off cell phone service. they were criticized for shutting down service with an effort to block off cell phone service and they say they would only shut off cell phone service that threaten lives or property which includes a terrorist attack. the board will meet at 9:00 this morning. some ingredients added to food, reports show they were deemed safe by the manufacturer's association. those include grape seed extract and artificially since that sized -- artificially made -- artificially made ingredients. they will have more on how they came up with the decision on

3,000 ingredients. game 6 last night was postponed because of the threat of the rain. with the free time, the current cardinal manager and former a's manager planned to go see the movie money ball. they need one more win to replace the giants. they will begin at 4:30 which is a special edition of the news at 4:00. coming up at 7:00 and new crash in san mateo. >> that is right westbound 92 at the 280 interchange, an overturned car and traffic coming down from half-moon bay, it is going to be slow and if you are driving, same thing goes as it is a pretty slow moving traffic near the reservoir. getting busy coming out of downtown going to the west

valley and we have a backup that stretches 15 to 20 minutes to the toll plaza. the fog is not an issue still cold 30s and 40s but it will be sunny and good to go, temperatures coast and bay 60s and 70s. and it hit just about 90 minutes ago, an early morning earthquake jolts the east bay. san francisco protest, what did not happen, that is making news, stay right here with us.