won't they go back to city hall. we start with rob roth. [ singing ] >> reporter: even before the sun came up some sat in the plaza singing protest songs. [ singing ] >> reporter: while hundreds of police -- then police moved in, but not with weapons, the sweep was peaceful and pulight -- polite. >> reporter: one protester appeared to be hiding inside a tent. police arrested 33 people, including this man. >> that is my home. that is my house and i will be back. >> reporter: there was no

violence and no injuries to the occupiers or the officer. the mayor said the encampment was draining city resources. >> we had 179 public service calls on our 911 line that didn't get answered because police were downtown monitoring a demonstration. >> reporter: she calls for peaceful protests. >> we are asking everyone to respect my city's decision to close the encampment. even if we support the movement. i am asking you to not engage in destructive acts. >> reporter: we are back live from news chopper 2. there are 500 people a few blocks from frank ogawa plaza. frank ogawa plaza reopened 20 minutes ago. crews spent all day after the raid cleaning it and scrubbing it and reopening it. the plan is to keep the plaza

open, people are allowed to express their view point. the protesters won't have to retake the park, but they can't sleep here. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> let's go to on the ground level, we have a live camera in the middle of the crowd. you get a sense how big the crowd is. it has been growing for the past hour. we are estimating a least a couple hundred people. they are on 14th street in oakland in front of the main public library. 14th street is closed right now because of the protesters. they be gone out into the street. what we don't know is what they are planning on doing. right now they are listening to people speak. it's possible they may march to

broadway. it is also possible they may march to snow park in another direction. there are other campers who set up shop there as well. we will continue to monitor this situation and keep an eye on the protesters to see what they decide to do. protesters from frank ogawa plaza have been making their way up to another encampment, snow park. near 19th street and lake side drive. news chopper 2 flew over the park. 2 dozen campers have been set up but its days could be numbered. campers are allowed to stay there today but the department does plan on evicting them. police officers got ready for the raid early this morning. i want to show you a picture before the raid. it shows officers from a number

of different departments. there were 349 officers involved. they were preparing in a staging area in the marking lot -- in the parking lot. word got back to the protesters at frank ogawa plaza that the officers were there getting ready to move in on that encampment. here is a time line that everything happened. protesters started protesting at frank ogawa plaza last month. october 10. the tents were there for two weeks before police removed them during the first raid on october 25. few days after that the tents were back up and the numbers kept growing till this morning when officers closed down tent city. >> while f-f is clear, many say the mayor's future is murky. another aid resigned. ktvu's ken pritchett is live in oakland with what he says the mayor made a mistake.

>> we heard rob roth mention the traffic reopened at frank ogawa plaza, that's 14ing and broadway. we have seen traffic starting to resume. now to the top aid. he feels pressure from downtown merchant, and police led her to flip-flop on removing the camp. he is a long time friend of the mayor but no longer in her service. dan knew what he had to do, resign. >> i consider it a necessary counter productive to the values and principals we be shaird since 1968. >> reporter: he says the mayor mishandle "occupy oakland" by calling in police. >> i do. i do. i think she has been too influenced by people on the other side who were demanding the camp be closed. >> reporter: the mayor only briefly addressed the regination of her adviser and

friend. >> she moving on. i am moving on. >> he should have been fired weeks ago and that would have brought an end to this. >> he says his public support of "occupy oakland" put the mayor in a week position. >> her political term will be shorter. >> reporter: supporting "occupy oakland" was in the city's best interest and despite his resignation he says the mare has time to right her administration. >> i think she could get past this if she stops making these mistakes. >> at 6:00, we will hear what he thinks the mayor needs to do to recover and fight off a recall effort. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> businesses in oakland have been impacked by the protests from vandalism to violence. they say the demonstrations hurt their bottom line.

ktvu's robert handa at more at 5:30. in portland oregon, protesters were evicted and they left the parks in bad shape. the city estimated the clean up would cost $19,000 but that was before they got a look that damage. police arrested 32 people in a occupy encampment. it's the second time they have been raided. police say the county may put a fens up to keep protesters from returning. and tensions ran high in denver as protesters clashed with police. officers arrested 17 people on saturday, three yesterday. all of this from police efforts to clear furniture and tents

from a camp. we have several cruise monitoring the protests in oakland. and the coverage will continue on www.ktvu.com. "occupy cal" protesters are responding to police violence with a lawsuit. they announced the lawsuit this afternoon. they want the resignation of the uc chancellor and the chief of police. >> what we received were blows, bruises, cracked ribs, injuries, beatin' in the head, stomach, ribs. >> police went through a human chain that night. the group is planning to sue police. caltrans is trying to

reassure the public that the new bay bridge is not a boon dog that was suggested. ktvu's ken pritchett is here now. >> reporter: the work goes on here at the bay bridge. over the weekend caltrans fired a technician responsible for falsely verifying that some projects have no structural weaknesses. >> reporter: he insists the bay bridge's safety hasn't been compromised. >> after investigation of the bay bridge and all the testing, we are confident it will perform as designed and we don't have any concerns about any of the work that went into the foundation. >> reporter: they say they fired the inspector. those falsifications include two southern california overpasses and a highway sign

in oakland. >> we have gone back and did a thorough review to ensure we didn't have concerns. >> the documents are sufficient to validate our position. >> reporter: that's news to the sacramento investigative producer. >> they said they don't have those documents. >> reporter: the files on the testing the inspector did over many years were discarded once he completed his written reports. >> if you don't have the raw data files you can't say that you have been able to rule out any additional fabrications. >> one person could not impact quality. quality is not independent on one person. there are so many people

involved. >> reporter: as we seen with pg&e, without new -- without new testing it makes it hard for some folks to accept. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. the federal reserve bank warned the european debt crisis could push the u.s. into another recession. a report estimates 1-2 chance of a recession next year. the reality in europe is threatening the u.s. economy. warren buffett said he owns a part of ibm. he says he accumulated a stake in ibm. the largest stake in the company. he said in the past he wouldn't invest in the technology

industry but he didn't understand it. investors started the week on wall street on a down note. concerns about the european debt crisis prompted a sell off. the dow lost 75 points. nasdaq closed 21 points lore. i know -- 21 points lower. i know that is not the person he is. >> the wife of herman cain is speaking out. why she says she knows her husband diz not grope anyone. >> our first look that conjoined twins just separated during 10 hour operation. a dense fog advisory this morning in the north bay. more fog in the forecast for your tuesday. i will show you where the fog will form and when.

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developing news from downtown oakland. this is hundreds of occupy protesters. they are now on the move. as you can see from these pictures from news chopper two. they were gathering in front of the main library on 14th street. 6 blocks from frank ogawa plaza where the big camp site was set up till it was cleared out this morning by police. we are guessing the protesters are heading towards frank ogawa plaza. once they get there we don't know what they are going to do. sometimes as night falls that's when concern comes out about what will happen. we will keep a close, close eye on this and keep you covered on this during this newscast and at 6:00. republican presidential hopeful herman cain is fighting for his political life. tonight for the first time his wife is speaking out in defense

of her husband. >> reporter: he has been married to herman cain for 14 decades. she said the allegations do not ring true. >> that would have been something disrespectful of her as a woman and i know that is not the person she. he totally respects women. >> reporter: four women accused him of making unwanted advances in the 1990s. one woman came forward in a news conference last week. she said she went to dinner with him and he groped her. today she said her husband would never do that. >> he would have to have a split personality to do those things. >> reporter: his children were

also standing by his father. >> reporter: your mother says your father talks too much. [ laughter ] >> we are immune to it. >> herman cain says he doesn't remember meeting her and denies engaging in inappropriate behavior with anyone. the ex-boyfriend of one of herman cain's accusers came forward today. he appeared today with gloria alred. he says they attended a national restaurant association dinner when herman cain headed the organization. he said she met with him later about a possible job. >> once she returned she was upset. she said something happened and herman cain touched her in an

inappropriate manner. >> at 5:30 the new poll that has come out and herman cain took a big hit. we will show you how far he has fallen. he has a new job tonight. it is reorganizing its communications team and he has been reasuned to work on special projects. he went on family leave in the wake of the bart shooting scandal. he came underfire for recruiting writers, coaching them on what to say. we are getting a look at formarily conjoined twins. these are new pictures of angelina sabuco and angelina sabuco post surgery. they underwent a 10 hour surgery and they can now go home. they appeared at a news

conference and rita williams was there. we will have more new video of the girls and details coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> the penn state child sex abuse scandal led to a shake up. jerry sandusky is the founder of the second mile. a grand jury says he located his young victims through the charity's programs. today the president jack raykovitz resigned saying he hopes it will restore faith in the organization. the new president talked about whether the organization can survive. >> i think it is a challenge that we are looking at right now. we are meeting with all the penal we sponsor and all the people that sponsor us. >> the charity has many supporters who says it helps tens of helps tens of thousands of kids. tonight the remainder of

the nba season is in jeopardy. players rejected the latest contract offer. owners met with dozens of players today. the league offered a contract that called for a 72 game season beginning december 15 but players called that unfair saying it would limit their free agent options. officials plan to file a class action lawsuit against the league. bay area weather andchuck in with bill martin. >> tracking -- and check in with bill martin. >> tracking fog. more fog in the forecast. ground is wet from the rain. overnight lowes on the cool side. that will allow fog to form. off shore i have winds starting to blow, 22 miles per hour off shore. the golden gate bridge winds are gusting to 8. 7 here.

southwest at 5. right now we are in a dry weather pattern. westerly flow and that keeps overnight lows not as cool. over night it will be warmer than last week. tomorrow morning, in santa rosa, napa, san rafael, novato, clayton, patchy valley pattern. the ground is moist. dew point temperature in santa rosa probably in the low 40s. as soon as -- 41 degrees. when the temperature hits 41 degrees fog forms. that's the valley fog. tomorrow, getting ready for work, slow going on the highway with fog in the typical spots. you know what i am talking about. you drive to work every day. you know those roads by the creeks. look for it tomorrow morning. i don't anticipate a dense fog

advisory tomorrow morning but the conditions are right for that. not frosty, freezey as it has been but aiact is in order. by the -- but a jacket is in order. day time highes tomorrow in the upper 60s in some of the warmest spots. rain in the five-day forecast, when we come back i will show you that. see you back herech. it looks like san francisco voters found a way to work around rank choice voting, what more than half of them did and the news information about the future of the hikers in prisoned in iran. and what the supreme court will be deciding when it comes to healthcare reform. and more pictures from downtown oakland, occupy protesters, hundreds of them at 14th and broadway and we are

getting crucial information regarding bart. we will have that for you in just a moment.

back now to the developing news from downtown oakland. more live pictures from news chopper 2. 14th and broadway. in the lower left corner that is where frank ogawa plaza is. where that huge camp site was that was torn down by police

officers. this crowd has been on the move for the past 20 minutes, marching 6 blocks from the library down to frank ogawa plaza. what happens now is pretty much anyone's guess. earlier today the police chief said protesters would be allowed to gather at frank ogawa plaza to exercise their free speech rights but he said they will not be allowed to camp there every night. it's a situation that is continuing to develop. we just got information that the 12th street bart station, right there, is now closed as a result of all of this. we will get more information for you and keep you updated. the nation's highest court today stepped into the fight over healthcare reform. they will decide whether the government will require all americans to buy health insurances. >> there will be some who will ask what has already been the

question if you can order somebody to do this, what limit is there on congress' power. >> they announced they will hear argument ons the legality of president obama-healthcare reform law -- president obama's healthcare reform law. legal scholars say the court must determine the constitutionality of the law. >> but it might not be able to do that if it finds it's a tax and that means the court doesn't have jurisdiction. >> they plan to hear 5 hours of argument ons the plan in march. the supreme court could rule on the requirement by late june. the two cal berkeley brads imprisoned in iran set their wedding date.

may 5. the mother didn't say where in the bay area. he proposed while they were held in prison. they will all arrested in the summer of 2009 on the boarder of iran and iraq accused of spying. law enforcement shut down the occupy camp this morning but they are not sure what to think next. the ballots are in but the surprises keep coming. new numbers raise new questions about san francisco's election. state farm. this is jessica.

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continuing to develop in downtown oakland. that is frank ogawa plaza. you can see now there are hundreds of protesters who have gathered there. the camp site was cleared of all of its tents this morning but the police chief said people are welcome to come there, they are just not allowed to camp overnight. even though the camp site is clear of the tents, thing is here, no one is sure what is going to happen next. and ktvu's ronert h spoke -- robert handa spoke to businesses. what are they telling you? >> reporter: right now they have a calm but apprehensive attitude. as you look downtown. you can see that they are nervous because they know the marchers are so close by. you can see the occupy marchers are making their way downtown back to frank ogawa plaza. from the library.

this march is making owners wonder because they are not sure if or when things will get back to normal. >> reporter: he is ready to keep his shop open full time. the protests scared away a lot of customers. >> 60%. we don't make no money here. >> reporter: other businesses and their customers agreed. >> just the way it looks, makes people not want to linger around down here. it's making -- effecting the businesses. >> some lost 25, 30, 40% of their normal business. >> reporter: the occupy protests did long term damage. >> new people that are thinking about coming here, people that had their lease come due that are saying, is it a good idea. >> some people said tates not fair to blame the occupy movement. >> i don't think they are wrong. i think some people are doing

things they shouldn't be doing. >> reporter: others said the business climate can't improve. >> parking ramps closed. plaza dirty. cleaning it up now. just doesn't seem to be the right way to asert their claims. they are harming people. >> reporter: he keep as flier in his winder but glad to see a clear plaza. >> normal after the people go. >> reporter: live view from news chopper 2. the crowd of supporters is making their way through the downtown area. we haven't heard of reports of trouble. the chamber of calm will take advantage of the publicity by launching a program asking the public to visit, shop and eat in oakland. live, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. protesters with the "occupy

san francisco" movement are keeping a close eye in oakland. dozens of tents are set up. organizers fear their demonstration may be shut down as well. >> all these things point to the direction that the cities are mobilizing. >> two police officers were reportedly slashed with raisers in san francisco yesterday. there is no word on whether police made arrests. regents canceled meetings because of threats of violence. they were scheduled to meet wednesday and thursday. top officials said they will reschedule bought law enforcement advised them. they were scheduled to address funding requests. cal state is proposing a hike next fall. the $500 increase is on top of

a 12% hike this week. 9% in 2010 and 32% in 2009. if it's approved they would pay $7,000 annually in fees and tuition. they wouldn't need to implement the hike if the state increased funding. as we know, san francisco elected a new mayor but new numbers show voters didn't have much interest in anyone. ktvu's david stevenson is here now with what voters didn't do. >> reporter: the election is over but numbers are coming in and it's raising questions how the how future candidates will run their campaigns. >> reporter: all the votes cast in san francisco are counted. today the man in charge said voters offered up twists. >> i was surprised by the

attention. i thought the voters would follow suit and it didn't happen. >> reporter: voter turn out stands at 40%. and they had 42% after ballots were counted. there is typically a 50% ton out. 28% of voters were bullet voters. only picking a single candidate. >> we call our selve as involved town. the numbers don't hold up that thesis. >> he says the high turn outamong asian voters offers a lesson. >> with 40% turn out it means 60% of registered voters weren't motivated. if either the left or right in san francisco chooses to put together a permanent group of voters, they can shift the next

election. >> reporter: the mare's political pick will have to run for office next november. >> he wants to make sure whoever he supports has a lot of support. >> reporter: final results will be certified by thursday. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. the sexual harassment charges against republican presidential hopeful herman cain appear to be costing him votes. mitt romney still has a grip on first place with support from 24% of the voters. newt gingrich took over second place from herman cain with 22%. herman cain slipped to third place with 14%. that is a drop of 11% from last month. newt gingrich called the super committee on the deficit the dumbest idea i have seen.

newt gingrich campaigned in des moines today. they have 10 days to agree on a plan to cut the deficit. newt gingrich called that deadline bogus. >> god didn't come down and say if you don't reach this deadline terrible things will happen. the politicians in washington failed to achieve a intelligent solution. >> newt gingrich says lawmakers kicked the ball down the road and failing to achieve a solution. the drink that is being linked to heart disease in women and the vote that could skirt california's concealed hand gun law. one man claims this pictures show a monster that lives in a lake. they will explain in a moment.

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staying on top of developing news right now in downtown oakland. from this picture from news chopper 2, you can make out hundreds of people in frank ogawa plaza. you can see when the lights shine down that plaza is full of people. you don't see asingle tent. you don't see a single tent. frank ogawa plaza. they say no tantaras lowed to go back up. this is happening, it started

20 minutes ago. started when marchers were at the main library in oakland, around 4:00. we shown you the group that library, marking to frank ogawa plaza and now hundreds of them, many sitting down on the steps in front of city hall. the city and police say no tents and they will enforce that rule over night. we will stay on top of this story and bring you more throughout the newscast and at 6:00. the house is expected to pass a bill tomorrow that would make it easier for people to carry conseeled hand guns across state lines. it would allow a resident that doesn't allow permits to obtain a permit in a different state and use it in their current state. this bill would reverse that. it will weaken safety

standards. >> this is a race saying the state with the weakest standards is the standard we will abide by. >> this bill needs approval from the senate. amazon fired the latest in the tablet war. kindle fire shipped today. it will compete with the nook. $200 each. the new nook will debut later this week for $250. smartphones, prices are coming down. according to wired, 59% of mobile phone purchases in the last quarter were smartphones. that's up from 46% last year. the average priced dropped each

quarter. dentist visits could be good for your health. people who had a retune cleaning had a lower risk of heart astroke and strokes. -- heart attacks and strokes. why they call crab fishing the wild west. and we got weather to talk about. specifically fog in the inland bay valleys, which areas will see the most of it. 2

the city of santa clara is about to take a step in the building of 49ers' stadium. they are expected to give approval tomorrow for $10 million in funding for infrastructure. that includes water and sewer lines. the counsel will also sign one planner to the handling of the job. today was the first day commercial crab fishermen could have set out their pots but they are still in the harbor. ktvu's john fowler has more. >> you won't be able to get this, the fisherman are on

strike. >> reporter: enjoying the only fresh crab. even though the commercial crab season kicked off this morning. at san francisco's fisherman's warf, no one is moving out. >> we are on strike because of price. >> reporter: last year they paid $1.75 a pound. >> they want to pay a certain price and we want a higher price. the field has gone up. >> reporter: add to that tension between fisherman. the big boats can put out a thousand at once. that's three times the amount of local boats. there is no restrictions. >> the more pots you have the easier it is to catch more faster. >> reporter: that dumps too much crab on the market too soon. last year the biggest catch in

20 years. today buyers and fisherman playing chicken. >> we need to produce a product at a fair price. we will be here till we get it. >> reporter: rules put out of town crabbers in a bind. >> we might go back up to oregon if it gets delayed for too long. the top negotiator told me that negotiations with processors have broken off for the night and expected to resume in the morning. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. american eagle got slapped with a fine for tarmac delays. they violated the new rules on 15 chicago arrivals in one day. officials are now imposing a $900,000 fine on the airlines. the department of transportation is investigating other airlines like jet blue. you see that snow there, here we have a beautiful day

out. over to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> fog showing up tonight. dense fog advisory this morning. but not as gold as it was last week. die time highs on -- day time highs on the mild side. santa rosa right now. the valley, downtown. you see right here, 62 degrees. tomorrow morning in santa rosa, outskirts of town, valley fog. dense valley fog. you may see it in your neighborhood as the kids head off to school or you head off to work, or traveling across the valley, flack the fog. it will be there. overnight lows in the upper 30s and low 40s for most of us. high pressure stays us with. i am tracking a weather system out of your range that will be into the bay area thursday night, friday. in the mean time, high pressure

owns us. tomorrow, 60s. beautiful day. fog burns off rapidly. it will burn off quickly. you will see temperatures going into the mid-60s. the computer model lays it out like this. rain thursday night into friday. tuesday, 5:00 p.m. nothing. north of here. coastal fog wednesday morning. green showing up, dropping down, thursday morning. friday the system drops down. friday night we got showers in your forecast. forecast highes, friday afternoon. tomorrow, upper 60s in morgan hill, san jose. five-day forecast, bay area weekend in view, good one.

nice one. rain last week. rain friday. not a big storm right now. thanksgiving week, looks real wet. >> thank you. >> a man says he has proof of a monster living in a lake. the man says this cell phone footage shows the world's second best known lake monster. the 40-foot lines in the water went against the waves. what a report says about the city of san francisco when it comes to recycling.

there is new reason to think twice before you reach for the sugary drink. women who drank two or more sugary drinks a day were more likely to have higher heart risk. >> san francisco is the greenest city in the united states. today they issued a report showing san francisco is a national model when it comes to recycling. >> created hundreds of jobs. protected our air. water. it's a champion. >> a large recycling truck

pulled up near san francisco city hall today. they use the truck as a back drop to illustrate the high waste diversion rate. they resignal 78% of their waste. they are pushing for a 75% u.s. recycling rate. that would result in 1.5 million new jobs. >> everything from manufacturing, from recycled product to all the tasks involved in recycling. more labor intensive than dumping things. >> they say a high rate of recycling would reduce air precaution. they launched the campaign today to call attention to national recycling day wednesday. coming up, the tents are gone but that is not stopping

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the protesters re-grouping tonight in the same spot where officers ousted them. i am frank somerville. >> i am julie haener. back to breaking news in downtown oakland. live pictures from news chopper 2. it is dark. there is a couple hundred people out here. the "occupy oakland" protesters in front of city hall, frank ogawa plaza. there are a couple hundred people down there. they have ben regrouping. they started this afternoon. they met that library in oakland and started to march. they have now gathered in front of city hall on the steps there. there is live music. speaking. what is different tonight, no tents. leaders and law enforcement are telling them you will be able ta