>> reporter: it took more than three hours but san francisco police raided the encampment at occupy sf. >> reporter: a major cleanup job underway here. what people who live in the area think about the action that was taken. seven people, gunned down. we lead that the oakland shootout -- we learned that the oakland shootout led to another one. and a cannonball crashes into a quiet neighborhood. "mornings on 2" begins right now. well, good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark.

>> i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, december 7th. oping tower news -- topping our news -- it's finally happened. early this morning, san francisco police moved in on the occupy sf camp. we have team coverage. we begin with paul chambers at the foot of market street. what's happening there, paul? >> reporter: the cleanup is beginning here behind me. this woman is cleaning up this area. this is one of the places where occupy san francisco was. they basically took care of business -- you can see right here, she's cleaning up. as you can see -- now, this all happened just before 2:00 this morning. police went in and raided occupy san francisco. protesters say they were given five minutes to get all of their i tell. the or else was -- items or

else. >> as i was trying to leave, they would not let me leave. as i tried to leave, they zip tied me, put me in a bus with a bunch of other people and shipped me off to the jail. >> reporter: there was also a confrontation showdown with police and occupiers. at that time, police had to arrest 12or 13 people who they asked to evacuate from the area. they did not do so. so they were taken into custody. you can see the cleanup is happening out here. you can see these clay pots. the clay pots were taken out by occupy sf, thrown in the middle of the street of market. they also took out some furniture that you can see is not in the area right knew. they took that out -- rate now -- light now. they took that out. and -- right now. they took that out. we had to tell the owner of this place where his furniture is. it's on the other side of the encampment at justin herman plaza. i also found out that the

emergency assembly by occupy will hold two meetings today. one at noon, one at 6:00 at the ferry building. we also put in a call to the mayor's to see about the mission -- mayor's office to see about the mission street, if that is still offered. that's what's going on on this side. alex savidge has more. >> reporter: we're watching the public works crews from the city of san francisco finishing up the cleanup. if you take a live look beyond us. you can see a number of the obpie protesters have made their way back here to the plaza and they are essentially pushing up to a line of police officers who are guarding those public works crews as they obviously spray down the sidewalks here at the plaza and finish the cleanup job that they're trying to do. the plaza here, you can see,

the 100-plus tents that had been here for months are now gone after this early-morning police raid. officers in riot gear moved in just after 1:00. they first issued a warning over a loudspeaker and then began taking people into custody. seven protesters were arrested. we saw work crews loading items onto dump trucks. the chief said this had become a health and safety hazard. and people who live nearby say they are happy to see the occupy sf tents are gone. >> personally, i'm pleased. this is the freedom of these people and things like this, but i think this is much better. >> reporter: and the chief of police told us this morning that essentially negotiations between the city and occupy sf representatives had broken down in recent days and that's why this action was taken this morning. but straiters we talked to --

demonstrators say we talked to say it was not necessary. the park will be closed for renovation for a short time. for the time being, police are standing by here, no one is being allowed onto justin herman plaza. they are allowed onto the walkway. police tell us the plaza will reopen late other p this morning -- later on this morning. we're live in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. we've asked the viewers on facebook whether they think police should have cleared out the occupy carm. mary wrote "unfortunately, it was overdue. their mission can be discussed without the need to occupy any space." yvonne wrote," good job sfpd."

we want to hear what you have to say and we'll share some of your comments in the 8:00 hour on "mornings on 2". across the bay in oakland, security guards are keeping an eye on frank ogawa plaza. occupy oakland still holds general assembly meetings at the plaza, even after after it was cleaned up -- even after it was cleaned up. the city has hired a security firm to make sure they don't move back in. demand for extra security has been less than what the city expected. as a result, the city is no longer seeking extra funding for private patrols. we have new details about last month's mass shooting in oakland. seven people were wounded, including a 1-year-old toddler who is now on life support after being shot in the head. today's "chronicle" reports one of the suspects unwittingly crossed paths with the children's family at children's hospital just two days after

the shooting. the 1-year-old boy's family reportedly beat up the suspect at the hospital. later we expect to hear from the parents of a 1-year- old boy wounded in the head. the family will give us an update on him during a news conference outside children's hospital. he was in his father's arms when several shots were fired outside a west oakland liquor store. oakland police did question some people last week but no arrests have been made. crimestoppers is offering a $35,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and convictions of the shooters. 7:07. police are now trying to identify a body found in an apartment in stockton. it was there for about four months. the body was found on monday in the downtown area. forensic experts have yet to determine the gender, race or the age of the remains. police are still searching for the 26-year-old tenant. he was in the process of being evicted when that body was

found. also, new figures are out, showing the homicide rate in the state of california dropped 7.8% between 2009 and 2012 -- 2010. the annual department of justice report also shows the -- the percentage of homicides that have been solved. 6.8%. that's the highest since 2001. over all this report is showing violent crime went down in california by 22% between 2001 and 2012 -- 2010. 7:08. we want to check in with sal. how is the toll plaza looking, sal? >> well, it looks pretty good. as a matter of fact, if you are trying to get into san francisco for this time of the morning, i would say it's uneventful. that's what you want. you don't want any surprises on getting into the city. the toll plaza backed up for about 15 to 20-minute wait which is very normal for this time of the morning. i know everyone has their routines. if you are driving in the carpool lane it will be less if you have three or more people

in your car. this morning's commute will be okay on northbound 101 in san francisco approaching the 80 split. the occupy protest did not have any effect on traffic in san francisco -- i should say the raid, the police action, whatever you want to call it did not affect traffic coming into san francisco. this morning's drive on the san mateo bridge, there is a minor accident, westbound 92. that's also not affecting traffic. however, southbound 8 0 near tennyson there is a crash on the -- the highway. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. beautiful sunrise. it's cold out there. just heard from dirk in vallejo. he said i'm freezing. a lot of 30s there. all around there, pinole, 37. there's even a few 20s.

we have -- the days are nice. it's december and we need rain. we need a lot of snow in the mountains. it's bone-dry. no rain this week, next week there's a hint. one forecast model is going to try to bring one in and then the following week, wouldn't you know it, right before christmas, i think we'll get some rain. these systems drop in, they are called inside sliders. they come in through the sierra and then develop in southern california and then they eject out and then things calm down and then they kick up the wind machine. that's all we get. it's called a blocking pattern because they last about three weeks. everything above the atmosphere -- it can go across the entire globe and you will find high pressure, low pressure. and until that breaks down that's what we have. there's your trifecta, 30. 34 san rafael, same for redwood city, livermore is at 32.

there are some 37s. a little low up there is all it's gonna do is in -- the extended outlook has a very quiet pattern. i think just a little bit lower on the lows as we go into the weekend. 7:11. how much it's gonna cost to clean up all of the damage after last week's wind storm in southern california. plus -- why a southern california man was arrested after his power went out. plus -- what if you throw a debate and no one shows up? who will show up for the debate hosted by donald trump ♪

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20s, 30s today. thousands of people in southern california are still without power after last week's wind storm. almost 100-mile-per-hour winds knocked down trees and power lines across several counties. utility crews have been working for days to restore brower but they don't know how long it will take to return power to about 6500 customers still? the dark -- still in the dark. cleanup costs are estimated to be about $4 million. and a pasadena man got arrested after his power outage. he's accused of making angry threatening phone calls to a

hotline for affected residents. the man says he showed up at the city manager's office to file a complaint. that's when police say he was arrested after threatening to get a gun and shoot everyone. >> i don't own a gun, don't know how to shoot a gun, never had a gun in my life. >> he was released on bail. he once sat on california's energy commission appointed -- apointed by governor brown. more movement toward as new stadium for the 49ers in santa clara. last my the santa clara city council discussed a proposed stadium right next to the great america amusement park. $850million in loans have been secured. other financing will come from the nfl, the 9ers and from the sale of naming rights. the price tag is now top $1 billion. they hope to open the stadium by 2015. however, the city of san francisco is not giving up yet on trying to keep the team.

city leaders have been working on their own plans quietly. mayor ed lee is due to meet tomorrow with 9ers owner, jed york, for what could be one more attempt to convince the team to stay. the food and drug administration may tee side to today -- decide today to make it easier for teenagers to get the morning-after pill. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom. >> reporter: the morning-after pill, called plan-b, is most effective if it's taken within 24 hours of unprotected test. so the drug's maker and public health experts say any barrier for getting it, like waiting for a prescription or having to talk to a pharmacist reduces the chance it has to work.

they want the fda to eliminate the age restriction. right now it's only available to teens 17 and older. critics say it's totally inappropriate to have this drug on the shelf next to other medicines, like cough medicineses and antacid -- antacids. there's a pill called blowfish. it's for hangover. it's made up of caffeine with a maximum strength painkiller. once dissolved in water, it claims to get over -- get rid

of hangover symptoms. republicans and congress now working on their own plan to pay for the text ending the -- extending the payroll tax. democrats they want to increase income taxes on millionaires. however, republicans voted against that. republican presidential candidate, mitt romney is the latest candidate to say he will not take part in the debate moderated by donald trump p later this month. he said he called trump personally and said he cannot make it. he joins jon huntsman and ron paul is in declining. although they say the reality star is making a spectacle out of the process.

only newt gingrich and rick santorum said they will take part in the debate. rick perry and michele bachmann said they haven't decided. a wild stunt staged by a popular tv show nearly turned into a strategy in the east bay of dublin. they fired a cannon from the range. but then the stunt went terribly wrong. the cannonball apparently hit something that caused it to go over the hillside that protects the area below and flew hundreds of yards into a neighborhood where children were returning home from school at 4:15 in the afternoon. the cannonball hit a home and a minivan. fortunately no one was hurt. tara moriarty is getting reaction from both sheriff deputies and neighbors and she will join us live at 7:30. this morning former illinois governor, rog blagojevich, will try to convince a judge not to give

him a long prison sentence. he will address the judge when his sentencing resumes this morning. the judge will then allow how long blagojevich must spend behind bars for 18 corruption accounts, including his attempt to auction off president obama's old senate seat. blagojevich could receive up to a 20-year sentence. 7:19. an administrative judge will hear testimony on weather virginia tech university should be fined from that -- for that 2007 shooting rampage on its campus. the education department fined the university $55,000 for not notifying students faster about the threat. the university waited more than two hours after two students were killed in their dorm before sending out an e-mail warning other students. the shooter eventually chained a billing and killed 34 people before killing himself. penn state plans to raise

more money for child abuse donations. last month they said they were gonna raise $1 million for child abuse and now they say an extra $500,000 will be donated for that. they decided to donate the money after the allegations against retired coach, jerry sandusky. it's another chilly day in the bay area. steve paulson is up next to tell fuss it will warm up any -- tell us if it will warm up any time soon. 8x

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what's causing fires in their vehicles. government engineers reportedly said the coolant system leaks after a crash. one report says it could should be fairly simple to fix the problem and prevent the leaks. that report also says the cost will be about $1,000 per car unless the government demands a complete restructuring of the battery holder. 7:23. two hours from now, a ribbon cutting is scheduled for the first phase in the vasco road safety improvement project. construction in eastern contra costa county began in may 2010 and should be completed by the end of the year. a one-mile section of the road near livermore was widened to accommodate installation of a solid concrete median. the project covers an area in contra costa county just north of the alameda county line. there have been a lot of head- on accidents. in fact, there have been 16 deaths on that stretch of road

between 2000 and 2010. a lot of people have been asking for this and this is a big deal. >> sure. 7:24. let's check in with sal. you've been busy this morning. how is 280? >> it's not great. some slow traffic. i'm always reminded when i see this kind of stuff, at the very least, if it's crowded and a lot of people are going to work, that's exactly what we want, correct? but we perhaps want people to go more evenly or perhaps take transit because this freeway is not doing well all the way into cupertino. let's take a look at the maps now. you will see this red area. we were just showing you -- you can see 280 is the slowest freeway. now 85 is not that bad. you might want to consider that as your alternative right now. and i'm sure it will get busy later. the bay bridge toll plaza is backed up out to the macarthur maze and the metering lights are on.

at 7:25. let's go to steve. thank you, sal, and a very cold good morning to you. i think that will head north over time. it's very -- it's a very quiet pattern. if anything, maybe a reinforcement of the wind next week. 30s for many. some upper 20s around. you can see that almost system right off cape mendocino. it will stay to the north. 50s on your terps -- temps. without any northeast wind it's tough to get above 60. a quiet, dry pattern as we go into the weekend? >> all right. 7:26 and the -- it's happened. just a short time ago, early this mooing -- morning, police in riot gear take down the tent

city. we'll continue our live coverage of occupy sf. >> reporter: we're live where a reality tv stunt goes wrong. we'll tell you what happened and we'll talk live to the shped -- sheriff's department. and the holiday surprise in san francisco. look. city hall gets a snow job.

with the occupy sf enrampment cleared out, it's getting a good scrubbing this morning. alex savidge joins us live with a look at what's happening. >> reporter: good morning. a major cleanup job is underway. you talk about a good scrubbing. that's what's taking place. you can see some of these crews from the department of public works. they are spraying down the sidewalks. we've been watching them do this for the last couple of hours as part of this cleanup. meanwhile, police are standing guard keeping protesters back. earlier this morning, officers in riot gear moved in around 1:00 this morning, 70 protesters ended up being arrested. two of them arrested for assaulting police officers, throwing metal chairs at them, according to police. the 100-plus tents that had been here were then taken down. we watched crews early this morning, loading furniture,

clothing and other items into dump trucks and taking those items away. the chief says people will be able to get their personal belongings back. but one occupy protester just told me he watched his stuff getting trashed. >> my jacket and all of that, i had my bag. i had two sleeping bags. i had my rei tent. i had everything and they just sat there and crushed it. they did not care about myself. >> it looks like hurricane katrina blew through there. if you look at it from up above. but they will be conscientious and thoughtful and separate the trash from the belongings. >> reporter: the police chief said there was a breakdown in the negotiations that had been ongoing between occupy sf protesters and the city and that's why the action was taken this morning. protesters say the city was negotiating with the wrong people and as you can see, live this morning, protesters have made their way, a small group of them have made their way to

just be herman plaza. they are in sort of a face-off with police or not allowing them onto the plaza area. they say they will not open up the plaza area until the cleanup work that's going on here is all finished. we'll keep an eye on things and let you know how it plays out. back to you. >> i just want to be sure there's no traffic being locked -- being blocked anywhere. >> reporter: traffic is moving fine along embarcadero. just so you know, a certain portion of the justin herman plaza is being blocked. as you can sigh right now, traffic moving by that takes you from the ferry building up to the foot of market street, that's open as well. if you are commuting through this area, you don't have to worry about finding a different way to walk around justin herman plaza. traffic's flowing feelly around the embarcadero. >> okay. thank you. stay with ktvu and ktvu.com. ktvu's paul -- paul chambers

will have a live update at 8:00 a.m. a stunt changed by a television show turned into a very close call in the east bay. tara moriarty is live in dublin where a myth buster's experiment went terribly wrong. what happened, tara? >> reporter: well, that's right. take a look at the damage created by a cannonball. this is where it hirst hit -- first hit, the cement here and the show mythbusters was doing some sort of an experiment over at the alameda county sheriff's department range. if you see the hill, that's how far away it was. the cannonball missed the intended target, tore through the cinderblock wall and then it went on a path of destruction. the cannonball soared 700 yards into a residential neighborhood and bounced off a home and chipped the cement driveway.

it tore through the front door, raced through a flight of stairs, whipped through a bedroom where a man, woman and child were sleeping, crossed lanes of the road, smashed the roof of a house and finally lodged itself into a minivan on springfield drive. the show is based in san francisco. it's on the discovery channel. and the show uses stunts to dispute myths. what kind of experiment were they trying to do? >> a cannonball myth and they are basically testing different things that come back in -- a cannon that would have the same effects as a cannonball. >> i understand they've been suspended. you are gonna have to reeval

bait your relationship -- evaluate your relationship with them since you let them use your range. >> right. the shrive has shut down the -- sheriff has shut down the range. we've been working with them for eight years or so. we've done 50, 100 experiments. we will evaluate but we appreciate the science done on the show and hopefully we can get this all squared away and make sure that something like this doesn't happen again. >> where is the cannonball now? >> the cannonball and the car that had ultimate came to rest -- that it ultimate came to rest in are both in evidence. >> reporter: thank you for getting up to speak with us. >> no problem. >> we understand the show is trying to make some amends. we're gonna be hearing about stuff they have planned and we will be sure to let you know. 7:35. a san jose cheerleading coach is in jail this morning, suspected of child molestation.

23-year-old anthony loza worked at andrew hill school in energy athletics. he's accused of arresting a minor associated with the groups. there's no evidence that he molested anyone at the two places where he coached. a bay area assemblywoman is accused of stealing $2500 in merchandise from knee man mar cut in san francisco -- neiman marcus in san francisco. she said she was talking on her cell phone and mistakenly walked out of the store with the items. she's not required to be at this morning's hearing. former giants' slugger barry bonds will be sentenced on december 16th. a jury back in april found him guilty of obstruction of justice in connection with the balco steroids investigation. his lawyers plan to file an appeal but have just asked him to be sentenced to home

confinement. they cite his charity work and say he -- and say he should not be punished. prosecutors are expected to present their sentencing recommendations by the end of the week. bonds could be sentenced to a year or more behind bars. 7:36. a second person now in custody in connection with a purse heist and pepper spray incident at the nordstroms in walnut creek, now, according to the "contra costa times" the 51- year-old man was arrested on monday as he was trying to return a rental car allegedly used in the heist. the suspect is among three people who tried to run out of the nordstroms with $10,000 worth of purses over the weekend. one man tried to stop him but was allegedly pepper sprayed. police are still out there searching for a female accomplice. san francisco police say crime on muni is down despite an unusual string of cell phone thefts. there have been four robberies on muni trains and buses just

this week. the dean of the haas business school sent a mass e- mail independenting -- independent kag -- indicating a student and suicide. the business school plans to appoint a safety council to review security measures and also student concerns. a ucsf study finds mixing marijuana and narcotics is safe

to treat chronic pain. it's the first study to look at the combined effects of the drugs. researchers study the 21 men and -- studied 21 men and women and found there were no negative side effects. he hopes further studies will help support the use of marijuana to treat chronic pain. clayton valley hool's appeal for a charter school will go before the contra costa board of education tonight. the mount diablo school board rejected their petition last month. however, county educators may approve the idea. they are expected to make a recommendation next month. the public, you are invited to tonight's hearing. it will be held at pleasanton elementary school on oak park boulevard. the meeting begins at 5:30. it is 7:39. an investigation is underway into an early-morning accident in san francisco. a car struck a pedestrian on

florintine street. the crash happened just before 6:00 this morning, about an hour and a half ago. the victim was taken to san francisco general hospital. theirs no word yet on the person's condition. also a fatal accident on interstate 580 in livermore overnight it also being investigated. this happened just before 2:30 a.m. at first street. officers say a truck ran into an overcrossing railing and the driver was killed. the crash scene has been cleared here. no traffic problems are being reported. let's get an update from sal and get you where you need to go. >> reporter: all right. good morning. we're doing pretty well in the bay area commute when it comes to unexpected things. we do have slow traffic to deal with. let's start out about 280 northbound. you can see traffic is pretty busy and now highway 85 is beginning to get slow from 87 through los gatos and saratoga. it was just a matter of time that people ream iced that --

realized that 280 was a mess. both of those freeways lead up to cupertino and sunnyvale. moving along to live pictures. the san mateo bridge looks good and so does the dumbarton bridge after a delay. 7:40. let's go to steve. all right. thank you, sal. a very good morning. i believe we're at the alameda village. it looks -- sailing out there. one boat out there that i've been on. we do have very cold warnings but we can't find any rain. maybe around 22nd, 23rd, maybe. cold morning, mostly sunny. quiet pattern as we go into the weekend. i think we get another round of wind next monday and tuesday. today there is a little low sitting off cape mendocino, all

it's doing is bringing higher clouds and that's it. it might have helped keep the lows you. it was colder yesterday morning. we had crystal clear skies. december's been a very dry month. we've had a lot of wind. we haven't had much in the way of rain. next week does not look promising, maybe the week afterwards. it's a pattern that's stuck. everything kind of has to rearrange itself. so far i don't see anything. a lot of upper 30s, a few 20s. there is the little guy. he's not doing much. jet stream stays way to the north. dives down to the middle of the country. really cold air all the way down into texas. temperatures cold not only here but many other places as well. for us, the cold start areas of frost. mostly sunny, light wind. but it's kind of a cool day.

50s on the temperatures. they are very, very short. with this cold air in place it's tough to budge unless you get a very strong north- northeast wind. things are calmer today. we'll take that into thursday and friday. maybe a little lower in the overnight lows. maybe some more wind next monday or tuesday. thank you. fighting childhood obesity with a tax? the controversial plan being considered by a bay area city. and a lot more than just cash is found in some salvation army donation budgets. budget -- buckets [ screaming ]

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early trading today as differences emerge between european officials struggling to craft a debt crisis deal ahead of this week's leadership summit. taking a live look at the big board. you can see the dow is down 64 at 12,085. the nasdaq down 31. s&p down 10. new this morning, mexico says one of moammar gadhafi's sons tried to sneak into their country. mexican authorities held a news conference revealing that intelligence agents broke up a plot to smuggle the sun and his family into mexico under false names. moammar gadhafi was killed in october after being overthrown by libyan reles. son is currently living under house arrest still in africa. afghan president hamid karzai is vow to confront pakistan's government over attacks on shiite warshippers in afghanistan. at least 60 people were killed. a sunni muslim group in

pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attack. president karzai says he believes the claim the u.s. embassy and kabul says one person is among the dead. today is the 70th anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl hare bore. the bomb -- harbor. more than 2400 americans died in that attack. 120 survivors are expected today at special ceremonies at the uss arizona memorial. now, locally, here in the bay area, there are three events to commemorate the anniversary. the first is on coast guard island in alameda the begins at 8:00 -- island. it begins at 8:00. another ceremony on the uss hornet and then this afternoon there is a special ceremony lighting the beacon on top of mount diablo. 7:47. well, people down on their luck

are still still giving donations. one individual explained their situation in a note. >> i saved this ounce of silver for 20 years. i'm unemployed for 30 months. my house is in foreclosure. i'm filing bankruptcy and at 61 my retirlt is shot. but -- retirement is shot but i still know there are families in worse shape. another donor wrapped a $5,000 diamond ring inside of a dollar bill. the city of richmond is exposing a soda tax to deal with childhood obesity. they say part of the problem is

sugary drinks. we want those funds to go to our community, so it actually goes to anti-obesity programs, such as sports. >> the proposed bal-- ballot measure is expected to go before voters in november 2012. customers at burger king will soon be able to get more than their whopper personalized. the chain has signed a deal to install coca-cola free drink style machines. the specialty machines let customers pick from 100 different juices and sodas. including fanta peach and minute maid lemonade. anyone caught burning wood

and pellets can face a fine up to $400 because of the spare the air day. 7:49. top marks for several 2012 model cars. which cars received five-star ratings. and a new mcdonald's ad, this one here creating a lot of buzz but not the way the company plans.

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illuminate the lights. 7:52. the first safety reports are out on some of the 2012 model year cars. only three of them are in the top over all rating. the chevy camaro earned perfect 5 star ratings in all tests. the toyota camry and the cadillac cts also earned composite ratings of five cars. so far only 22 vehicles have been tested. the ntsb is still planning to test about 52 cars and suvs. preparations now underway for the opening of one of the world's largest apple stores. friday, apple will open a new store in new york city's grand central station. apple will pay a flat rate of $180 per square foot. other tenants are required to pay a portion of their total sales. customers will be allowed in for the first time on friday.

7:53. a new advertising campaign by mcdonald's is raising a lot of eyebrows in chicago. the city's new billboard feature as giant box of fries with golden lights illuminating the sky, supposedly to make it looks like french fries. some people say it looks too much like the twin towers tribute lights in new york city. mcdonald's is not commenting. b.a.r.t. says its central contra costa county crossover project is ten months behind schedule because of metal thefts. b.a.r.t. revealed that two significant theft as year ago set the project back. that's according to the chronicle. the crossover project will eventually allow trains to cross tracks in walnut creek, speeding up systems everywhere. >> we're looking forwards forming a mini task force to

not only address the thieves but also the business was are buying the stolen copper. >> b.a.r.t. police have leads in the most recent thefts and anticipate making arrests within days. sal, is it safe to ask how the toll plaza is? >> i think it is. i don't think we'll have anything really that bad out there. let's go out and take a look at at it together here. you can see the traffic is actually recovering and i would say it's better than okay. i think it's about a five, ten- minute delay getting into san francisco. at some point, people are gonna start knocking off for the holidays. people are taking extended periods of time off. 80 northbound, that -- 880, that traffic is moving nicely.

all roads leading to sunnyvale, cupertino into the santa clara valley. let's go to steve. sal, thank you, sir. a very cold morning out there. over all, it will be another sunny day. not much of a breeze but there's also a little system right off the northern part of the state. that may be helps us a little bit from being colder than it was yesterday. temperatures near freezing. even san francisco hovering in the 30s or 40s. early next week maybe we'll see another round of windies can. it's been that kind of a month so far. we get a break from that today. cold morning, a few high clouds. it will be mostly sunny. we'll go from the 30s to the 50s an keep it right there. i think about 56, 57 will cover

it. if anything, the lows may come up a little bit until i think we will get some wind next week but the weekend will be dry. >> okay. thank you, steve. 7:56. seven people funned down in west oakland last week, including a toddler. this leads to a new attack inside a hospital. >> reporter: and justin herman plaza is no longer the home of occupy san francisco. you are looking at pictures from chopper 2. i will have that story coming up. and new developments in the case of a firefighter runed down on thanksgiving morning -- run down on thanksgiving day.

good morning. welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it's tuesday, december 7th. we're gonna begin with the big overnight news from san francisco. just hours ago san francisco police in riot gear moved in on the occupy sf camp and they made dozens of arrests. ktvu appall chambers has been out there -- ktvu's paul chambers has been out there all morning. what's the latest, paul? >> reporter: dave, it's peaceful out there now. police did make some arrests. there are just a fraction of officers out here that were out

here this morning. there whether hundreds. i would say there's probably about a dozen. there's also some people with occupy, they are standing inside of it. they are not allowed back inside justin herman plaza. but earlier this morning, we spoke to one of the men arrested. >> as i was driving to leave, they would in the let me leave. they took everything from me, tip-tied my arms behind my back, put me in a bus with a bunch of other people and shipped me to the jail. >> reporter: this all happened when police went in and raided occupy san francisco. there was also a showdown between officers and the protesters. now, the occupiers say they were give been --tiven -- given five minutes to get out. one man who was in the middle of the encampment said he was injured by police. >> they grabbed me by the back of the neck and one officer forced my face in the pavement and one of them said keep

talking trash. keep talking trash. now you're not talking trash, you are? and they lifted me up on the pavement and banged me once good on my face on the side of the pavement. >> reporter: you can see his face. it's a little swollen. he was not taken into custody. there was a squirmish earlier. occupy people put some planters and put furniture in the middle of the street. police arrested a few of them. police say this was just a public health issue and it had to come to an end. if we can come back out here live at 6:00 this afternoon, the occupiers are calling an emergency assembly meeting where they will discuss what they will do next. now what will happen with the mission street area? you know the mayor gave them a deadline last wednesday to take over the mission street encamment or stay here at okay -- encampment or stay here.

we do have a statement. basically the city says the initial offer for that spot on mission street was rejected and they never came back to talk to the city. the city is saying right now they are in the sure if they are gonna open that discussion with mission street possibly happening again or not. we'll stay on top of this and bring you the latest as it develops. as soon as be heard -- as soon as we hear from the mayor, we'll bring it to you. >> we have zd you on facebook whether you think police should have cleared out occupy san francisco camp. send a message to the channel 2 morning news team on

facebook. meantime, across the bay, in oakland, security guards still closely watch frank ogawa plaza. the city cleared that occupy encampment in a final raid. occupy oakland still holds general assembly meetings at the plaza. the city has hired a private security company to make sure protesters don't move back in. "the chronicle" reports that extra secure has been more than expected. so they are no longer seeking funding for private patrols. we have details on the mass shooting in oakland. seven people were wounded, include the toddler now on life support after being shot in the head. today's "chronicle" reports one of the suspects unwittingly crossed paths at the boy's family at children's hospital two days after the sheeting. the child's family reportedly

beat up the suspect at the hospital. we expect to hear from the parents of the 1-year-old today. the family will give us an update on the child in a news conference outside of the hospital. the little boy was in his father's arms when several shots were fired outside of a west oakland liquor store. oakland police have questioned some people but no arrests have been made. crimestoppers is offering a $25,000 -- $35,000 reward leading to arrest and convictions of the shooters. there are a couple of developments in the case of that firefighter run down on thanksgiving mor day morning. the -- moving. eduardo esquivel is accused of intentionally running down albert bartal at a san francisco gas station. the two had been in a fight at a jack-in-the-box restaurant. investigators accuse the 22-

year-old girlfriend, elissa tehada of trying to cover up the crime. mr. bartal remains in a coma at san francisco general hospital. in the moon time, san francisco is ordering that 24- hour jack-in-the-box to close its doors at 2:00 a.m. the restaurant is in the richmond district. neighbors say it attracts unruly crowds. now, the city wants the restaurant to close earlier until the opener applies for and gets a proper permit. however, jack-in-the-box says the restaurant has been working to improve safety, adding security guards and installing -- installing better lighting. it's 8:05. stockton police are trying to identify a body that was inside an apartment for four months. the body was found monday in the downtown area. forensic experts have yet to determine a gender, race and age. police are searching for the tenant. he was in pro the -- in the

process of being evicted. the annual department of justty report -- justty reports the -- justice reports -- republicans and congress now working on their own plan that they say would pay for extending the payroll tax cut. house republicans say they will propose a gradual increase for wealthy seniors to help pay for renewing social security payroll tax cuts and benefits for the long temperature unemployed. that bill is expected on the house floor next week. democrats want to pay for the tax cut by raising income taxes on millionaires. however, republicans voted against that. in san francisco, a plan to offer tax breaks to businesses

that hire ex-cons, it's been rejected. the board voted 6-5 against that proposal. the legislation was introduced as a way to cut crime. businesses would have been eligible for $10,000 tax break for each ex-con that was hired. new this morning, san francisco at city hall is looking more like a winter wonderland this morning. take a look at this. the building is surrounded by real snow. it's cold outside but not that cold. one of the photographers noticed it a few hours ago and sent thus video. city hall did not send notification for the reason for all of the snow. but it's most likely some sort of holiday event. so we will get to the bottom of it. >> that's right. >> too find out the -- to find out the reason for all of the snow. >> it looks good. >> it does look good. how is the commute? >> it looks good as long as it's a temporary thing. >> and you don't have to drive

in it. >> exactly. can you imagine what it would be like if you are from the east? >> oh, yeah. >> yeah, tori knows. let's take a look at the commute. nothing like that here. right now we have dry roads and a pretty decent commute. albeit a little bit chilly. traffic is moving along relatively well. and i hear, steve, you don't have to answer now, we'll be seeing some basketball there pretty soon, christmas day. >> no way! >> yes. >> okay. >> at the bay bridge toll plaza westbound, it's become much better. this is a lighter commute getting into san francisco. if you are droiferping in the south bay, that does not look good at all. we have 280 slow in both directions. a new crash on westbound 237 right near the lawrence expressway. watch for slow traffic there. as a matter of fact, the traffic had been already slow and now -- i would say it's terrible. a motorcycle crash, two right lanes closed. i would not use the lawrence

expressway. try the monague and then go to 880 if you have to. >> have you checked out the nba schedule, sal? >> no. >> the back-to-back-to-back games. >> wow. >> yeah. we do have snow in the city. it's cold. 44 officially in the city. i know it's colder than that in golden gate park. temperatures are cold. it's quiet. just a boring, poring pattern. i mean, i can say a because usually in december we're looking for rain and we need it. we need it. snow in the mountains are not happening. 27, cold in the morning. it will be sunny to mostly sunny. there's a few high clouds but i think they will lift north. sunny cool, 54 to 58, just the pattern, it's stuck. it's called a blocking pattern. little lower right off of here. as long as the hmp is hire -- high pressure is here, it's like throwing a big bowlder in

a creek. we'll get a round of wind, and then they eject out and then the wind calms down. they don't have any moisture with it but any do pack a lot of wind. but these usually last for three weeks. so don't be surprised if there's no rain in here until christmas week. maybe around the 23rd. even that's kind of suspect. we'll see. 30s. we're starting to bounce off the morning lows. it will be a sunny to mostly sunny day except for maybe a few of those high, thin clouds. that's about it. jet stream continues to go up and over. occasionally one of those systems carves itself out. that might happen next monday or tuesday. one of our forecast models is very bullish on that. but until then, cold starts to the area. 50s on your highs today, mid- to upper should cover it. i mean, we're just running out of daylight, getting toward the shortest day of the year. cold morning, sunny days.

maybe the lows will come up over the weekend. i would say maybe monday, tuesday. pg&e wrapped up its overnight work to fix a gas leak in santa cruz. the leak started when crews hit a gas line right near natural bridges drive and mission street around 6:00 last night. but pg&e finished the repairs just about two hours ago but they are still out there covering up some exposed lines. we're also warning you drivers about possible delays in that area until all of the work is completed. a south bay task fort has busted an identity theft ring that was operating behind doors. the crimes occurred at the correctional facility in milpitas. a man named derrick had stolen credit card fund put into their expense account.

they are reportedly -- they reportedly laundered stolen funds. we learned there are at least 24 stolen credit card victims. the thefts total more than $17,000. volk and five others face identity theft and conspiracy charges. new this morning, a former syracuse university basketball coach who has been accused of child molestation may never go on trial. in the past half-hour, a new york prosecutor announced he cannot file charges against 65- year-old bernie fine, right there, because the statute of limitations had run out. three men accused of fine of sexually abusing them when they were boys back in the 1980s. the prosecutor calls she allegations credible -- these allegations credible. fine is denying the charges. you may recall the university fired him last month. we've been watching the big

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good morning. temperatures, very cold this morning, 20s and 30s. we'll end up with sunshine today but highs only in the mid- to upper 50s. a major decision from the food and drug administration expected today about whether the controversial moving-after pill will be easily available on store shelves. ktvu's alison burns in our washington, d.c. room about with more. >> reporter: dave, that's right. when it comes to the moving- after pill, plan-b, timing is everything. we even found a time tool object drug's website telling -- on the drug's website telling one how how long after sex to -- one how long after sex to take the pill. they want the fda to eliminate age restrictions for getting the drug. right now it's only available without a prescription to women

17 and older. younger teens still need a prescription. but critics say the drug contains such powerful hormones, it's simply not safe to make it so easy for teens or anyone to get the deadline for the fda to make a decision is today. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison buferns, ktvu channel 2 news. our time now, 8:16. in a news conference earlier this morning, california senator barbara boxer sent a message to people from around the world who were gathered to talk about global climate changes change at an international conference in durbin, south africa. >> today, as i speak to you in durbin, i reaffirm my commitment to work as hard as i can to reduce the dangerous air pollution that causes climate change and harms the health and the safety of the people around the world. >> however, there's very little movement right now in congress to deal with global warming. no american lawmakers are at

that conference in south africa. 8:17. the city of san francisco will face a budget deficit next year but the deficit will be a lot less than we first thought. according to "the examiner" san francisco faces a $263 million- dollar budget deficit -- $263 million budget deficit next year. an unexpected increase in property and sales tax helped ease the projections along with pension reform savings. how far, mayor ed lee is still asking city departments to cut their budgets and more state cuts are looming. motors in -- voters in san jose will get a vote on pension reform next june. the city council voted 6-5 to place a measure on the ballot. now, san jose mayor chuck reed says reform is needed to help control rising pension costs. however, many city employees and retirees they are not happy that ballot measure is moving

forward. the proposed measure includes placing new employees into a lower-cost retirement plan, giving current employee, the options to pay more and keep their current retirement plan or on the into a -- or opt into a lower cost plan. 8:18. the south bay is leading the nation when it comes to job growth. aid korg to -- according to a new government report, the south market job growth grew by more than 3% last year. that nearly tripled the pace of the nationwide rate. it's almost double for california's growth rate. analysts say the surge could propel the bay area to the fastest-growing economy in the state. actor alec bald win's love for a game on his cell phone got him kicked off an american airlines flight. he was playing words for friends before take-off. the flight attendant reportedly asked him to stop using the

phone while the plane idled at the gate but he refused. he was removed from the flight. baldwin has since tweeted he will not fly american airlines again again. we know it's cold. >> yeah. >> and that big chill is coating here in the bay area. in fact, steve, that's a pretty picture. steve knows all about the weather. he will tell us what kind of temperatures we can -- what kind of temperatures we can expect today. ♪

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this morning rod blagojevich find out whether he will be spending the next 20 years in prison. we're live in chicago where the sentence hearing is underway. mike, you've been in the courtroom. what's it like in there? >> reporter: you know, it's a whole different rod blagojevich, the swagger that he once had, the slick suit, the hair you've heard so many jokes about are all gone. he needs a haircut. his skin is palest. the charm we've gotten to know is gone. another change we anticipate is rod blagojevich is expected to address the court and he will

admit wrongdoing. this is after three years of banging the drum he's an innocent man that he was led astray by advisers. he's expected to be contrite when he addresses the court today. all of this is following the new tact that the defense took yesterday. they said what blagojevich did what was -- was a crime but not a crime worthy of 15 plus years. they pleaded for mercy and said blagojevich does not deserve mercy. his family does. tori? >> and so, do the judge hand down a sentence today? it looks like blagojevich will definitely get time behind bars, it's just a question of how much? >> it does look like the sentence will come down today. the judge does not look like he has a lot of patience for the whole lag circus anymore. the -- blagojevich circus anymore. the defense is asking for three years, the bare minimum. the prosecution has been asking

for 15 to 20. there are a couple of templates out there. george ryan is serving a six and a half year sentence. the prosecution is arguing that that didn't serve a strong enough message because the next governor who came along did the same thing. you can anticipate the sentence will be greater than ten and a half years. in the case. resko, he made money. blagojevich did not. >> i understand his daughters had some testimony that was quite emotional? >> reporter: it was a letter read in court yesterday as the defense team really tried to play on the heartstrings of the judge. that was a letter written by his 15-year-old drrt -- daughter, aim me. she said she she wants her dad

there when she is -- a real attempt to work on judge. it worked on patty blagojevich. she had tears. >> mike tobin, live for us in chicago as we await the sentencing for former governor rod blagojevich. >> big story. 8:25. let's get you to where you need to go. sal's watching the commute. sal? >> well, you know, i'll happy to say that things are -- things are getting a little better in some parts of the bay. this is 237. if you are trying to get to your job in cupertino, it's slow. it's improving a little bit. let's move to interstate 0 where we have traffic moving along slowly. westbound 580 to lakeshore is

slow. and at the toll plaza, it's cleared out. that's a nice-looking drive. let's go to steve. a lot of sunshine today. just cold out there. we have a lot of 20s and 30s trying to get back in the mid- 30s a lot of temperatures near 30s. no rain. no rain. our dry pattern continues. there's not an agreement next week. but if any rain fell, it would be around the 14th. i think it looks like a wind event. one of the forecast models is hinting at that. maybe around the 21st, 22nd could be our next rain. 30s for temperatures or 40s. 41 oakland. they were at 40. 40 at the berkeley marina. i mean it's cold, not only inland but also around the bay. not much going on. the little system off northern california producing a few high clouds. but it will still be sunny. hazy skies. denvers in the 50s. we're just running out of daylight. without any breeze in the east or northeast, it's tough to get

over 60 degrees. things look very quiet. maybe a little bit warmer on the lows as we go into the weekend. i think more wind on monday an tuesday. san francisco police in i cut gear tear down the occupy sf tent city -- riot here tear down the occupy sf tent city. the reality show "mythbusters" is in trouble with dublin. we'll tell you about a tv stunt that went terribly wrong. ♪ [ female announcer ] during the holidays, there's a lot to get done.

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still busy cleaning up justin herman plaza after police raided the occupy,f encampment -- occupy sf encampment. what's the mayor saying out there? >> reporter: the mayor just e- mailed us a statement from ed lee, just a short while ago. essentially what he says as he supportings the movement of occupy sf, overnight camping here just could not be tolerated and that's why action was taken. as you can see, occupy sf is no more. justin herman plaza has been cleared out. work crews are scrubbing things down. as you look over here, you can see police are standing guard. there are some protesters who made their way back to the plaza. officers first moved in just after 1:00 this morning. protesters were warned to vacate the area and then shortly after that, arrests were made. 70 people were arrested.

two of them were arrested for assaulting police officers, we're told. police say two officers had metal chairs thrown at them. the chief of police said this raid happened because negotiations broke down between the city and occupiers. but one occupy protester said that's not true and he's angry about what happened. >> i think it's unnecessary. i think that the way this could have been handled do have been much more diplomatic and it could have tended to the concerns on both sides. we facilitate any lawful demonstration for sure. and so it's the overnight lodging that becomes a safety hazard and a public health hazard and certainly people in this neighborhood deserve some relief. this has been going on for some time. >> reporter: police say once the cleanup job is finished here, it will open back up to the public. we're also told by occupy sf

representatives that there is a new rally planned today later on today in response to this early-morning police raid. stay right here with ktvu and ktvu.com for continuing coverage on the occupy san francisco raid. it is 8:32. an experiment for a television show turned into a close call for a family in the east bay. tara moriarty joins us now from dublin where a can noon ball went through -- cannonball went right through the house. the show "mythbusters" has some explaining to do. we have a few calls in but haven't heard bag. they were -- they were doing an experiment with a cannonball. the can noon ball flew hundreds of yards all the way through the air where it handed here on the driveway, where you can see this chipped cement and then it busted through the front door. the intended target was actually some water but it

missed and bounced around this neighborhood line a -- like a pinball. the cannonball skipped off the hillside 700 yards into the neighborhood. it chipped the driveway. it tore through the front door, raced up a flight of stairs, whipped through a bedroom where a man, woman and child were sleeping, and then it blasted through the home's stucco, crossed six lanes of the road, mashed the house on bellview circle and finally lodged itself into a minivan sparked in the driveway upon springfield drive. if you are not familiar with the show. it's based in san francisco, airs on the discovery channel. and the show debungts -- debunks myths. >> it was very scary. we didn't know what happened,

relit we heard a loud thump. >> do you think the alameda county range should not let them use that range anymore? >> if it's not safe. >> theships -- sheriff's department has suspended the that range. mythbusters was apaushtly trying to see what -- apparently trying to see what things could be shot out the a cannon. be understand the folks from mit busters are planning on making some amends for the people living in the neighborhood. coming up over the next few days you should be hearing a little more about that. back to you. >> thank you. a san jose cheerleading coach is in jail this morning suspected of child molestation. 23-year-old anthony loza worked at andrew hill high school and energy athletics. he's accused of molesting a

minor associated with one of the groups. police say there's no evidence loza victimized any children from the two places where he coached. this morning, a bay area state lawmaker will face shoplifting charges at a preliminary hearing. an assemblywoman is accused of stealing $2500 in merchandise from the neiman marcus in san francisco in october. the democrat from castro valley said she was talking on her cell phone and mistakenly walked out of the store with those i tess. she's not required to be at this -- items. she's not retired to be at the hearing. barry bonds will be sentenced december 16th for his conviction on obstruction of justice. his lawyers will file an appeal. in the meantime, they asked a federal judge yesterday to sentence bonds to home confinement, citing his charity work and say he should not be punished more than other athletes. prosecutors are expected to

present their sentencing recommendations by the end of next week. he could be sentenced to a year or more behind bars. clayton valley high school's appeal goes before the boar. the mount diablo school board rejected their petition last month but county education officials could approve the proposal. they are expected to make a recommendation last month. the public is invited to tonight's hearing. it will be held at pleasant hill elementary school on oak park boulevard, starting at 5:30. walnut creek has a new mayor this morning. last night, the city council unanimously ejected bob simmons to the post. simmons who is a roo urdude -- retired lawyer has served on the walnut creek city council since 2008. his most recent role was as mayor pro tem. walnut creek has a rotation system in place where a city councilmember is appointed to a one-year term. an early-morning accident

in san francisco is under investigation. a car pit a pedestrian on florintine. this happened just before 6:00 this morning. the victim was taken to san francisco general hospital. we have no worst yesterday on the person's -- word yet on the person's condition. a fatal accident overnight on the 580 in livermore is being investigated. this happened at 2:30 at 1st street. police say a truck ran into a -- ran into an overcrossing hailing -- railing. the driver was killed. we want to check in again with sal, see what's happening on the roads this morning. >> we do have some slow traffic in contra costa county this moving reported by one of our tweet people. you can always find me. just search for my name on twitter. i have not one but two sites. southbound 680 some slow traffic from pleasant hill down to you walnut creek. westbound highway 4, coming up

to the bay point area. this morning's commute on 80 westbound will be slow from pinole to richmond and then getting down to oakland is moderate. bay bridge toll plaza is going to be backed up this morning. let's go to the toll plaza backed up for a little bit of a delay. it's better than it normally is, though. finally, for the south bay, even 280 is beginning to clear out that. you waited this long -- somewhat. you waited this long you might as well wait until the traffic dies down. a very good morning. we do have cold reading this morning. ly say -- readings this moving. i will say it again. cold readings. cold, 20s and 30s, under mostly clear skies. mostly clear skies. 27 to 44. actually, there's a couple of readings colder than that. i think polk valley, napa was

25. near sebastopol there was a 25. 4 to 54 at noon. sunny, cool. i don't see any change in this pattern. 54 to 48. the clouds are thinning out. they are lifting north. december, dry, dry, dry. the pattern continues and there's no sign of anything. now, next week there will be a wind event, i think around monday/. the pattern is called a blocking pattern. the lows go in to southern california and they eject out and intensify. we get the wind but no rain. these blocking patterns usually last about three weeks. it's not just here it's the up en-- entire atmosphere. this is about what we get. we don't get any rain. we get some cold temperatures. we get some wind but a lot of

sunshine. 30s on the temperatures. they were down to 26 on the windchill. so it's pretty cold this morning. that system is moving out of the area. high pressure says i kind of like it here. it will hang out for a while. mostly sunny, cold mornings. i think most of those are thinning out. 50s on the temperatures. cold mornings. sunny, mild, cool days. that will take us into the weekend. maybe a little bit warm her on the -- warmer on the lows. 8:41. well, the dondal factor in the -- donald factor in the race for the white house. this new development involving donald trurm p. trump -- donald trump.

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s&p is down 5. just in time for the holidays there is a hangover pill approved called blowfish witch promises relief after a -- which promises relief after a heavy night of drinking. once taken with water, it promises to get rid of the hangover within 10 to 15 minutes. 8:45. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following right now. today is the deadline for the fda whether to allowed the so- called morning-after pill to be sold without a prescription with no age restrictions. we have new details about the mass shooting in oakland. one of the suspects unwittingly crossed paths with 1-year-old lawrence's family at children's hospital, just two days after

the shooting. reportedly the family of the critically injured tooler then beat up that suspect. and recap ping our -- retaping our story, officers made at least 70 arrests after moving in. this is video in from newschopper2. just a short time ago, san francisco mayor ed lee released this statement about the raid. paul chambers is back now with more on that. paul? >> reporter: i got that e-mail at 8:00 this morning when we were on the air. let me tell you what happened just moments ago. san francisco police's mobile command unit just pulled up in the area. i know it was parked on market street on sunday. it just came down here at justin herman plaza just a few months ago. earlier today there were tons of police officers out here. now there's just a fraction. we take a look at video here just before 2:00 this morning, police went in and raided

occupy san francisco. protesters say they were given five minutes to get all of their items. there were several confrontations -- excuse me, several disputes between officers and members of occupy. they got in the officers' faces after throwing furniture in the street and talking to police officers. police had to make a couple of arrests because they asked people to evacuate the area. when that did not happen, police decided to take people into custody. as we said, there was 70 people in all that was arrested. police wanted people to get out of occupy and raided the area. >> we don't have nothing. nowhere to go. i'm a little upset. just a little bit. >> reporter: now, here's a statement from the mayor -- in order to maintain public health, public safety and return the plaza to everyone's use, police peacefully and orderly ended the encampment. we continue people to continue their occupy protests and the city will continue to respect

and facilitate everyone's freedom rights. once again, they decided -- the police and the mayor said they decided to clear out the encampment because it was becoming a public safety program and we also know that the people from occupy will have a special assembly meeting at 12:00 and then at 6:00 this evening. at -- at noon there will be a special general assembly meeting out herant the ferry building. once again, the mobile command unit has arrived on the scene. we'll stay on top of this and bring you the latest on ktvu.com and on the noon news. mitt romney is the latest candidate to say that he will not take part in a debate moderated by donald trump later this month. romney said he called trump personally and said he would not be able to make it. he joins zwron huntsman and ron paul in declining to participate. both men say the reality star

is making a spectacle out of the nomination process. so far, only newt gingrich and rick santorum have said they would attend. thousands of southern california residents still have no electricity after last week's wind storm. 100-mile-per-hour winds knocked down trees like that one and power lines in several counties. utility crews have been working for days trying to get the power back on for more than 6,000 customers. they are not sure how long it's gonna take. cleanup costs are estimated to be about $4 million. a pasadena man's frustration over the power outages got him arrested. he's accused of making angry, threatening phone calls to a hotline for residents affected. mr. common says he showed up at the city manager's office to file a complaint. that's when police say he was arrested after threatening to get a gun and shoot everybody. >> don't own a gun, don't know

how to shoot a gun, don't -- never had a gun in my life. >> he was released on bail. at one time he was on california's energy commission appointed by governor jerry republican. it's 8:49. an administrative judge this morning has begun hearing testimony on whether virginia tech university should be fined for the 2007 shooting rampage on campus. the u.s. education department fined the school $55,000 for not notifying students faster about the threat. the university waited more than two hours after two students were killed in their dorm before sending an e-mail alerting others. the gunmen eventually chained the building and killed 30 more people and them himself. penn state university plans to donate more rain poise raised from its football bone to child abuse charities. last week, the school promised to denate $1.5 million.

now penn state says an extra $500,000 will be donated. penn state decided to donate the money following the molestation allegations against retired coach jerry sandusky. officials at uc berkeley say they believe an armed student on campus last month wanted to commit suicide by police. the dean sent out a mass e-mail yesterday indicating their investigation is almost complete. 32-year-old christopher travis was shot and killed after allegedly pulling out a gun in a computer lab. now, the e-mail didn't go into specifics but it states the suicide theory is based on his past and recent behavior. the business school plans to appoint a safety scandal -- council to review security measures. a ucsf study is finding that mixing marijuana and nationals like morphine -- and narcotics like morphine is safe for treating pain. this is the first study to look

at the combined effects of those drugs. researchers studied 21 men and women and found there were no negative side effects. the author of the study says he hopes further study will help support the use of marijuana to treat chronic pain. it's now nine minutes -- nine minutes before 9:00. an anti-nuclear man is working to get a measure on next november's ballot that would close diablo canyon and san onofre's nuclear plants. he said the nuclear disaster in japan should make more people realize the danger of these power plants. >> i think it's in the forefront of every california's mind, the rick of this power and the unknowns just are not worth, the benefits we're gaining from it. >> we're gonna take those

offline and get rid of the emissions power, we have to replace it with somebody -- something. the return of a rental car leads to an arrest in a walnut creek crime. the police say it's all ect connect -- all connected to what happened at the nordstrom's in walnut creek. the recent robberies on muni buses an trains and what's being targeted. and earn my bachelor's degree in 3 years you can, too. [ male announcer ] at devry university, whether you study at one of our 4 bay area locations, online or both, you can prepare for a career in a growing field... and with year round class offerings, you can even do it in as few as three years. if i can let nothing nothing...stand in my way you can too. [ male announcer ] classes start january 3. learn more at devry.edu

it is 8:55. a second person is now in custody in connection with a purse heist and pepper spray incident at the nordstrom in walnut creek. according to the contra costa times, a 51-year-old man was arrested monday as he was trying to return a rental car that was allegedly used in the heist. the suspect is among three people who police say tried to run out of the nordstrom with $10,000 worth of purses over the weekend. a man tried a man tried to stop them but was allegedly pepper sprayed. crime on muni is down. there have been four robberies on muni trains and buses this week. police say in the most serious incident, a woman stabbed a 65- year-old man after he let her use his cell phone.

the man remains in critical condition, police are still searching for the suspect. despite this week's thefts, police say crime on uniis down by 7% from last year. 8:56. in just about a half-hour, a ribbon cut something scheduled for the first phase in the vasco road safety imprompt project. construction began back in may 2010. it should be finished by the end of the year. a one-mile section of the road near livermore was widened for the installation of a concrete media. vasco road. look at the picture, has a narrow, windy section. there have been several head-on crashes. 16 deaths on vasco road have occurred between the year 2000 and 2010. >> been some nasty accidents there. let's check in one more time with sal castanedo. >> all right. we're gonna go yickly here. let's take a look at the commute on 280. it's cleared up through san jose. this morning also we have a look at bay bridge. i think you will like that. it's nice and -- nice and clear. here's steve.

>> thank you, sir. well, cold this morning. i don't see any change in our pattern. it will be machine today. temperatures will be in the mid- to upper 50s. i think we just hold it right there. if anything a little bit warmer on the lows as we head to the weekend. but there's no rain in sight, you two. >> still dry. >> still dry. >> all right. thank you, steve. >> any time. that's our report for this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> and be sure to join tori for the noon news and more on the occupy sf camp. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. [ female announcer ] help i need a holiday party idea.

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