good morning. berkeley police clash with occupy protesters but their tents are still there. unusual tactic they tried before the police moved in. >> reporter: hundreds of nurses are set to strike in front of alta bates summit hospital. we'll tell you what they are up to and why they say patient care could be affected. and a stunning story of survival.

a college student has been found alive after getting stranded in snow for over two weeks. >> reporter: the special delivery police officers are making to kids in need. "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning. i'm dave clark. >> i'm claudine wong. tori campbell is off today. right now, nurses at eight bay area hospitals are beginning a one-day strike. >> reporter: sutter hair insists that during this strike patient care won't be affected. but the last time they had a strike, a patient died under a

replacement nurse. these replacement nurses are being picked up and shuttled to the eight hospitals affected by the strike. a spokesperson for alta bates says these nurses are highly trained and qualified. >> it's scary, especially, you know, me right now being pregnant. i'm a high-risk pregnancy. it's harder for me. unfortunately, i have had some mishaps happen. >> reporter: out here live again, you can see the nurses have just started their strike out here. they are just about a dozen people out here right now. but they are expecting a couple of hundred out here in the next few hours. now the hospital management says their staff nurses are paid

well. [ chanting. [ . demonstrators posted this video on the internet. they claim the video shows police beating them with nightsticks. officers moved in several times late last night, early this morning there at the martin luther king park. protesters even called the police police.

police in petaluma have issued a school alert after a suspicious man approached two students. police say an 11-year-old girl and her brother were walking home. the man was driving a black mid seed toyota pickup truck with an orange sticker on the window. if you have any information, contact petaluma police. in washington, the payroll tax debate is making millions of americans nervous. president obama wants lawmakers to pass a short-term extension of the tax cuts.

but house speaker john boehner and republicans are trying to extend a full-year extension. and in washington, d.c. john boehner and eric canter are holding a press conference. we're certainly watching that podium. they will be talking about this payroll tax cut stalemate again. this is an ongoing stalemate going on in washington. president obama delayed a trip to hawaii. so he can try to get something going there. we expect them to come to the podium soon. we'll try to listen to them when they do. late this morning, president obama is going to talk about the impasse. we'll hear more about that coming up at 7:15, during a live report from our washington, d.c. bureau. right now, oakland police officers are starting to spread some christmas spirit. ktvu's kraig debro has the details on what some lucky families and children are getting. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dave. this is the oakland police officers association. this is the union's christmas

basket. what they do is collect toys, put them in the back of patrol cars and give them to needy kids. there is kind of a santa -- he's out of uniform there. how many years have you been doing this? >> we've been doing this over 30 years. >> 30 years. >> every year there is a need. it's been worse than past years. >> how do you make contact for those who need the help? >> our officers are out there 24 hours a day, seven days a week. officers get to see the people who really do need help during the holidays. so -- so, not only do we provide them with gifts and toys and stuff for the kids but we also provide them with a meal. >> what's the reaction where you come out there with toys and food? >> people are appreciative.

they are very pleased that the -- actually, the police officers are bringing stuff to their house. so they are real happy. it's a really good situation. it's a good community outreach for us. it puts police officers at different swags coming to your house. out of something negative, something positive. >> you are dropping something off instead of taking someone bay way? >> exactly. we're. >> and the police officers pay for this out of their own pocket. we do get a lot of generous donations. but the vast majority of what we bring to people are from the officers' pockets. >> reporter: we are gonna be following one or more of these cars when they go out later. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. let's go back now.

we're waiting for john boehner to take the podium. here he is. >> the fact is, we can do better. americans are still asking the question, where are the jbs? it's time for us to sit down and have a serious gauche as i, solve this problem so american workers don't see their taxes go up in january. >> good morning. as the speaker said, it's our position that we want to make sure that we provide certainty to the work people that interest taxes are not gonna go up for an entear year. un.ly, that -- unfortunately, that vote is not implemented by the senate proposal. we are here and we want to solve the problem. it -- given where the parties are, there's not a big difference between our positions. it all comes down to the paying -- the impact, the budgetary impact of the extension of the tax holiday. >> all right. we had house speaker john

boehner and majority house speaker eric canter to talk about this stalemate. they are not talking about an agreement. they are talking about their positions. we expect to hear from president obama soon as well. 7:0. a major crash -- 7:08. let's go to sal. a major crash at da dakoto. >> if you are driving in the area, especially if you are on the dakoto road, you are gonna see a lot of slow traffic here. it's one of those areas that you probably need to avoid. so give yourself plenty of file time. southbound traffic is also slow approaching the scene. except for the crash. 880 at dakoto road. let's go out to some live pictures. 880 a little bit farther up. it looks pretty good as you drive to the coliseum.

>> filling in for steve today is rosemary. >> a bright, sunny day. sun rising officially in the next ten minutes or so. mostly clear skies. no fog to deal with but you may have some trouble on the bridges. the northeasterly wind, like the bay bridge and the san rafael to richmond type thing. you may have yourself holding to the to the wheel. today, the ridge of high pressure rebuilding. as it does, pick -- winds kicking up. the gust, 36 in fairfield. because of it. take a look at these temperatures, holding in the 40s, even some low 50s out there. 52 in santa rosa. if you are calm this morning, you are cold. 60 degrees you hayward expected for the afternoon. 61 in oakland. 60 for san rafael.

san francisco, 62 degrees expected for pacifica. the winds will begin to weaken but we're expecting a breeze for most of the day. so maybe a windbreaker for you or the kids. low 60s expected for the weekend. dry conditions. cut the wind we're gonna be cold tomorrow. even the possibility of the north bay locations. back to you. >> all right. authorities in central california are searching for two 29-year-old men missing in the mojave desert. they were last seen thursday morning righting their all- terrain vehicles. they are roommates from santa barbara. some 1 0 people are searching the desert for them. there's concern about low temperatures that could get down in the 20s overnight. a missing arizona state student has been found after being stranded in a remote area for days. authorities say she left phoenix next week and became stuck in the snow a day later

in eastern central phoenix. u.s. service workers found her. she seviveed on two kand -- survived on two candy bars and let the snow melt for drinking water. an explosion and deadly violence in baghdad. what authorities think is bringing about this.

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to you. mostly sunny skies. dry conditions expected for today. a fog-free start to the morning but breezy. 7:14. several bombings in baghdad killed dozens of iraqis today. local authorities think it was a coordinated attack designed to wreak havoc all across banged. look at the pictures. at least 14 explosions went off during the rush hour traffic. some of them near schools. about 60 people died. about 200 were hurt. so far no one has claimed responsibility. violence comes just five days after the americans left iraq. moments ago the united states announced it made mistakes in a friendly-fire incident in the middle east. the u.s. will take responsibility for the accidental death of 24 pakistani soldiers. a commando unit came under fire in afghanistan last month. that unit had trouble determining where the gunfire was coming from.

but the coalition forces still an air strike. strike. >> reporter: let's go to -- get to a live look at a news conference going on. these are house republicans, this news conference started about ten minutes ago. they are standing firm against the two-month extension of the payroll tax and they want a longer term deal. >> a two-month extension only perpetuates the uncertainty

that too many employers already have in dealing with the economy and what's coming out of washington. >> reporter: meanwhile, here is a live look at the white house website. at the top you see the countdown to the expiration of the tax cut. in nine days and 13 hours, taxes go up for 160 million americans. the white house says it means working families will lose about $40 every two weeks. president obama has invited some families that will be affected by the tax increase to the white house today. he will be appearing with them in making his speech and turning up the pressure on house republicans to act. for now we're live in washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. today arling ton cemetery is reporting to congress on the accuracy of its gravestones and burial sites. this comes after revolutions that people have been buried in the wrong place or misidentified. last week, two top officials

resigned because of the mistakes. about 250,000 graves had to be individually checked. 7:17. the death toll now has hit 17 following an oil rig accident off russia. emergency teams say the rescuers found six bodies today from the water but 36 men, they are still missing. the floating oil rig capsized during a fierce storm on sunday. 14 men were rescued from the icy waters. back here at home, the san jose mercury news reports new job protech -- projection for the high-speed rail project have been overstated. it was stated a million jobs would come to california. the newspaper reports it would create 40,000 jobs that support

workers. emily schmidt is following the developments for us this morning in the crossing the border in kuwait. >> reporter: good morning. today, one of the deadliest days in baghdad in months. we're hearing the latest numbers. at least 63 iraqis killed in iraq. 185 wounded. this was a whole series of

attacks. nine car bombs, six roadsides, all happening within two hours, rush hour. you can imagine the chaos here. no one knows exactly where it could hit. some of these targeted moffet place. another exploects happened out -- explosion happened outside of a school, another outside of the integrity commission there. at least 23 people were killed there. imagine the disruption this brings into people's lives where they don't know where they -- where they can be safe. is behind it? we don't know. there were explosions in those as well. now, iraqi officials are saying they warned the u.s. something line this could happen if the u.s. left iraqi to its own defenses. you have to remember that president obama said a couple of weeks ago, there's no fuller expression for support than leading iran lead its own

country. also one thing interesting. there is a new cnn poll asking americans how they felt about the u.s. involvement there. only one-third consider the war was a victory. listen to this. almost eight out of ten americans say they don't believe anything more could be accomplished in iraq. no matter how long the troops stayed. claudine? >> thank you, emily. let's turn now to sacramento and the state capitol's christmas tree which is missing a few ornaments. the highway patrol arrested a few people for trying to steal the 42-foot tree's ornaments. 7:21. let's economic in with sal -- first of all, we'll talk about the weather. it's cold but not as cold as we first predict. up next, the overnight weather

changes that presented the breeze. and the push for the 49ers into a new stadium seems to have a lot of muscle behind it. but a grassroots campaign is underway to keep the 9ers where they are. a vehicle -- a motorcycle taken away from an accident. that motorcycle is gone but the damage remains. we'll tell you more -- coming up.

the 49ers want to build a stadium right near the great american park. they've secured a $50 million loan. however, the grassroots group, santa clara plays fair, is collecting signatures to put the issue on the ballot again. they say voters who approved a stadium measure last year were

not told exactly how much it would cost. the stadium is projected to cost a billion dollars. the search is still going on this morning for an explanation to monday's power outage at candlestick park. pg&e says it thinks a downed power line caused the first outage just before the kick jo. but it has no idea j the stadium blacked out a second time at the start of the second quarter. investigators from the city of san francisco and 49ers are looking into the blackouts. 7:25. let's go right out to sal castanedo who is following this collision involving a chp motorcycle. what do you know? >> we know that the officer was injured a little bit. not major but we did see the collision block all of the lay. the traffic is backed up out -- up out to -- northbound on 8 8 -- on 880. a lot of them came because of

the chp officer being involved. southbound traffic was also affected. they've cleared most of the names. this is northbound 80 at dakoto road. all lanes are open. you can see from newschopper2, it's becausing -- causing a big backup. look at that backup on 880. it just goes to show you that one accident that was serious is backed up for miles. the bay bridge, that's light. if and if you are driving on the 0 northbound in oakland -- 8 0 northbound in oakland -- 880 northbound in oakland. most of us in the mid 40s to 50s. noontime numbers will be sitting in the mid- to upper

50s and then u7er -- upper 50s, low 60s. the winds will die down but we won't won't lose them altogether. upper 50s expected for the east bay. 61 for oakland. plan the extended forecast, we'll remain dry through the weekend. we're looking at low 60s for the holiday and beyond. temperatures will be quite cold tomorrow and then we will warm slightly into the weekend with temperatures hovering right around the 30s in the overnight hours. dave? >> okay. walmart taking quick action after a baby boy dies. what is now being removed from store shelves?

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well, there are allegations this morning of police abuse in berkeley from the occupy camp.

occupy protesters are accusing officers of excessive force after overnight confrontations were caught on video. tara moriarty is live at martin luther king park. what's happening now? >> reporter: tensions have been sort of flaring all morning long at the camp. people are really anxious because police have been trying to kick them out overnight. there are quite a few tents left. one man was keeping his belongings at a mini -- minicamp that showed up overnight. >> here they come. come here. look out behind you. behind you. behind you. >> whoa! that was absolutely ridiculous! >> reporter: now, this video was shot by a protester around 2:00 in morning, when police moved in a second time. they also clashed with folks here around 11:00.

protesters say that police used clocks and hurt some -- clubs and hurt some people. officers served eviction notices earlier in the week and wanted everyone out of here by 10:00 last night. >> overall, it's been pretty antsy because they gave the eviction notice last night and once they served that, people started getting paranoid. some people stayed and bunkered down. >> reporter: now, police say there's been a spike in violent crime. tuesday night police arrested a man for attempted rape after entering a woman's tent -- after entering awoman's tent.

there is a these folks say they have no -- these folks say they have no intention of leaving. we'll stay here and continue to monitor the situation and let you know if they return. back to you. [ chanting ] another occupy camp has been removed on the campus state of california. university officials recently told them they could not stay during the holiday break. after negotiations students finally took down the camp this week. it's not clear if they will put it back up next semester. a grim prediction for the mayor of oakland. mayor quan says there may not be a way to stop the protesters from shutting down the port. the city of oakland will also spend about $100,000

examining how they handle occupiers. tom frazier spent almost 30 years with the san jose police department. his team of retired police officers will review the use of force, various police procedures and the integration of officers from outside of police departments to help with crowd control. an investigation of an officer-involved shooting in richmond is underway. yesterday afternoon police rushed to the extended stay hotel after getting worsts cash -- after getting -- after getting reports. the man was transported to the hospital in serious condition but he is expected to survive. >> new video from the santa clara sheriff's office of a jewelry store robbery. you can see the three men in

dark pants and ski masks running in and out of the jewelers. they were armed and made off with an undisclosed amount of items. investigators say richard rib caur doe williams -- ricardo williams hired young boys to wash cars at the act will the ecclub. he -- at the athletic club. he would refuse to may them -- to pay them until they took off their clothes. erica submit is suing mob ta ellis for alleged sexual harassment. she says that he her 60 ebbs

police its -- ebbs police its. -- ebbs police explicit. >> i had interaction with the players and i've given back to the community. i loved my job. i loved what i did. >> the tam and team owners were also named in the lawsuit. our cy crows. you can find the raw video. what mart is pulling a -- walmart is pulling an item off the shelf. a baby boy developed an infection from a rare bacteria that can be found in infant formula. walmart has removed all new-

born powder from its store shelves. the manufacturer said the match he pulled that dash they pulled -- they pulled tested positive for chemicals. all right. happening right now, berkeley police and community volunteers look at that. there is a live picture from all of that activity in berkeley. what they are doing is make sure every cam fau -- every family has food for the holidays. this started about an hour ago. this was pat washington d.c. --

part of washington, d.c. 20 vta bus stops throughout santa clara county have been improve. that include reno vying the -- renovating sidewalks. all of this starred in on the and most of it was paid for the f transit communications. let's if right back to sal. >> would know the -- the didn't did block lanes for a time and you can see from the -- from the live two news -- this is a horrible commute. the accident is clearing. it's sul taking a while to -- it's still taking a while to clear up. this is really a big traffic

problem. really in both directions but primarily on northbound 880. if was -- it was near the km atoto road. the motorcycle unit was also taken away. you weigh -- but he was senlely okay. the toll plaza looks good and monning commute on the nod in and spwn, that traffic looks good. >> good morning to you. a gorgeous start to the day. it's a brisk one out there. the winds are howling in the hills. we have a brees that's bowing an that's gonna impact your drive in some cases. if you are driving ac the bay area you will find some wind mobbing adoctors the bridges and area near the north bay as

well. richmond to san fell, tab dash san ral fell -- san ralphful. these road have lighten up a billion -- a little bit but they are blowing some some locations. the wind are letting up a littleby. concord is reporting a light breeze. stronger in the business. thes fairfax waiting but had reported nine miles an how in areas you near park we are. still 1eu9ing in the 30 the. pu where we have the wind recall ut warmer. but where we have the wind, it feels warmer. yesterday, we were 10 degrees

colder in areas right around concored -- concord. we continue with the dry spill rebounding and that's bringing on the breezy conditions. our temperatures will be sitting in the inner 50 thes and low 6s 0 -- and low 60s. >> your extended forecast, not a lot of change and that means no rain through the holiday weekend. 7:41. he's known for innovation, not for music. the reason why late apple founder steve jobs, will be honored with a special tribute at the grammys ♪ and a presidential candidate show the off his music skills.

we're following developing news coming out of oakland. ktvu channel 2 reporter kraig debro is on east 19th. take a look. gallons of water spilling out. >> reporter: yeah, claudine. it's kind of amazing. the location is probably about a half a mile east and south lake merritt. the pressure coming out of the ground now is less than it was -- [ no audio ]

>> we're clearly having some technical problems there. we'll go back to kraig. that's a developing story, water gushing out of the street. the labor department says 364,000 americans filed for first-time benefits last week. that's the lowest level in more than three and a half years. continuing claims also fell by 79,000 and that's the lowest level in another than three years. those are indicators, the labor market may be improving. holiday sales were up. shopper track says sales were  up from the week before the company is expecting a last- minute surge to boost the numbers further. apple is going to build a new retail store and this store will look like any other apple

store in the world but it could be a prototype for new ones. it will be two stories tall and plans filed with the city call for a glass roof and a facade. stone and steel will be featured prominently in the design of this new store. apple will spend more than $3 million on this construction project ject-- project. steve jobs is going to be honor the post whom mewously -- post posthumously at the grammy's. he died in october of pan cre -- pancreatic cancer at the age of 56. well, john huntsman was

jamming last night. ♪ go johnny go >> he talked about how after losing a high school class president's race, he briefly dropped out of school, gave up politics and pursued a music career. well, oakland's mayor concedes her city may be able to prevent more port shutdowns. mayor queen tells "the chronicle" the city would have to spend $500,000 and assign at least 500 officers. and she says that's probably not enough to keep the port open. let's go back to kraig debro. he's on east 19th. water is shooting everywhere. what's going upon? >> reporter: yeah. the water is shooting 15, 20- feet in the area.

he told me they had to shut off valves in four different directions. this apartment complex is located probably half a mile east and south of lake merritt. the earlier reports we had, it's been going on since about 4:00 a.m. it's now past 7:35. i talked to a gentleman and asked him house this was going on for and he said how long has what been going on for? he had no idea. you can see a lot of water flowing down the street here. the street is still open and then straight down 6th avenue, you see a pg&e -- east bay m.u.d. truck down there. that's got some kind of excavating equipment and if you look to the right, you can see they have the thing under control there. they just now shut off the valve and it's down to a bit of bubbling. but look at the asphalt there.

it just crushed it. as it shot up into that gauge. this is one of the older kind, the crusade. usually when you get a break like this, it's due to age. and in talking to the crew member, he said this pipe has probably been in the city for 100 years or so. right now we don't know if anyone's hurt we'll keep an eye on it for a later report on "mornings on 2." kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, kraig. two over the counter cough medicines will no longer be sold to minors. the new law is aimed at preventing young people from abusing robitussin and

korbaseein. the law was purr sud after -- pursued after two police officers saw one teen having a heart attack and the other having a seizure. >> because it's available off the shelf and legal, they underestimate the damage they can do to themselves. we're talking about irreversible damage and in some cases, we're talking about death. a brazilian woman has given birth to a two-headed baby boy. the healthy baby was born monday via c-section. doctors say the rare condition develops when one of the twins fails to fully develop in the womb. doctors say separating the twins is not possible because there's only one set of organs.

7:50. a passenger who stepped stop the underwear bomber is suing. why he's suing delta and how much money he wants. and the night is almost here for ex-factor finalists.

a new york man is suing two airlines and a confessed terrorist for $10 million. the man said he suffered several injuries when he tackled the nigeria man who tried to blow up the jet on christmas day two years ago. the suspect admitted he wanted to blow up the flight and smuggled explosives in his underwear. the lawsuit says they were negligent by letting that suspect on the flight. a long shoreman found a shipping container with the word "bomb" spray painted on it yesterday night. the investigation disrupted

cargo traffic at that port for hours. port police and the bomb squad say no explosionives were found. the ship originally sailed from vietnam but stopped in observe before arriving at the port of los angeles. 7:53. tonight, santa cruz native, chris renee will find out if hee the champion of the ex- factor. last night, chris and two others performed for the last time. now their fate is in the hands of the american peel. we were in santa cruz as family members and friends cheered on chris renee and they talked about his inspiring transition from drug addict to performer. >> he's giving the whole generation a voice and people who have gone through recovery. he's an inspiration and he will be there for them leading the way. >> tonight's ex-factor winner will get a $5 million recording contract and will also star in

a new pepsi commercial which will run during the super bowl. coming up at 8:45, we'll go live to los angeles where people are already lining up for tonight's show. you can watch all of the action and watch the announcement of the bin winner -- winner, live right here. it all begins at:00 p.m. 7:54. let's go out to sal castanedo. what are you watching? >> this water main break, east 19th andth. one of our -- and 6th. one of our crews is down there. they are -- he's kind of having trouble. he's being buffetted by the wind. we're not gonna keep him there much longer. right now, this is the scene. it looks like they have completely uncapped the line. you can see people on the

street trying to push things down. and this commute at the toll plaza looks pretty good. it's lighter than usual. and this morning's commute on 8 0 northbound and -- on 8 -- 880 northbound and southbound, it looks good. let's go to res mary. >> we're talking low 50s around santa rosa. if you are calm, you are cold. 52 degrees, santa rosa, 47 in napa. so we have actually slipped few degrees. the wind has dropped off and our temperatures cooled. 51 in san francisco. low 40s in oakland. san jose holding steady right about 49 degrees. your afternoon hoeys take a look. not bad at all. we could be a -- highs take a

look. not bad at all. we could be cooler. extended forecast, only subtle changes. we're going to lose the wind. by tomorrow morning we're expecting to be a -- a lot colder. if you are traveling for the big holiday weekend, you should not have any trouble. we're dry. widespread low 30s for the overnight lows. back to the desk. >> all right. a school alert issued by petaluma police after a suspicious man approached two students. >> reporter: and thousands of nurses on strike at bay area hospitals today. why they say hospital management is putting them and their patients in danger -- next on "mornings on 2"

good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm claudine wong in for tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's thursday, december 22nd. well, nurses are on strike this morning against eight sutter health hospitals. they are now out there walking picket lines. ktvu's lorraine blanco is live at alta bates. what will you seeing -- what are you seeing?

what's happening? >> reporter: they've been loud calling out grinch. this hospital is one of eight affected by this 24-hour strike. the leader of the california nurses association say there are many issues. but the big one today is the hospital management's plan to reduce or eliminate sick pay. >> we will be taking care of our compromised patients who are already sick. we really do not want to do that. that's not what we want to do to our patients. >> reporter: the hospital has hired replacement workers and say patient care will not be

afibilitied -- affected. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. the santa rosa fire did the has been hit with a heavy fine. "the press democrat" first ran this picture in august. it shows a fire inspector on a roof clerking some -- eb checking some -- clerking some solar equipment. sentencing may be delayed for the man who was convicted in a los gatos murder-for-hire plot. sentence was scheduled today

for paul garcia in the 2008 shooting death of restaurant owner marka keely. however, garcia's lawyer told "the mercury news" he will file a motion for a new trial today. prosecutors say he paid to have keely killed because he was obsessed with the woman keely was dating. a court hearing is set for two men who are charged in a crash that killed an innocent driver. police say gutierrez, who was driving a stolen white pickup, crashed into a bmw in october and police say the men, both of whom are parolees, were fleeing police. the driver of the bmw was killed. san jose police have issued an -- an alert.

police say a -- police say two girls were walking home from church and a man tried to lure them in at petaluma boulevard. police describe the man blond with a thin build. if you have any information call petaluma police. 8:02. a san jose city council man want too's replace retiring library workers with volunteers in order to save money. the councilman says the plan would not lead to layoffs. critics say the city already has a volunteer program. an alternative plan being considered bo outsource the city's libraries to a third party. all of those suggestions will be addressed at a hearing january 4th. new cell phone antennas could start growing up as soon

as next year. the city approved 19 towers. some residents object saying the antennas could be an eyesore. the payroll tax is make millions of nervous. if lawmakers miss the january 1st dead lines, 1.1 unemployment californians will start to lose unemployment extensions. president obama wants people to pass a short version of this. but the house speaker is trying to maybe this a full year of ap extention -- an extension. following a year-long trial period, park officials last week gave the green light to

keep an offleash aria at the east end of the park. the location is -- area at the east end of the park. the location and project is expected to cost about $16,000. 8:04. well, this morning, the city of oakland wants your help. they want to make this a christmas to remember. jean quan says toys for needy children are in very high demand, but unfortunately, sly is -- supply is very low. mayor quan says they received 25,000 more requests this year compared to last year. if you want to donate, you can find collection bins at various city low cases. that includes government locations, the zoos and stores like target and walmart.

8:05. we've been following the water main break. there are about 20 houses without water. >> it's east 19 ckd and 6th -- 19th and 6th. it's near lake merritt. we got these pictures after it happened. you can see water is shooting up. east bay m.u.d. is there. they are aware of it. they are trying to fix it. some people told our reporter they didn't know about it until he told them and they came out and saw the mess. it's not affecting a large number of customers pu certainly in that local area, some -- but certainly in that hole area some might be. an officer suffered minor

injuries in this accident, according to the reports we have. but his motorcycle was taken away. and the accident is still recovering. these were picture pictures of the traffic. the accident happened northbound but southbound was still slow. this could take a little while for this to get back to norm hal completely. this is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no major problems getting into san francisco. at 8:06. let's go to rosemary. >> temperatures are by several degrees. independent the wind. the winds have dropped off in santa rosa. the first time we've seen it this morning. 5 miles per hour right now that have picked up in and around napa. now reporting 17 miles an hour have been growing strong all morning long. most of us experience just enough wind to help steer out some of that cold air and prevent it from ticking -- from sticking to the bottom. so most of us deal with

temperatures up around 10, 15 degrees where we're very calm and cold awill the stretch of the peninsulas. ayaurs between redwood city, menlo park, all reporting 30s. la fayette, reporting calm conditions in cur neighborhoods and you are also sitting in the 30s in some cases. santa rosa, temperatures tumbled in the last hour or so. we were gusting and temperatures were holding steadzy. you can see how the -- steady. you can see huh the wind has a direct on -- direct effect on what you are looking at this morning. satellite radar here. we had a weak, dry system pass through yesterday. now rim of high pressure -- rim of high pressure is rebuilding -- ridge of high pressure is rebilling. it's a no burn -- welsh

it's an advisory to not burn today. so don't burn if you don't have that. an advised no burn day or recommended. that's the word i was looking for. your extended forecast, mostly sunny skies. without the wind worm morning we're expected to make it up easier. a weekend looking dry for the big holiday. low 60s in the forecast for the afternoon. yped 30s for the overnight lows -- and 30 degrees for the overnight lows. two menmying in the mojave desert were last seen -- men in the mojave desert were are seep

last week. there are searchers looking for him. they are bore i -- worried about the temperatures. we're glad she's okay. :10. less than a week after u.s. troops pull out, violence rocks iraq. the series of explosions that left dozens dead in that cut.

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a mostly clear start to the day. breezy and gusty in many areas. people in southern california are being warned about another round of damaging winds. some communities are still cleaning up from a ferocious wind storm that downed trees and left thousands without power. this is video of the aftermath of the storm earlier this month. winds could get up to 60 miles an hour today in the areas. the gusts could make travel hazardous for big rigs and increase the dakeer of

wildfires -- the danger of wildfires. panic is sweeping through baghdad after a series of bombings killed dozens of eye rackkies today. at least 14 explosions went off during the rush hour traffic. some near schools. about 60 people died. about 200 are injured. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. the violence comes amid yessing tension between the sunni and shiite factions. this comes -- amid tension between the sunni and shiite factions. the state department says the u.s. will take responsibility for the accidental deaths of 24 pakistani soldiers. a manned doe unit came under fire in -- commando unit came under fire last month. but the unit had trouble determining the direction of the gunfire. coalition forces still ordered an air strike.

in just about an hour, president obama is going to hold an event at the white house to try to turn on the heat on house republicans to try to pass an edges tension of the tax -- an extension of the tax cut. alison burns is live with more. >> reporter: claudine, we do have some new information in just the last half-hour. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell joined the chorus calling on house republicans to pass the two-month extension of the payroll tax cut as long as democrats agree to work on a longer term deal. just about an hour ago, house republican the held a news conference sadding -- standing firm and demanding a year-long extension. >> sometimes it's hard to do the right thing. we're fighting. we're fighting to do the right thing. >> reporter: time is running out. here is a live look at the white house website. you can see the countdown at the top nine days.

12 hours until the tax cut expires and taxes go up for 160 million americans the white house says that's about $40 every two weeks for a family of in -- for a family in the u.s. this morning, house democrats accused republicans of getting politics ahead of working families. >> the house republicans' plan to scuttle the deal to help middle-class families is irresponsibility and wrong -- irresponsible and wrong. what's playing out is about political leverage, not about what's good for the american people. >> reporter: now, later on this morning, president obama will be appearing with families that will be put by the tax increase as he tries to make his case. moment members of congress have gone home and there are no plans to bring them back. here at home, a police search goes on for a parolee who may be connected to a

shootout involving menlo park police. authorities say police responded to reports of an armed man when five to six men fired shots at police. police fired back. but no one was hurt. five people have been arrested so far. yesterday, u.s. marshalls and several other law enforcement agencies searched mountain view for another man that they are calling for a. later today. six flags discovery kingdom will honor officer jim capoot. the theme mark will collect doe nations for the james capoot memorial fund. he was shot and killed while chasing a bank robbery suspect in november. now, the theme park will give away free admission to students, including the vallejo high school girls' basketball tale which capoot once stroked. meams of the -- members of the vallejo police department will get in for tree.

and the tree lighting ceremony in his honor begins at 5:30. also, a fallen san francisco police officer will be honored tonight. a candlelight vigil will be held for officer brian tavara killed in the line of duty of 2006. the vigil for him -- for him will start at 7:00 tonight. south san francisco police are stepping up patrols on the anniversary of a triple homicide. they plan to have -- they plan to have extra officers onhand today. yesterday, a judge ruled that there is significant evidence that bruce redman killed his wife. the producer of "survivor" has

been jamed in los angeles since november. he's accused of killing his wife while on vacation. if convicted he faces years in a mexico prison. ancient myians believed the world would end in 2012. mexican tourists are trying to capitalize on the apocalypse. 8:19. well, president obama did take a brake from all of his white house duties to do some christmas shopping. and look who was with him. he was accompanied by the first dog, bo. first they stopped at a pet smart in virginia. that's where the president but a huge bone for boed a then he headed to a best buy and picked up the three dance and just

dance three for his daughters, sasha and malia. >> the girls the beat me hery time on these -- every time on these. >> the obamas are in hawaii. the president stayed behind dealing with the congressional impact over extending payroll taxes. a northern california community is mourning. we know the name of the 7-year- old guy who fell to his death at the resort on a ski lift. it's about building cars in america.

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casey anthony. now, earlier this year, casey -- casey anthony was found not guilty in the death of her daughter. she's being sue -- she's already been sued by a woman who said she was -- kay see was with her -- question lee was with her. now the man who found the remace, he's filing a lawsuit. he said false statements were made during the course of the trial that said that he was the killer. all right. sal, how are things now? >> minutes are looking better now. just to give you a live look at your commute. you can see the bridge is clear and it's windy as you drive out towards the high rise and ultimate over to foster city. the commute on 0 has cleared

up. still a little bit slow southbound. 8:24. let's go too rose marrile. gooring to you -- good morning to you. 40s and 50s in the valley locations. napa 50. san francisco, 50. 46 in oakland, upper 40s in concord as well as san jose. if you don't have a breeze, chances are you are near freezing this morning. we'll continue with the breeze, although it will die down. upper 50s low 60s. we continue our dry spell for the weekend. forecasted highs upper 50s, low 60s.

in the city, bring along a windbreaker, it could be breezy. your extended forecast remains drive. temperatures hovering around the low 60s. withouted wind tomorrow morning, it will be cold. a freeze warning possible. a broken main is flooding oakland streets. east bay m.u.d. says it could be hours before the problem is fixed and also before residents can get water again. >> reporter: we're live where police say they never intended to raid an occupy camp. he's been dugged the geeser ban candidate. but police now think they have reason to believe he's not an old man afterall. rñ@ñtwú51

we're at the scene of developing news in oakland. kraig debro is on east 19th avenue where a water main break was shooting gallons of water in the air. kraig? >> reporter: yeah, it was quite a picture here just about a mile south and eve of lake her writ -- lake merritt. you see a lot of water coming out. the water main aprobably about pa 60-inch cast iron main. it's probably three feet deep. water is still coming out. and to the right here. and what happened was when the water was gushing, the east bay m.u.d. crews couldn't find this other main over here, this other valve. once they found it, they were able to isolate the water.

so that means that people down the street have water. but it's the people on east 19 the that are waiting for water service to return. it was a real gusher. take a look at that. water is going up 10, 15 feet in the air. in fact, it busted out a window in an apartment building and the water is getting in the garage, and it's just trickling out. crews didn't get out here until 7:00. once they did, they isolated the valve and shut off water in all four different drebs. if you take a look at -- different directions. if you take a look at the street, you can see the asphalt looks pretty compromised there. i talked with somebody on scene and he said what they will do is patch up the hole and have crews come in. he says the street is not compromised at all. but right now they are still

working on it and this happens every day. a lot of the water mains in this system are worked -- being worked on. demonstrators are accusing the police of using excessive force in the ocpay encampment -- occupy encampment. tara mori artie has more -- tara mori arwy has more -- moriarty. officers say they never intended to laid the -- raid the site. if you take a look around here, the civic setter plaza, it's right across the street from berkeley high school. you can see all of the tents

that are here. some people did leave. others wanted to stick it out. folks clashed with police around 11:00 last night. officers served eviction notices early in the night and wanted the protesters out of there. some protesters complained of excessive force. >> crowd management is some of the most dangerous work in policing. crowds can be unpredictable. >> reporter: now, police say they thought they used reasonable force. police say there's been a spike in violent crime and sexual assaults at the camp. tuesday night police arrested a

man for attempted rape. they are fed up. things have calmed down for the moment but legally protesters can be here from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 at night. so right now they are milling about, trying to plan their next move. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. another occupy camp has been removed. while the campus protested hikes, they set up tents. but university says they told them they do not stay dur the -- during the holiday break. yock pie protesters threatened to disrupt the rose parade in pasadena. demonstrators say they are gonna march with large banners

an unveil a few colorful floats of their on. paradegoers had been trying to disrupt any treys. the protesters are being allowed to mar of the route to the end the parade -- too march the route to the end of the pa road route. the map responsible for 16 robberies may have been fooling law enforcement all this time. we want to show you the geezer bandit. the fbi says he may actually be a young man in costume. inspectors got spick shies -- suspicious when money that had dye paint in it opened up.

the suspect ran. an officer of an officer- involved shooting in richmond is happening right now. yesterday afternoon, the police rushed to the extended stay hotel after getting worse of -- reports of a ma with a gun. police -- reports after man with a gun. police say one officer tried to stop him but do not -- could not and then shot the man in the torso. he was taken to the hospital in serious condition for the -- but he's expected to survive. look at this, the santa clary county sheriff's office releing this video -- release this video of a jewelry stop robbie -- robbery. you can see three men in dark ski das -- pants. no injuries have been reported.

well, mall mart is pulling a -- walmart is pulling a match of infant formula after a baby.died. the pack boy -- the baby boy, upon this, the product has been pulled off the shelf. sal, have the talked about 8 this mopping -- about 880 oak. there are no main or problem. although it's a little bit slow and even on this hoyle, these hol like conditions. we do have a still lit of slow travel there. no problem, southbound 101 if you are drivel here to golden gate bridge here. traffic looks good if you are drive on the scene here. traffic looks good. hatted haing out toot --

heading out to the -- traffic looks good, heading out to the golden gate bridge. i'm gonna circle this area, 19th heavy as -- and rivera. if you are on 19th's heading south towards san francisco state or toward the of town you will see a big backup. you may want to avoid this area between valero and sawn tee ago -- sawn tee ago -- santiago. let's go to rose mare iss. ridge of -- >> rosemary. rosemary? >> mostly clear today, air quality is mod lit. the winds will begin to weaken.

they've died down at santa rosa. fairfield has seen those kinds pretty steady on and off anywhere from 30 to 35 miles an hour. 15 miles p hour, right around the koerbld hill. calm in m -- 15 miles an hour right around the coles hill. it's very brisk. but concord, livermore 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. upper 50s, low 60s in the forecast. mostly sunny skies. 0 degrees expected in san rafael. 60 in oakland. 60 in hayward. low 60s for the -- 62 san jose. and our dry spell continue the

into the holiday weekend. widespread low 60s are gonna -- year gonna stay put. subtle changes in store for the afternoon. we will be colder tomorrow morning we even have the possibility for a freeze parning -- warning this morning but the told air kicked it out. back to you. eight soldiers have been charged in the death of a fellow soldier who shot himself in afghanistan. at a news conference, the family of private danny chen said he was constantly assaulted and taunted with racial sirs. the -- slurs. it's the kiss that made naval history. [ cheers and applause ] >> yesterday, petty officer

marissa and her daughter be, shared the moment. bada won a raffle to be -- -- ada won the raffle to see who who would be first -- to see who could be first. >> gida won the raffle to be selected when her ship documented there in november. she said it was no longer -- when her ship docked there in november. a food basket giveaway started at washington

elementary school. the volunteers put together 250 baskets, giving it to families in need. berkeley police department's annual turkey ride, fund-raiser -- the thin that's so -- the thing that's so pes about this. it's a way for us -- so special about this. it's a way for us to interact with the law enforcement community. and >> well, two over the counter cough medicines are the focus of a new law. and this is the night that three -- these threeeth factor files -- three exfactor files in

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hovering right there. the dow is up 37 points. the apr fell to a record 3.19%. :8 -- 8:44. occupy protesters and berkeley police clashed overnight. minutes ago the police told us they made two arrests. the police never intended to raid the encampment at ming park but they were hoping the -- martin luther king park but they were hoping the demonstrators would leave peacefully. and the protesters are accusing police of clubbing them with their nightsticks. and this water main break in oakland, at least 20 homes are without water in the area. crews say it may be a couple of hours before the problem is fixed and their water supply is

restored. and bay area nurses are on strike. lorraine blanco has been out there all morning and is live at alta bates summit in oakland to tell us what's happening now. >> reporter: good morning. if you are headed out to a sutter hospital. you -- you will notice a few things out of the ordinary. first, a lot of extra security out in oakland. second, you will see a lot of picturers -- picture -- picture -- pick keterss -- pinnetters -- picketers. >> these nurses they want to contract with alta bait -- with summit. the problem is they've gotten too big. >> reporter: this is start of a -- part of a statement sent to

us. it read -- sutter has fired 500 replacement nurses. it's smoesed to last just 24 hours. the hospital management says staff nurses who choose to strike can't come back until christmas eve. nurses will hold a rally out here in front of the hospital at 4:00 p.m. today. there will be another rally at noon at the alta bates in berkeley. back to you. los gatos police arrested a sex offender. investigators say williams hired boys to wash vehicles in the parking lot of athletic cluns -- clubs. two over the counter cough medicines will no longer be

sold to minors, dmx is the active ingredient in both products and can make users high. >> because it's available and because it's legal, they underestimate the damage they can do to themselves. we're talking about irrepairable damage to your body and in some cases we're talking about death. >> in some studies as many as 10% of teens say they've used it to get high. officials at arlington official ceremony are reporting to congress.

supporters of the high- speed rail project said it would bring $1 million jobs to the golden state. but now the newspaper says it would create about 20,000 construction jobs and 20,000 jbs that -- jobs that support thoseworkers. the high-speed rail project is expensive for every single californian. the project has an estimated cost of $99 million -- $9 billion. the ex-crowder tonight will crown the -- the ex-factor tonight will crown the winner. bob decastro is live where people are already lined up to watch the finale. >> reporter: they are.

>> we're a little partial to chris up here, bob. >> reporter: you -- they -- of kowrts, they are. some of your texas -- of course, they r some of your folks are not here. who do i have here? [ cheers ] >> reporter: rock it out, girls! >> why do you like josh so much? >> he's from our hometown. >> other than that? we're celebrating his ability perform. >> how did you think he did last night? >> i thought i did absolutely phenomenal. >> this is a young lady who saw it -- young lady who saw it and you got back in line to see it? >> i'm really hoping we can get in. i came all the way from ohio.

this gentleman here, is from santa cruz. you are obviously a chris renee fan. you thought he rocked it out. >> he totally did. he totally rocked it. >> reporter: yeah, yeah. and you were here last night and are hoeing you will get in again -- are hoping to get in -- what is it about melanie that you line -- that you like. >> she has a strong voice. really powerful. >> reporter: you are really passioned about that. >> her voice like is efwy where -- every where. it's clear. 8:00 tonight is when this will take place. the results. you know -- it's all up for

grabs. all three spectacular last night. tonight, the biebs is gonna be on tonight and neo and the pit bulls could be in store. >> they showed they are fun to bach an regardless of who wins, we have a fan had based crowd. you can watch this all tomorrow morning. it all begins at 8:00 p.m. the push to move the 49ers to a new stadium in santa clara seemed to have a lot of muscle behind it. however, a grassroots movement is underway to keep the minors right where -- right where they are. the you might surprised.

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not everybody in the -- not everyone in the south bay supports the move to santa clara. the 9ers want to build near the great america park. the grassroots grew, santa clara plays fair, is collecting signatures to put the issue on the ballot again. they say they weren't told exactly how much it would all cost, when they were told about this last year. the stadium is expected to run about a billion dollars. let's talk about

candlestick park. pg&e thinks a downed power line caused the first problem. investigators from the city of san francisco and the 49ers are also looking into those blackouts. 8:55. for one member of the 49ers it really is better to give than receive. wide receiver braylon edwards, right there, has given $10,000 scholarships to 79 college students. that's $7 0,000 -- $790. when he was playing with the browns, he offered 109 students a scholarship if they finished high school with a 2.9 -- with a 2.9 gpa. 79 received the scholarships. >> good for him. 8:56. let's head out to sal castanedo who is watching this crash in san francisco.

>> that's right. this person had a medical emergency. he lost control of his car kind of slammed. one of the sidewalks there. southbound 19th avenue, there is a slowdown. let's go to live pictures. no major problems getting into the city and tra slows down at the 880 -- and traffic slows down at the 880. rosemary? chances are you are hold in the 40s and 50s. meanwhile, calm and sitting in the 30s. we'll be colder tomorrow morning without the wind and we'll be sitting in the low 30s. >> but still no rain? >> still no rain. >> any in the long-term? >> there's a possibility but the models really can't agree on it. so we'll hold off for now.

>> all right, rosemary. we thank you for being with us this morning and we thank you for trusting ktvu news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> and be sure to join us for the news at noon for all of our top stories. have a great thursday, everyone. from 20 leading brands, including barista prima. it's the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. way to brew.