the development from amber lee, she's been watching the standoff for several hours tonight. >> reporter: we want to show you what justin herman plaza looks like right now. some speaking on the open microphone. we counted two tents that have gone up so far. police backed off, after setting up a perimeter here earlier. at around 8:45, things came to a head when there was a clash between protesters and officers. officers scuffled with several protesters. tackling some to the ground. tensions would raise from time to time during the past few hours. shortly after 6:00 tonight, protesters march from the federal reserve building to justin herman plaza. they tried to reoccupy the space police removed them from this morning. officers in riot gear moved in, surrounding the dozens of protesters who moved inside the perimeter. >> justin herman plaza is closed for the public. >> reporter: protesters did not heed orders. one of the protesters who was detained appears to suffer from convulsions. >> the police officer removed couldn't believe around there that tight. >> reporter: this woman was arreste

amber lee live with what restaurants and hotels are telling her about their big plans for new year'seve. >> reporter: frank we're at the w hotel where 600 guests are expected to walk through those doors and attend a new years eve party and the manager overseeing the event say tickets are selling faster than they have in the past few years. it's a party with plenty of music including live performances. the food and beverage manager says the event is almost sold out. and bottles of high end champane are selling faster than previous years. >> i think people are ready to spend again. maybe they've been saving up for this special occasion. they want to bring in 2012 with a little more of a bang. >> reporter: the restaurant staff at 25lusk has a special menu prepared for new year's eve. >> this is a yellow fin ahi tuna that's going to be on the menu for new years eve. >> reporter: the champane has arrived. the restaurant opened a little more than a year ago during tough economic times, the chef and co-owner says it looks like business will continue to improve in 2012. >> we're really confi

amber lee is live now in danville where one warm coat has turned into thousands, amber. >> reporter: julie we're inside this storage unit where donated coats are being held while they're turned over to one warm coat. tonight we met a young boy who collected 600 coats that are stored inside these plastic bags. cuomo says it was easy getting donations. he went door to door leaving these fliers introducing himself. >> i am 12 years old, sixth graders. >> reporter: he targeted family and friends. >> my friend gave this one. >> reporter: when he started collecting he received 350. this year he got 600 coats. >> this part is probably seeing that people that write notes on the bag says god bless you and stuff like that. >> reporter: carson says his inspiration comes from his father. >> i get tired of having kids sitting around, playing video games doing nothing. i thought instead of sitting on his butt during christmas holiday or thanksgiving holiday, he's going to get out and do something and might as well be something good. >> reporter: tonight at the sycamore area, costello helped to pic

amber lee is live now in danville where one warm coat has turned into thousands, amber. >> reporter: julie we're inside this storage unit where donated coats are being held while they're turned over to one warm coat. tonight we met a young boy who collected 600 coats that are stored inside these plastic bags. cuomo says it was easy getting donations. he went door to door leaving these fliers introducing himself. >> i am 12 years old, sixth graders. >> reporter: he targeted family and friends. >> my friend gave this one. >> reporter: when he started collecting he received 350. this year he got 600 coats. >> this part is probably seeing that people that write notes on the bag says god bless you and stuff like that. >> reporter: carson says his inspiration comes from his father. >> i get tired of having kids sitting around, playing video games doing nothing. i thought instead of sitting on his butt during christmas holiday or thanksgiving holiday, he's going to get out and do something and might as well be something good. >> reporter: tonight at the sycamore area, costello helped to pic

amber lee. >> you can hear from tonight's eliminated contestant marcus kanti on ktvu mornings on 2. >splay at travis air force base is causing a stir. while it may be festive it's offensive as well. more than 100 people have complained about the display. the group says it has asked for the base to move the display to the chap chap -- chapel lawn. >> that way everybody can see it and it does not officially endorse religion. >> reporter: the military religious freedom foundation says it will considered filing a lawsuit. >>> two bay area charter schools are among 10 in the state being recommended for closure. the list from the california charter schools association came out today. it includes leadership high in san francisco and west county community high in richmond. officials say the schools should close because of low test scores over the past several years. the association says poor academic school records hurt the charter school movement. >>> the oakland unified school district has received two golden bell awards. the sustainable energy program, the district was also honored for its

amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the wind is really blowing around the bay area as well. this is a live picture from our camera at jack london square in oakland. you can see the flag blowing in the wind. and the camera shaking slightly as a result of the wind. the winds have also caused power outages throughout the bay area. we just checked with pg and e. overall, 2600 customers have no power. most are in the north bay. in the east bay, there are 380 without power. 480 on the south bay. none in san francisco. those numbers have been up and down all night. and will no doubt change again. ♪ [ music ] >>> the winds are howling out there. a wind warning in effect for areas above 1,000 feet. i have done a check throughout the bay area on my weather page. it says who's got wind? everyone's got wind. the strongest winds were in the north bay. winds up there have been 44, 45 miles per hour. we've seen winds near in the east hill near 50 miles per hour. look for perhaps 60, to 70 miles per hour. the winds are just getting going. it's going to really ramp up in the next few hours.

amber lee reports from newark that she learned today's action comes after months of investigation. >> reporter: state and local law enforcement agents raided the dispensary this afternoon. they spent hours removing items from the business. workers told them they were surprised. >> how would you describe this operation? >> like poking a pod and see what they can find. >> reporter: workers said agents detained them for questioning. >> i'm really mad, because i just started working here three weeks ago. we could run everything so professionally. >> reporter: during the police raid, this customer showed up. >> i've been to quite a few of them, and this is very professional. >> reporter: she told us, she suffers severe back pain. >> it's really sad for people like me, for other people who have worse conditions than me. you guys have no idea, this stuff really, really works. >> reporter: this man says he's glad the dispensary is shut down. he says his two children walk by here just a few blocks away. >> i think it's just a place to buy their pot without having to go to the local character d

amber lee live with what restaurants and hotels are telling her about their big plans for new year'seve. >> reporter: frank we're at the w hotel where 600 guests are expected to walk through those doors and attend a new years eve party and the manager overseeing the event say tickets are selling faster than they have in the past few years. it's a party with plenty of music including live performances. the food and beverage manager says the event is almost sold out. and bottles of high end champane are selling faster than previous years. >> i think people are ready to spend again. maybe they've been saving up for this special occasion. they want to bring in 2012 with a little more of a bang. >> reporter: the restaurant staff at 25lusk has a special menu prepared for new year's eve. >> this is a yellow fin ahi tuna that's going to be on the menu for new years eve. >> reporter: the champane has arrived. the restaurant opened a little more than a year ago during tough economic times, the chef and co-owner says it looks like business will continue to improve in 2012. >> we're really confi

reporting live here in west oakland, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> oakland mayor, jean quan has faced tremendous criticism over the way she's handled the occupy protest. the issue she has faced with the police union, and former police chef anthony bats and the recall efforts to try to remove her from office. >>> protesters stood quietly at the busy intersection. the walnut creek contingent of the occupy wall street movement has been demonstrating each wednesday for the past 14 weeks. for more on the occupy movement, go to ktvu.com and click on the occupy protest tab. >>> ordered to stand trial for the death of an employee killed on the job. at a news conference prosecutors showed photos to explain how margarita was crushed by a printing press. they have pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and workplace safety violations. >> we're trying to send a message here to the employer and to the employees. >> reporter: prosecutors say the company failed to train workers on safety procedures and they claim the machine that crushed her lacked safety devices required by law. >>> t

amber lee reports from newark that she learned today's action comes after months of investigation. >> reporter: state and local law enforcement agents raided the dispensary this afternoon. they spent hours removing items from the business. workers told them they were surprised. >> how would you describe this operation? >> like poking a pod and see what they can find. >> reporter: workers said agents detained them for questioning. >> i'm really mad, because i just started working here three weeks ago. we could run everything so professionally. >> reporter: during the police raid, this customer showed up. >> i've been to quite a few of them, and this is very professional. >> reporter: she told us, she suffers severe back pain. >> it's really sad for people like me, for other people who have worse conditions than me. you guys have no idea, this stuff really, really works. >> reporter: this man says he's glad the dispensary is shut down. he says his two children walk by here just a few blocks away. >> i think it's just a place to buy their pot without having to go to the local character d

amber lee.s. >> reporter: we are in front of the grand lake post office. it's next door to a store offering ups and federal expes service. it's people like these and technology that's put the postal service in a position where it fleds to make drastic cuts. >> green would be great. >> reporter: customers in line at the post office said they still rely on traditional mail delivery despite internet. >> they like the personal touch sending cards, thank you notes, things like that to my client clients and friends. so i think it'll make it less personal. >> i use netflix and i mail christmas cards and i use the mail frequently. . >> reporter: the postal service has been losing money for five- years as the use of e-mail exploded. >> the service didn't keep up with modern times. technology passed them up and that's why they are suffering. >> reporter: they announced they are shuttering two hundred mail processing centers. overnight service may soon take two- or three-days. >> is this carrier said he ha

. >>> new at 10:00, amber lee is at the jack-in-the-box restaurant where they have just learned that they must stop their 24 hour operation. >> reporter: the restaurant has operated this business for year, but authorities have asked him to place this -- they say it attracts drunks and unruly patrons that come out of bars. >> that's where drunk people go. >> reporter: early thanksgiving morning, al bartel a firefighters with calfire was involved with another man inside the jack-in-the-box. another man followed bartel striking him with a vehicle at a near by gas station. now bartel is fighting for his life hospitalized in critical condition. >> this is really the straw that broke the camels back. >> reporter: he told us the owner does not have a permit to operate the business round the clock. >> we're clear and the owner is clear is that they do not have a valid permit to go beyond 2:00 a.m. so the expectation is that they seize expectation immediately. >> reporter: the opener -- the owner is out of town. we learned that the restaurant changed ownership in 2008. we were told the new ow

amber lee. >> you can hear from tonight's eliminated contestant marcus kanti on ktvu mornings on 2. >> a display at travis air force base is causing a stir. while it may be festive it's offensive as well. more than 100 people have complained about the display. the group says it has asked for the base to move the display to the chap chap -- chapel lawn. >> that way everybody can see it and it does not officially endorse religion. >> reporter: the military religious freedom foundation says it will considered filing a lawsuit. >>> two bay area charter schools are among 10 in the state being recommended for closure. the list from the california charter schools association came out today. it includes leadership high in san francisco and west county community high in richmond. officials say the schools should close because of low test scores over the past several years. the association says poor academic school records hurt the charter school movement. >>> the oakland unified school district has received two golden bell awards. the sustainable energy program, the district was also honored f

. >>> new at 10:00, amber lee is at the jack-in-the-box restaurant where they have just learned that they must stop their 24 hour operation. >> reporter: the restaurant has operated this business for year, but authorities have asked him to place this -- they say it attracts drunks and unruly patrons that come out of bars. >> that's where drunk people go. >> reporter: early thanksgiving morning, al bartel a firefighters with calfire was involved with another man inside the jack-in-the-box. another man followed bartel striking him with a vehicle at a near by gas station. now bartel is fighting for his life hospitalized in critical condition. >> this is really the straw that broke the camels back. >> reporter: he told us the owner does not have a permit to operate the business round the clock. >> we're clear and the owner is clear is that they do not have a valid permit to go beyond 2:00 a.m. so the expectation is that they seize expectation immediately. >> reporter: the opener -- the owner is out of town. we learned that the restaurant changed ownership in 2008. we were told the new ow

amber lee has the story. >> reporter: when 1-year-old harum lawrence was taken off life support here at children's and pronounced dead at 3:05 this afternoon he became oakland's 97th homicide victim of this year. hyrum's mother emergeed from the hospital late this afternoon surrounded by relatives and religious leaders. >> this shooting, it needs to end. i shouldn't have to lose my baby to a gunshot. >> reporter: hyrum was among seven people shot in a gun battle might be gang related. we learned a woman and teenage boy were also wounded and both remain hospitalizeed in critical but stable condition. almost two weeks have passed since the shooting in west oakland, but police say no one has been arrested. police say they do have six persons of interest in jail. the police chief says that he is afraid a gang fight might break out in retaliation of what has happened. >> we have placed extra patrols in the area. >> reporter: today community leaders held a peace march. the family of another child victim attended the east oakland event. carlos nava was killed in a shooting three months ago,

reporting live from san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and san francisco's city hall glow in red lights tonight. today december 1st is world aids day. a day set aside to remember those who have died of aids and to recommit to ending the spread of the virus. san francisco has been on the front lines of course in the fight against hiv and aids ever since the beginning of the 1980s. >> tom wadell. >> reporter: some of the names of those lost to aids were red at the national aids memorial. as their friends, family and loved ones all remembered. aids today is far different compared to those early days when the diagnosis offered little or no hope. >> kind of a sad and poignant but extremely crucial time. >> and on this world aids day the white house is showing its commitment. a giant red ribbon adorns 1600 pennsylvania avenue. president obama detailed a new mission. a goal to get treatment for 6 million people. in tanzania former president george george w. bush and wife laura bush visited a hospital in tanzania. george w. bush increased funds to africa for aids. >>> many hi

amber lee. we will hear about the one item spared the budget cuts. >> reporter: we are in front of the grand lake post office. it's next door to a store offering ups and federal expes service. it's people like these and technology that's put the postal service in a position where it fleds to make drastic cuts. >> green would be great. >> reporter: customers in line at the post office said they still rely on traditional mail delivery despite internet. >> they like the personal touch sending cards, thank you notes, things like that to my client clients and friends. so i think it'll make it less personal. >> i use netflix and i mail christmas cards and i use the mail frequently. . >> reporter: the postal service has been losing money for five- years as the use of e-mail exploded. >> the service didn't keep up with modern times. technology passed them up and that's why they are suffering. >> reporter: they announced they are shuttering two hundred mail processing centers. overnight service may soon

amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the wind is really blowing around the bay area as well. this is a live picture from our camera at jack london square in oakland. you can see the flag blowing in the wind. and the camera shaking slightly as a result of the wind. the winds have also caused power outages throughout the bay area. we just checked with pg and e. overall, 2600 customers have no power. most are in the north bay. in the east bay, there are 380 without power. 480 on the south bay. none in san francisco. those numbers have been up and down all night. and will no doubt change again. ♪ [ music ] >>> the winds are howling out there. a wind warning in effect for areas above 1,000 feet. i have done a check throughout the bay area on my weather page. it says who's got wind? everyone's got wind. the strongest winds were in the north bay. winds up there have been 44, 45 miles per hour. we've seen winds near in the east hill near 50 miles per hour. look for perhaps 60, to 70 miles per hour. the winds are just getting going. it's going to really ramp up in the next few hours.

reporting live here in west oakland, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> oakland mayor, jean quan has faced tremendous criticism over the way she's handled the occupy protest. the issue she has faced with the police union, and former police chef anthony bats and the recall efforts to try to remove her from office. >>> protesters stood quietly at the busy intersection. the walnut creek contingent of the occupy wall street movement has been demonstrating each wednesday for the past 14 weeks. for more on the occupy movement, go to ktvu.com and click on the occupy protest tab. >>> ordered to stand trial for the death of an employee killed on the job. at a news conference prosecutors showed photos to explain how margarita was crushed by a printing press. they have pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and workplace safety violations. >> we're trying to send a message here to the employer and to the employees. >> reporter: prosecutors say the company failed to train workers on safety procedures and they claim the machine that crushed her lacked safety devices required by law. >>> t

reporting live from san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and san francisco's city halllow in red lights tonight. today december 1st is world aids day. a day set aside to remember those who have died of aids and to recommit to ending the spread of the virus. san francisco has been on the front lines of course in the fight against hiv and aids ever since the beginning of the 1980s. >> tom wadell. >> reporter: some of the names of those lost to aids were red at the national aids memorial. as their friends, family and loved ones all remembered. aids today is far different compared to those early days when the diagnosis offered little or no hope. >> kind of a sad and poignant but extremely crucial time. >> and on this world aids day the white house is showing its commitment. a giant red ribbon adorns 1600 pennsylvania avenue. president obama detailed a new mission. a goal to get treatment for 6 million people. in tanzania former president george george w. bush and wife laura bush visited a hospital in tanzania. george w. bush increased funds to africa for aids. >>> many hiv

amber lee has the story. >> reporter: when 1-year-old harum lawrence was taken off life support here at children's and pronounced dead at 3:05 this afternoon he became oakland's 97th homicide victim of this year. hyrum's mother emergeed from the hospital late this afternoon surrounded by relatives and religious leaders. >> this shooting, it needs to end. i shouldn't have to lose my baby to a gunshot. >> reporter: hyrum was among seven people shot in a gun battle might be gang related. we learned a woman and teenage boy were also wounded and both remain hospitalizeed in critical but stable condition. almost two weeks have passed since the shooting in west oakland, but police say no one has been arrested. police say they do have six persons of interest in jail. the police chief says that he is afraid a gang fight might break out in retaliation of what has happened. >> we have placed extra patrols in the area. >> reporter: today community leaders held a peace march. the family of another child victim attended the east oakland event. carlos nava was killed in a shooting three months ago,

ktvu's amber lee will tell us what happened tonight on the 10:00 news. >>> san jose police are asking for the public's help finding a man suspended of killing a member of the hells angels. . >>> in san jose tonight occupy protesters are trying to camp out at city hall without actually camping. >> all night. all day. occupy san jose. >> if you walk by the plaza you might have noticed dancing tents. they pitched the tents earlier but police told them it's illegal to set up any structures. so the protesters picked up the tents and carried them around. >> for now we are going to try to remain within the law. we will run around the plaza with the tents. >> organizers say they hope to keep up their moving encampment indefinitely. >>> the annual food and toy give away reveal as lot about people in need. . >>> tonight, temperatures get down into the upper 20s inland and fog. i will show you the cities that could see the coldest temperatures tomorrow morning. keurig has over 200 varieties from 20 leading brands, including tully's. it's the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute.

amber lee, ktvu channel -- channel 2 news. >>> the city of los angeles held a kwanzaa parade featuresp cars, tricked out bikes and mini cars for the kids. >>> the festival was created by a professor of black studies at california state university long beach. it combines aspects of different african celebrations. >>> celebrations getting a little bit of a breeze out there right now. the wind is blowing east- northeast. gusts at 7 miles per hour, it's cool out there but not as cold as it has been in other nights. right now santa rosa in the low 40s, minneapolis 34, 36 in fairfield, 39 in concord. in the coldest spots you will probably see a freezing area as well. here's what's prompting that slightly on shore flow. we're seeing a little bit of a flow. out toward half-moon bay, the pacific is looking a little more active. it looks actually way more active than it has. what i'm hoping for is as this system tweaks that it might start to open things a little bit. tomorrow sunny and dry, clouds with a chance of showers as we head into thursday and friday. it's really just a weak chance. more

amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> stick around, at 10:30, we're going to go live to los angeles to hear about chris's competition. also, what simon cowell said about his performance tonight. >>> san francisco strip clubs chipped in to help children in need. a group of 11 gentleman's clubs handed over a $20,000 check to the san francisco firefighters union toy drive. the union wanted to have the event at a firehouse, instead it was moved to the union's toyland distribution center. >> i understand, they wanted to be inside the fire station. that wasn't allowed by the chief, i guess. but she must have a reason. i'm not sure what they are, but she must have her reasons. >> the fire chief told ktvu, the department ordered the event moved because the union did formally request it. and she wants to maintain a professional workplace. >>> wal-mart says it has pulled a batch of infant formula as a precaution after a newborn became gavely ill with an infection and died. he died last weekend in missouri after drinking enfamil powder. no government recall has been issued. the formula's manufact

amber lee, ktvu channel -- channel 2 news. >>> the city of los angeles held a kwanzaa parade features souped up cars, tricked out bikes and mini cars for the kids. >>> the festival was created by a professor of black studies at california state university long beach. it combines aspects of different african celebrations. >>> celebrations getting a little bit of a breeze out there right now. the wind is blowing east- northeast. gusts at 7 miles per hour, it's cool out there but not as cold as it has been in other nights. right now santa rosa in the low 40s, minneapolis 34, 36 in fairfield, 39 in concord. in the coldest spots you will probably see a freezing area as well. here's what's prompting that slightly on shore flow. we're seeing a little bit of a flow. out toward half-moon bay, the pacific is looking a little more active. it looks actually way more active than it has. what i'm hoping for is as this system tweaks that it might start to open things a little bit. tomorrow sunny and dry, clouds with a chance of showers as we head into thursday and friday. it's really just a weak cha

reporting live in the castro, amber lee. >>> applause, cheers and tears greeted a bay area soldier ashome from iraq. nicholas tesby is now home after two tours in iraq. the last one lasted for almost a year. the army sergeant says he's proud of the work his unit accomplished. >> coming back knowing that we actually made a big difference, change in security. made sure everybody was on top of their jobs, provided whatever they needed for assistance to make sure they could take care of the country. >> he would do absolutely anything he would have to do to make sure his country was safe. >> reporter: the petaluma family is thrilled to have their young man home just in time for christmas. his grandmother said she couldn't stop crying and then could not stop smiling when she could hold her grandson? -z >>> a san francisco mother and four young children are learning firsthand about the kindness of others. rob roth shows us how their story touched the hearts of many viewers. >>> for 10-year-old aisha and her family things are getting better skr-z people have been helping me out. >> reporter:

amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> stick around, at 10:30, we're going to go live to los angeles to hear about chris's competition. also, what simon cowell said about his performance tonight. >>> san francisco strip clubs chipped in to help children in need. a group of 11 gentleman's clubs handed over a $20,000 check to the san francisco firefighters union toy drive. the union wanted to have the event at a firehouse, instead it was moved to the union's toyland distribution center. >> i understand, they wanted to be inside the fire station. that wasn't allowed by the chief, i guess. but she must have a reason. i'm not sure what they are, but she must have her reasons. >> the fire chief told ktvu, the department ordered the event moved because the union did formally request it. and she wants to maintain a professional workplace. >>> wal-mart says it has pulled a batch of infant formula as a precaution after a newborn became gavely ill with an infection and died. he died last weekend in missouri after drinking enfamil powder. no government recall has been issued. the formula's manufact

amber lee is in san francisco where she's been quizzing people on their resolutions. >> reporter: peopleare coming in looking for books to get ideas on how to get a fresh start. >> this is one that happiness project, this has been a popular book. just kind of -- i'm going to try to have a little more positive attitude. >> reporter: kevin ryan says self-help books are popular with people wanting to make changes. from a five year journal to record your thoughts to a physical and mental life. we found people doing a walking meditation. keep in thought and wanting to keep their new years resolutions to themselves. across the street at huntington park, family told us it was important to spend time with loved ones and treat others with respect. >> we would like to see people practice courtesy, go back to the basics. try and experience some of the social pleasantries that we forget. >> for the kids to be healthy, and for the economy to recover. >> i'm a pediatrician and so i think that one of my hopes is that we can continue to come up with new treatments and therapies for children to help them

amber lee is in san francisco where she's been quizzing people on their resolutions. >> reporter: peopleare coming in looking for books to get ideas on how to get a fresh start. >> this is one that happiness project, this has been a popular book. just kind of -- i'm going to try to have a little more positive attitude. >> reporter: kevin ryan says self-help books are popular with people wanting to make changes. from a five year journal to record your thoughts to a physical and mental life. we found people doing a walking meditation. keep in thought and wanting to keep their new years resolutions to themselves. across the street at huntington park, family told us it was important to spend time with loved ones and treat others with respect. >> we would like to see people practice courtesy, go back to the basics. try and experience some of the social pleasantries that we forget. >> for the kids to be healthy, and for the economy to recover. >> i'm a pediatrician and so i think that one of my hopes is that we can continue to come up with new treatments and therapies for children to help them

reporting live in the castro, amber lee. >>> applause, cheers and tears greeted a bay area soldier ashe returned home from iraq. nicholas tesby is now home after two tours in iraq. the last one lasted for almost a year. the army sergeant says he's proud of the work his unit accomplished. >> coming back knowing that we actually made a big difference, change in security. made sure everybody was on top of their jobs, provided whatever they needed for assistance to make sure they could take care of the country. >> he would do absolutely anything he would have to do to make sure his country was safe. >> reporter: the petaluma family is thrilled to have their young man home just in time for christmas. his grandmother said she couldn't stop crying and then could not stop smiling when she could hold her grandson? -z >>> a san francisco mother and four young children are learning firsthand about the kindness of others. rob roth shows us how their story touched the hearts of many viewers. >>> for 10-year-old aisha and her family things are getting better skr-z people have been helping me out. >

amber lee. >> the governor was on hand today to help light the first candle on the menorah.rabbis were also there. one of them asked the governor for -- a balanced state budget. >> thousands of bay area nurses hitting the picket lines. why they are going on strike and how the hospital is responding. >> plus a huge show of . >>> thousands of bay area nurses set to walk off the job late their week going on strike at eight different hospitals. the last time there was a strike a patient died. >> reporter: four thousand union nurses prepared to strike this thursday around the bay area. today both sides met with a federal made ater with no progress. they say nurses being asked to pay more for health benefits and losing paid sick days. >> we as nurses who take care of those who are compromised will come in sick. >> reporter: the representative said we remain committed to providing our nurses competitive wages and benefits while doing our part to make health care more affordable for patients. this would be the second streak in the past three months. back in september a patient died

amber lee. >> the governor was on hand today to help light the first candle on the menorah.s were also there. one of them asked the governor for -- a balanced state budget. >> thousands of bay area nurses hitting the picket lines. why they are going on strike and how the hospital is responding. >> plus a huge show of support for a fallen police officer. how two restaurants help their families. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. . >>> thousands of bay area nurses set to walk off the job late their week going on strike at eight different hospitals. the last time there was a strike a patient died. >> reporter: four thousand union nurses prepared to strike this thursday around the bay area. today both sides met with a federal made ater with no progress. they say nurses being asked to pay more for health benefits and losing paid sick days. >> we

amber lee, ktvu news. >>> happening now, the oakland city council is looking for a resolution to keeping the port of oakland open if there's any threats of closing it during protests. >> allow him to speak. >> reporter: the matter sparked some heckling from the audience when it was mentioned by a public speaker earlier this evening. the resolution has yet to come before the council but earlier today one of the sponsors said he wants a clear policy in place. >> i think it's time for us to make sure that it's an unequivocal direction and message that we will not tolerate. >> the resolution estimates last week's shut down cost the port at least $12 million. members of the occupy movement says it only sparks their cause. >>> oakland will be voting on a new identification card. it will take 90 days before the matter returns to the council. >>> u.s. stocks moved sharply higher today providing investors with an early stocking stuffer just before christmas. the dow jones industrial average was up 337 points closing back above 12,000. the nasdaq jumped 80 points. analysts credit encouraging devel

reporting live here in walnut creek, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> on our facebook wall tonightwe asked how you're doing your shopping. carasco says i solely shop online vincent kelly says online shopping takes a lot away from the shopping experience. i'm old school, i like to get within the crowd and shop. you can get into the conversation on ktvu.com. >>> lowe's said it decided to pull advertising from the tlc show all american muslim because the show had become a lightening rod. lowe's also said it stopped commercials after a conservative group e-mailed the company asking them to stop advertising during the show. the state senator said he may call for a boycott of lowe's. >> you watch it it's about americans who happen to be muslim. there's nothing bad about that show. for lowe's to take this action really taints what it means to be american. >> reporter: the group that sent out the e-mail asking companies to pull their ads says more than 60 have done so. however lowe's is the only major company to confirm it stopped it's advertising. >>> dozens of people have been warned tha

reporting live along the waterfront, amber lee. ktvu channel 2news. >> also in san francisco, some teens ringing in the new year one night early. the big party organized just for them and who is allowed toa continuity. that's coming up. >> so will the fog clear in time for tomorrow? mark is monitoring conditions for us tonight. >> reporter: a pretty good forecast. tonight we have low clouds but as we head in to the last day of 2011 here is the forecast with partly cloudy skies, temperatures will be on the cool side. there could be a patch or two of fog developing, mainly after the midnight hour, you will notice temperature profile ; really cooling off. by midnight as we great 2012 the readings back down in to the low to mid40s. already cold for tonight. coming up the neighborhood that will start out saturday morning in the 30s and highlight the warmest day of the weekend. >> and new york city oers made sure the ball is ready for tomorrow night. they flipped the switch to raise the ball up the tower four hundred feet above time squa

family is urging that the violence stop and asking that there be no revenge, reporting live, oakland, amber lee, channel 2 action news. >>> and a new video tonight, a wild shooting in east oakland, that stretched for blocks along mcarthur boulevard, a woman was hit by flying glass, while another man was shot, then taken to the hospital. one photographer says he saw more than 50 bullet casing markers. police are still trying to sort out what happened. we are trying to gather information on another shooting just a few blocks away. police say two suffered gunshot wounds at 77th and bankcroft, at 9:15 tonight. >>> and the oakland police department is hiring new officers. the city received 10 million for 25 officers and a police academy. four of the 25 positions will be filled by bringing back officers who were laid off this year. another 10 will be trained at the academy. the rest will be recruited. >>> and authorities in contra costa county in the 12th hour after a pittsburg apartment complex. it started at the belmont apartment homes on power avenue. pittsburg police say they're looking for an ar

amber lee tells us now the person behind the toy drive is now a successful businessman but it wasn'tthat way. >> we're inside the salvation army warehouse where thousands of toys are being kept. tonight we met a man who's helped make this possible. he started a toy drive that focuses on making sure all the children receive age appropriate toys. the sound and spirit of the holiday season was evident tonight inside reed and grena's. toys bought with more than $60,000 worth of donations just this morning filled the bar. donors and volunteers with the nonprofit called dig deep shopped at target and sports authority and purchased 5,000 items to help struggling families. >> just in this little stack here it's over $2,000 worth of toys. and we just know there's no way these families could afford those toys. >> reporter: dig deep cofounder rick teed said a single mother struggled to raise him and his siblings. >> i really feel for the parents, i remember what it was like to be a kid. >> reporter: teed says he gets donations from coworkers, clients and friends and they focus on buying items f

reporting live along the waterfront, amber lee. ktvu channel 2news. >> also in san francisco, some teens ringing in the new year one night early. the big party organized just for them and who is allowed toa continuity. that's coming up. >> so will the fog clear in time for tomorrow? mark is monitoring conditions for us tonight. >> reporter: a pretty good forecast. tonight we have low clouds but as we head in to the last day of 2011 here is the forecast with partly cloudy skies, temperatures will be on the cool side. there could be a patch or two of fog developing, mainly after the midnight hour, you will notice temperature profile ; really cooling off. by midnight as we great 2012 the readings back down in to the low to mid40s. already cold for tonight. coming up the neighborhood that will start out saturday morning in the 30s and highlight the warmest day of the weekend. >> and new york city oers made sure the ball is ready for tomorrow night. they flipped the switch to raise the ball up the tower four hundred feet above time squa

reporting live here in walnut creek, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> on our facebook wall tonightwe asked how you're doing your shopping. carasco says i solely shop online vincent kelly says online shopping takes a lot away from the shopping experience. i'm old school, i like to get within the crowd and shop. you can get into the conversation on ktvu.com. >>> lowe's said it decided to pull advertising from the tlc show all american muslim because the show had become a lightening rod. lowe's also said it stopped commercials after a conservative group e-mailed the company asking them to stop advertising during the show. the state senator said he may call for a boycott of lowe's. >> you watch it it's about americans who happen to be muslim. there's nothing bad about that show. for lowe's to take this action really taints what it means to be american. >> reporter: the group that sent out the e-mail asking companies to pull their ads says more than 60 have done so. however lowe's is the only major company to confirm it stopped it's advertising. >>> dozens of people have been warned tha

amber lee tells us now the person behind the toy drive is now a successful businessman but it wasn'tys that way. >> we're inside the salvation army warehouse where thousands of toys are being kept. tonight we met a man who's helped make this possible. he started a toy drive that focuses on making sure all the children receive age appropriate toys. the sound and spirit of the holiday season was evident tonight inside reed and grena's. toys bought with more than $60,000 worth of donations just this morning filled the bar. donors and volunteers with the nonprofit called dig deep shopped at target and sports authority and purchased 5,000 items to help struggling families. >> just in this little stack here it's over $2,000 worth of toys. and we just know there's no way these families could afford those toys. >> reporter: dig deep cofounder rick teed said a single mother struggled to raise him and his siblings. >> i really feel for the parents, i remember what it was like to be a kid. >> reporter: teed says he gets donations from coworkers, clients and friends and they focus on buying item

family is urging that the violence stop and asking that there be no revenge, reporting live, oakland, amber lee, channel 2 action news. >>> and a new video tonight, a wild shooting in east oakland, that stretched for blocks along mcarthur boulevard, a woman was hit by flying glass, while another man was shot, then taken to the hospital. one photographer says he saw more than 50 bullet casing markers. police are still trying to sort out what happened. we are trying to gather information on another shooting just a few blocks away. police say two suffered gunshot wounds at 77th and bankcroft, at 9:15 tonight. >>> and the oakland police department is hiring new officers. the city received 10 million for 25 officers and a police academy. four of the 25 positions will be filled by bringing back officers who were laid off this year. another 10 will be trained at the academy. the rest will be recruited. >>> and authorities in contra costa county in the 12th hour after a pittsburg apartment complex. it started at the belmont apartment homes on power avenue. pittsburg police say they're looking for an ar

amber lee, ktvu news. >>> happening now, the oakland city council is looking for a resolution to keeping the port of oakland open if there's any threats of closing it during protests. >> allow him to speak. >> reporter: the matter sparked some heckling from the audience when it was mentioned by a public speaker earlier this evening. the resolution has yet to come before the council but earlier today one of the sponsors said he wants a clear policy in place. >> i think it's time for us to make sure that it's an unequivocal direction and message that we will not tolerate. >> the resolution estimates last week's shut down cost the port at least $12 million. members of the occupy movement says it only sparks their cause. >>> oakland will be voting on a new identification card. it will take 90 days before the matter returns to the council. >>> u.s. stocks moved sharply higher today providing investors with an early stocking stuffer just before christmas. the dow jones industrial average was up 337 points closing back above 12,000. the nasdaq jumped 80 points. analysts credit encouraging devel