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ktvu's christien kafton talks to fans. >> reporter: san francisco streets were awash in a sea of red,ck- and-gold. football fans came from far and wide looking for a place to eat and a place to lay down their heads. >> today is crazy. people are flying in from all over. >> reporter: the opal hotel says on a normal night they have 100 rooms available and by noon today, the hotel was booked up. >> people are spending crazy amounts of money just flying in for one day. i mean the rates are going up and managers and general managers are taking advantage of that. >> reporter: san francisco businesses have good reason to be excited about seeing all of those visitors. visitors say they are looking to spend big bucks. peter per share threw in from look for the game and says he is splurging this weekend. >> probably with the plane fare and the two ticket issues would say $100. this powere family drove in from mendocino and planned to spend a thousand dollars when all is said and done and said he can't put a price on football history. >> it's definitely worth it. >> reporter: in san francisco, c
ktvu's christien kafton talks to fans. >> reporter: san francisco streets were awash in a sea of red,ck- and-gold. football fans came from far and wide looking for a place to eat and a place to lay down their heads. >> today is crazy. people are flying in from all over. >> reporter: the opal hotel says on a normal night they have 100 rooms available and by noon today, the hotel was booked up. >> people are spending crazy amounts of money just flying in for one day. i...
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ktvu's christine christien kafton live in san francisco. vandals targeted this dealership and you can see the broken glass and over there you can see the plywood. off-camera they told me that they are very frustrated and they say that the police told them this is simply the cost of doing business in san francisco. >> reporter: plywood sheets cover windows in front of the bentley dealership. occupiers began their protest before dawn. over the course of the day, police arrested 19 protesters. late in the afternoon the protesters left the financial district and marched to geary and van ness. that is when a small group of those protesters smashed the windows of the dealership. visitors to the dealership today told that the damage is in the tens of thousands of dollars. >> we saw the windows and we were attracted to that and wondered what happened and then we went in and looked at bentleys and they said it happened last night. >> reporter: protest ers made their way into the vacant cathedral hotel. police arrested four before clearing the buildi
ktvu's christine christien kafton live in san francisco. vandals targeted this dealership and you can see the broken glass and over there you can see the plywood. off-camera they told me that they are very frustrated and they say that the police told them this is simply the cost of doing business in san francisco. >> reporter: plywood sheets cover windows in front of the bentley dealership. occupiers began their protest before dawn. over the course of the day, police arrested 19...
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for now we are live in san rafael christien kafton. >>> time now 6:47.in italy after a cruise ship disaster aboard the costa concordia. they now have recovered a sixth body in this. the search for missing passengers is suspended because the seas are too rough. 16 people still not accounted for including two americans. the costa concordia rolled on its side on friday after it came too close to an island reef. >> people were lined up in the hallway with kids. people were crying and screaming. >> i was crying and terrified. >> the company that owns the costa concordia cruise ship admits the captain did not follow proper procedures. >>> here in the bay area there are several events honoring dr. martin luther king junior. one of them is the annual freedom train. they will leave the station at 9:30 this morning. it will stop in sunnyvale, palo alto before arriving in san francisco. >>> the day has also inspired a number of volunteer projects. some 200 doctors and nurses will volunteer at a san jose middle school painting buildings and restoring a garden. volun
for now we are live in san rafael christien kafton. >>> time now 6:47.in italy after a cruise ship disaster aboard the costa concordia. they now have recovered a sixth body in this. the search for missing passengers is suspended because the seas are too rough. 16 people still not accounted for including two americans. the costa concordia rolled on its side on friday after it came too close to an island reef. >> people were lined up in the hallway with kids. people were crying and...
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kutv's christien kafton shows us the damage. >> reporter: plywood sheets cover windows in san francisco's bentley dealership, destroyed, the dealership says by protesters. occupiers began their protest before dawn and late in the afternoon. they marched towards geary and van ness and a small group smashed the windows of the dealership. visitors to the dealership were told that the damage is in the tens of thousands of damage. >> we saw the windows and we were attracted to that and wondered what happened and we went in and looked at bentleys and yeah, we talked to them inside about what happened. they said it just happened last night. protesters made their way inside the now vacant cathedral hill hotel. more than flee dozen provides took over the building and police moved in and arrested four of them before clearing the building out. this morning crews welded doors shut and firefighters went from room to room inside looking for damage. >> last night some of the demonstrators opened up the hose lines inside the house lines. so we're making sure they are all shutoff and we have water case we
kutv's christien kafton shows us the damage. >> reporter: plywood sheets cover windows in san francisco's bentley dealership, destroyed, the dealership says by protesters. occupiers began their protest before dawn and late in the afternoon. they marched towards geary and van ness and a small group smashed the windows of the dealership. visitors to the dealership were told that the damage is in the tens of thousands of damage. >> we saw the windows and we were attracted to that and...
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we're live, christien kafton ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the mayor says -- new york at ktvu.com we have posted unedited video of the sheriff's briefing. you'll find it on the front page in the video player. >>> we're downing down this afternoon's play offgame! kickoff is about six nfl hours from now but eager 49ers fans are already parked outside candlestick park. after allie rasmus is this morning with some fans who are ready for some football! >> reporter: they're all right parked, already awake. and when we got here at 5:00 this morning, we got all these 49ers fans camped out here would still be sleeping. that is not the case. we are parked outside candlestick park and there's a long line of rv's parked on the side of the road. and people are up, you can see the rv's. they have their lights on. there's people inside walking around in this neighborhood. and we found some people in a group of 17 friends from the bay area who decided to get the tailgating started early. they told me they tapped their keg at 5 this morning. they all went together and got one of their friends to convince
we're live, christien kafton ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the mayor says -- new york at ktvu.com we have posted unedited video of the sheriff's briefing. you'll find it on the front page in the video player. >>> we're downing down this afternoon's play offgame! kickoff is about six nfl hours from now but eager 49ers fans are already parked outside candlestick park. after allie rasmus is this morning with some fans who are ready for some football! >> reporter: they're all...
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christien kafton joins us live this morning. >> reporter: firefighters are still here on the scene. let's give you a look. it might be hard to see. we saw a firefighter walk down this alley a couple moments ago with a flashlight trying to look for a hot spot that has been here all night. we have watched as firefighters have went back and forth spraying water on the hot spot. we arrived shortly before 4:00. i had a chance to walk through this building myself and see some of the damage up close. the fire started at 7:30 last night. it started in the back upper unit. quickly engulfed the whole building. in my tour i saw the back area imparticular a deck where the fire may have started. i saw extensive charring inside that building at this point it appears the fire traveled through the roof and engulfed the whole building. crews have been on scene putting water on the hot spot throughout the morning. >> there have been no injuries to any of the residence nor any of the firefighters. firefighters are still working. they have a stubborn fire in this attic area working aggressively to put
christien kafton joins us live this morning. >> reporter: firefighters are still here on the scene. let's give you a look. it might be hard to see. we saw a firefighter walk down this alley a couple moments ago with a flashlight trying to look for a hot spot that has been here all night. we have watched as firefighters have went back and forth spraying water on the hot spot. we arrived shortly before 4:00. i had a chance to walk through this building myself and see some of the damage up...
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christien kafton has more on the cause. >> reporter: good morning.is still under investigation. firefighters are still here. if you take a look on -- take a look -- take a look on the ground. you ski where a lot of their investigation has centered. you can see the back -- back deck there. i had a chance to see the deck. the fire started here around 7:30 last night and started in the back upper unit and quickly engulfed the whole building there. it appear the fire traveled through the roof and burned the whole building. some of those neighbors stopped by for a closer look. >> it's all in the back. from this side. there are a lot of flames shooting out from the roof. >> reporter: now, again, you can see those fire crews still out here this morning, checking for a hot spot that's been flaring up and smoldering overnight. we are hearing that a fire sear is due to -- investigator is due to come out here. they will be focusing on that back area, that back deck area that we showed you a few minutes ago of it will be a sufficient investigation. so much -- so
christien kafton has more on the cause. >> reporter: good morning.is still under investigation. firefighters are still here. if you take a look on -- take a look -- take a look on the ground. you ski where a lot of their investigation has centered. you can see the back -- back deck there. i had a chance to see the deck. the fire started here around 7:30 last night and started in the back upper unit and quickly engulfed the whole building there. it appear the fire traveled through the roof...
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christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:04. sheriff's deputies in sacramento investigating the shooting death of a park employee. the 59-year-old victim was shot to death monday morning just as he arrived at the rancho cordova park. he was a supervisor. >> he was able to retire but he decided to stay on to help the district move forward. >> investigators are trying to determine if the death was random targeted. >>> the new york giants say they targeted punt returner, kyle williams. he fumbled two punts. and several giants' player said they learned williams had a history of conference when williams talked about it earlier this month. so the giants' game plan was to knock him around. williams reportedly suffered a shoulder injury in the game. in the next half-hour, we'll have more on the teeth threats against him -- on the threats against him. >> he's probably the loneliliest man -- onliest man in san francisco. >> he has his teammates. >> yes. >>> okay. we are want to check in with sal. >> i want to go out and show you some of t
christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:04. sheriff's deputies in sacramento investigating the shooting death of a park employee. the 59-year-old victim was shot to death monday morning just as he arrived at the rancho cordova park. he was a supervisor. >> he was able to retire but he decided to stay on to help the district move forward. >> investigators are trying to determine if the death was random targeted. >>> the new york giants say they targeted punt...
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ktvu's christien kafton reports. >> reporter: it's a pretty good picture of them using a curve ball to get in. and a pretty good picture of those who broke in. >> reporter: jean quan led a tour through oakland city hall, showing where and when protesters broke in. >> it's a beloved building that's a symbol of oakland's resilience. i think people are getting ready angry. >> reporter: oakland police say they arrested 400 protesters in all last night. protesters targeted the downtown ymca and sandized frank ogawa -- and vandalized frank ogawa plaza. today some members of the occupy movement say despite the clashes with police, they want the general public to focus on their message. >> the invasion should come down and have their voices being heard. >> reporter: members of occupy oakland say they're going to figure out what the next step for the movement is. >> we do have a plan today. we are prepared for additional problems as they shall present themselves today. >> reporter: tonight, police displayed several sources used. protesters launched rocks and bottles of feces. >>> many people we
ktvu's christien kafton reports. >> reporter: it's a pretty good picture of them using a curve ball to get in. and a pretty good picture of those who broke in. >> reporter: jean quan led a tour through oakland city hall, showing where and when protesters broke in. >> it's a beloved building that's a symbol of oakland's resilience. i think people are getting ready angry. >> reporter: oakland police say they arrested 400 protesters in all last night. protesters targeted...
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paul chambers is live at the toll plaza and christien kafton is live as well. let's begin with christie -- christien. >> reporter: good morning. we got here 45 minutes ago driving south from daly city. we could definitely feel the wind rocking our van as we drove. as you watch our live pictures, you can also see the roadways approaching are certainly wet. so there is a concern for anyone driving out here as well. commuters may -- need to be aware that caltrans issued the high wind weather advisory and those wind with the roadways could definitely lead to a messy commute. the chp is advising drivers to slow down and leave more drive time. the john daly onramp to i-280 north into san francisco, there's problems there. that happened at about 2:30 at this moving. they tell me at one point there was about two feet of standing water there. officers cleared the debris. they called out caltrans crews. those caltrans crews had to do asphalt work. they are telling drivers to watch out for similar damage. >> you see a wet spot, where it looks like there may be a hole or st
paul chambers is live at the toll plaza and christien kafton is live as well. let's begin with christie -- christien. >> reporter: good morning. we got here 45 minutes ago driving south from daly city. we could definitely feel the wind rocking our van as we drove. as you watch our live pictures, you can also see the roadways approaching are certainly wet. so there is a concern for anyone driving out here as well. commuters may -- need to be aware that caltrans issued the high wind weather...
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. >> reporter: christien kafton, ktvu news. >>> on sunday here's our programming line up. cover rang starts at 2:00 p.m. kick off is 3:30 following if game. the point after with mark ibanez and joe fonzi. >>> on ktvu's facebook page we asked what the 49ers have to do to win on sunday? ramos says, minimize if not eliminate all turnovers and protect alex. >>> and jim kept it simple, he says they need to play the game the way they did against the saints and the first beating they gave the giants in december. >>> doctors medical center in san pablo is getting financial help. the hospital is getting an $8 million loan from gemino health care finance. the company's ceo says the service will help provide service to the contra costa center. >>> on wall street it was the third straight winning week for stocks as they approached a six week high gaining 96 points. the nasdaq was flat dipping one point. >>> and life storm tracker 2. pretty active right now. the heaviest rain getting ready to move on shore right now. we're getting reports throughout the bay area of rainfall accumulatio
. >> reporter: christien kafton, ktvu news. >>> on sunday here's our programming line up. cover rang starts at 2:00 p.m. kick off is 3:30 following if game. the point after with mark ibanez and joe fonzi. >>> on ktvu's facebook page we asked what the 49ers have to do to win on sunday? ramos says, minimize if not eliminate all turnovers and protect alex. >>> and jim kept it simple, he says they need to play the game the way they did against the saints and the...
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. >> reporter: christien kafton, ktvu news. >>> on sunday here's our programming line up. cover rang starts at 2:00 p.m. kick off is 3:30 following if game. the point after with mark ibanez and joe fonzi. >>> on ktvu's facebook page we asked what the 49ers have to do to win on sunday? ramos says, minimize if not eliminate all turnovers and protect alex. >>> and jim kept it simple, he says they need to play the game the way they did against the saints and the first beating they gave the giants in december. >>> doctors medical center in san pablo is getting financial help. the hospital is getting an $8 million loan from gemino health care finance. the company's ceo says the service will help provide service to the contra costa center. >>> on wall street it was the third straight winning week for stocks as they approached a six week high gaining 96 points. the nasdaq was flat dipping one point. >>> and life storm tracker 2. pretty active right now. the heaviest rain getting ready to move on shore right now. we're getting reports throughout the bay area of rainfall accumulatio
. >> reporter: christien kafton, ktvu news. >>> on sunday here's our programming line up. cover rang starts at 2:00 p.m. kick off is 3:30 following if game. the point after with mark ibanez and joe fonzi. >>> on ktvu's facebook page we asked what the 49ers have to do to win on sunday? ramos says, minimize if not eliminate all turnovers and protect alex. >>> and jim kept it simple, he says they need to play the game the way they did against the saints and the...
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. >> reporter: and that was our christien kafton reporting on the latest situation in oakland as the city deals with the arch math of last night's violent protests. >> at least 406 protesters were arrested last night. ktvu's lorraine blanco was outside the jail as protesters were being released. >> reporter: loud cheers for dozens of occupy protesters released from oakland's detention facility saturday. oakland police arrested hundreds the night before when protests became chaotic and at times violent towards officers. charges ranged from failure to disperse to assault. >> i don't necessarily condone criminal behavior, but i understand the reasoning behind it. >> reporter: many of those arrested, like deanna johnson say the protesters were exercising their right to free speech and trying to take ohio over a vacant convention center. the 19-year-old tells us spending all night in jail only reignited her frustration with theoretical. >> they woke us up every few hours and harassed us. >> reporter: outside the jail an organizer tried to keep an account of those coming out, providing med
. >> reporter: and that was our christien kafton reporting on the latest situation in oakland as the city deals with the arch math of last night's violent protests. >> at least 406 protesters were arrested last night. ktvu's lorraine blanco was outside the jail as protesters were being released. >> reporter: loud cheers for dozens of occupy protesters released from oakland's detention facility saturday. oakland police arrested hundreds the night before when protests became...
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first we go to christien kafton in livermore. >> reporter: good morning. livermore, checking in as one of the cooler places in the bay area. my photographer, keith, and i had an informal bet about how cold it was going to get. he thought down to 23. i thought 22. looks like we were both round. temperatures are starting to rebound. 26. that's one degree warmer than when it was. so maybe the temperatures are just starting to warm up. chilly temperatures have prompted the national weather service. despite those temperatures which are now just starting to warm up, that freeze warning is expected to run through 8:00 this morning. it will not be unusual for people coming out to their cars to find frost or ice on their windshield. while that can be a little inconvenience, it's a signal that there could be a more serious problem and that's black ice, especially on the bridges and overpasses. sal castanedo is keeping a close eye on that. and we'll alert you to places if that black ice has popped up. many people headed 0 work didn't expect it to -- headed to work di
first we go to christien kafton in livermore. >> reporter: good morning. livermore, checking in as one of the cooler places in the bay area. my photographer, keith, and i had an informal bet about how cold it was going to get. he thought down to 23. i thought 22. looks like we were both round. temperatures are starting to rebound. 26. that's one degree warmer than when it was. so maybe the temperatures are just starting to warm up. chilly temperatures have prompted the national weather...