closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> sky 7 showed you the scene over the port of oakland earlier this morning. occupy protesters blocking the gate and delaying traffic. >> right now they are gone. the morning shift has ended. sky 7 shows you there is still a police presence. demonstrators promised to return. good morning i'm k. >> . >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. we have live team coverage. katie marzullo has reaction. >> let's begin with amy hollyfield at the port with more. >> reporter: protesters just left within the last 30 minutes. they tell me they took off because they consider the morning a success because they say they were able to shutdown the morning shift this is the early shift of protesters. this group marched from the west oakland bart station to the port before the sun came up. even though the mayor of oakland and some union leaders asked them not to do this. >> we are starting at 5:30, i'm excited. the power of the people is inspirational. >> reporter: the group split once it hit the port around appear

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. thousands may not have a holiday meal. desperate call for help is out today from the alameda county salvation army. >> reporter: here's what concerns them. see this gap in their warehouse? there is supposed to be food here. it is too empty in here and the issue is keeping the business manager up at night. 1600 families have signed up for groceries for a holiday meal and toys for christmas gifts. at this point the salvation army has enough for 500 of those families. not even meeting half of the need. >> i got up this morning at 4:30 making a list in my head. >> reporter: john has no idea why donations are so low this year. he's not one to cry wolf. he did not make this plea last year. >> last year was decent we had enough toys and food. we were able to produce another 1500 families last year. >> reporter: a few churches have donated toys. the food bank has given food. he can't ask them for more. >> now we are looking to the

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. >> activists hoping to stop foreclosures are marching in oakland on their way do disrutting an -- on their way to disrupting an auction. >> reporter: this is a fast moving group their demonstration began an hour ago and they've moved on to their third location. they did come here to chase at webster and 20th. they moved up the street to wells fargo now a third location. this began around 10 at snow park where the grp met initially and rallied there's two dozen they call themselves occupy our homes. there's a group known as ace helping them out the attach -- alliance of californians for community empowerment. they are looking to punish the banks for what they call predatory leaning. demands include, they want the banks to stop all foreclosures. they want new modifications for everyone. they want bankers prosecuted for fraud. >> they put madoff in jail for fraud. we want the bankers to go to jail for fraud. if it was me, i w

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. >> activists hoping to stop foreclosures are marching in oakland on their way do disrutting an -- on their way to disrupting an auction. >> reporter: this is a fast moving group their demonstration began an hour ago and they've moved on to their third location. they did come here to chase at webster and 20th. they moved up the street to wells fargo now a third location. this began around 10 at snow park where the group met initially and rallied there's two dozen they call themselves occupy our homes. there's a group known as ace helping them out the attach -- alliance of californians for community empowerment. they are looking to punish the banks for what they call predatory leaning. demands include, they want the banks to stop all foreclosures. they want new modifications for everyone. they want bankers prosecuted for fraud. >> they put madoff in jail for fraud. we want the bankers to go to jail for fraud. if it was me, i would be in jail. >> we want the banks to work wi

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. thousands may not have a holiday meal. desperate call for help is out today from the alameda county salvation army. >> reporter: here's what concerns them. see this gap in their warehouse? there is supposed to be food here. it is too empty in here and the issue is keeping the business manager up at night. 1600 families have signed up for groceries for a holiday meal and toys for christmas gifts. at this point the salvation army has enough for 500 of those families. not even meeting half of the need. >> i got up this morning at 4:30 making a list in my head. >> reporter: john has no idea why donations are so low this year. he's not one to cry wolf. he did not make this plea last year. >> last year was decent we had enough toys and food. we were able to produce another 1500 families last year. >> reporter: a few churches have donated toys. the food bank has given food. he can't ask them for more. >> now we are looking to the public to help us provide the rest what we need. >>

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> sky 7 showed you the scene over the port of oakland earlier this morning. occupy protesters blocking the gate and delaying traffic. >> right now they are gone. the morning shift has ended. sky 7 shows you there is still a police presence. demonstrators promised to return. good morning i'm k. >> . >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. we have live team coverage. katie marzullo has reaction. >> let's begin with amy hollyfield at the port with more. >> reporter: protesters just left within the last 30 minutes. they tell me they took off because they consider the morning a success because they say they were able to shutdown the morning shift this is the early shift of protesters. this group marched from the west oakland bart station to the port before the sun came up. even though the mayor of oakland and some union leaders asked them not to do this. >> we are starting at 5:30, i'm excited. the power of the people is inspirational. >> reporter: the group split once it hit the port around appear ed two entrances used by trucks trying to get the -- go

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vvg]closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> police raid the encampment at justin herman plaza and arrest nearly 70 overnight. the city says it made its move after communications broke down with protesters. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm sheryl sherr. mayor lee issued a statement saying the -- removal was necessary to maintain public health and safety. katie marzullo joins us with the story. >> reporter: police remain on justin herman plaza at this point the protesters have left the immediate area. early this morning officers moved in after a two month encampment and cleared it out. officers in riot gear moved in at 1 a.m. they gave a five minute warning to move or risk being arrested. >> cops were destroying everything in their path there was a group trying to get out they wouldn't let them out. they arrested me >> reporter: lee is making a documentary, this is some of his footage. he and others claim police got rough. >> i was thrown down by several to a concrete embankment and had my face rubbed with their knees into the concrete. >> reporter: the police chi

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm katie marzullo in for cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. today a major step forward in the new long awaited bay bridge. crews are installing the first strand. amy hollyfield was invited to view the construction site and joins us live from oakland. >> reporter: here's an example of the cable or the strand that will be bundled together to make up the cable. it is an important one. it is going to be 2,000 feet long and makes this bridge the first of its kind. >> today is a huge milestone in the construction of what will be the world's largest self-anchored suspension bridge. this week we begin putting the main cable the piece that holds the entire bridge up. >> reporter: it took months to construct the apparatus that will move the cable across the bay. similar to a ski lift. it will grab strands of wire that make up the main cable. >> this is not your grandfather's suspension bridge not going to pull this cable wire by wire like what happened with the golden gate west span. this bridge is special we are going

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> we are the union! >>> some 4,000 bay area nurses are on strike now. they walked off this morning at eight different hospitals. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. the striking nurses says sutter health wants to be concessions. >> katie marzullo joins us live from oakland. >> reporter: a few dozen nurses are holding the line chanting and circling the sidewalk in front of the hospital. inside the has tall assures us they are fully staffed thanks to -- temporary nurses some flown in from across the country. decked out in red, striking nurses aim to be seen and heard. the biggest banner reads: rn's on strike for safe patient care. nurses say the hospital is trying to take away their paid sick time which would force them to come to work sick which would jeopardize the health of the patient. >> we are offering nurses 35 days of paid time off every year almost two months in a year that's enormous amount of paid time off people can use that time for sick time. >> we have vacation, sick a

@ closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> the u.s. postal service is cutting service because of budget problems. the bay area could be hit hard. processing centers could be closed in these california cities: katie marzullo joins us in san francisco with the story. >> reporter: the u.s. postal service has tphoupsed it is moving forward with the proposal that it announced in september to close 250 out of of nation's 500 mail processing plants. this facility would not close. but it would absorb distribution facility in burlingame which is on the list of possible closures. what does this mean as a customer? slower mail. the u.s. postal service is still sorting out details. short of a miracle it is planning to close 250 out of 500 processing plants nationwide. >> in order to do that closing it is a major realignment of our network, we have to change ourselves standards. >> reporter: that means no more next day delivery of first class letters. the new standard would be two to three days if the proposal becomes reality, this spring. customer

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning, i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. the attorney general has just announced a bribery scandal. terry mcsweeney is live in the hall of justice. >> reporter: the district attorney is assuring the public there was never any threat to the safety of food in restaurants in san francisco, even though hundreds of restaurant managers opted to pay money rather than take a food safety exam. look at the fire power the city rolled out to show the seriousness with which they take this issue. district attorney gascon, environmental health director and others. gascon says a restaurant manager told public health department officials in 2008 about inspectors asking for between $100 and $200 to avoid taking the exams. they got the certification. the exams ask questions such as how cold must certain foods be kept? 20% of managers fail. even though two inspectors took money from hundreds of managers over the years, no managers are being charged. i asked the d.a. why? >> they were misled by the inspectors. it became clear it wou

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closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> right now dozens of san jose officers have surrounded a neighborhood looking for an armed suspect. karina rusk joins us live near the scene at easy street and el cajon drive. >> reporter: i can tell you this is an evolving situation. i have just now been handed a picture of the suspect so i'm going to zoom in. this is a picture we just go this picture. san jose police are in pursuit of this person. he has left this scene in a car northbound on monterey road. let me tell you what happened here and then tell you what led up to it. police surrounded this neighborhood in south san jose easy street el cajon drive, and they had a suspect carjacking suspect from milpitas. milpitas police called san jose pd said they were in pursuit they needed help. san jose police came on to the scene they had k-9 units doing a house-to-house search, in search of jared brown who they believe had a handgun. he was hiding somewhere in this area. just a few moments ago, he sped off in a car. he broke the perimeter and took off. that is where we are right now. mil

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning news i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm sheryl sherr. tensions skyrocketing in and out of the -- san francisco movement. some of the supporters of occupy san francisco say they are now fed up with them. terry mcsweeney has the story. >> reporter: these may be the more memorable sights and sounds of the occupy san francisco story for hundreds of self-employed artists this is what justin herman plaza should sound like. mike and his wife own hand cut coins and concerned with the 95%. >> if you ask 99% of the developeddors down here the 99% our business has been -- severely impacted these people harass folks. it is not a atmosphere. >> reporter: while many if not most of the occupiers are open to move to 15th and mission enough oppose so there's no consensus. a spokeswoman for mayor lee's office told me a consensus has to occur before the city opens up that other location and says time is short. protesters see it differently. >> the movement will keep moving and they will keep moving and we will occupy where we cho

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. violence hits again. the most recent shooting happened last night. amy hollyfield joins us from oakland with the story. >> reporter: the restaurant put surveillance cameras in after the owner was killed in the hopes of detering crime. yet, here they are dealing with violence again. it looks like the victim was on his way to the restaurant. they know he was shot while driving. a police officer started trailing him when he was driving erratically. when he arrived here, the officer realized why. the party supplies were never used. an i of the restaurant was shot on his way to -- an employee of the restaurant was shot on his way to the restaurant. >> the highway patrol came to help him. at that point, the gentleman leonardo, i heard his name is, stumbleed some more and fell to the ground and the policeman started helping him. >> reporter: police say he was shot in the neck. they are not sure where the shooting happened. it was about 10:30 last night. the rest

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> literally, twisting in the wind sheet metal and fences stood no chance against ferocious winds overnight. >> damage cleanup is underway. good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. we have live team coverage. we begin with] eric thomas in the east bay >> we are in the 36,000 block of cherry street. early this morning, all over the east bay, cleanup is underway because the winds were just so gusty. if you look, you see that wire dangling from that pole? it caused a scare this morning. the wind it -- the wind blew it down and landed on a school bus with two students. a few tense minutes pg&e determined it was a cable tv line not a threat so the bess left quickly, nobody was hurt. >> in san leandro the fire department says a real powerline blew down on the roof of this build -- building they were able to get it knocked down quickly even with gusty winds, nobody was hurt the building was vacant. not far away 164th avenue, gust of wind got corrugated mel al radio roof of this storm shed and peels it back like orange rind.

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closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning news i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm sheryl sherr. tensions skyrocketing in and out of the -- san francisco movement. some of the supporters of occupy san francisco say they are now fed up with them. terry mcsweeney has the story. >> reporter: these may be the more memorable sights and sounds of the occupy san francisco story for hundreds of self-employed artists this is what justin herman plaza should sound like. mike and his wife own hand cut coins and concerned with the 95%. >> if you ask 99% of the developeddors down here the 99% our business has been -- severely impacted these people harass folks. it is not a atmosphere. >> reporter: while many if not most of the occupiers are open to move to 15th and mission enough oppose so there's no consensus. a spokeswoman for mayor lee's office told me a consensus has to occur before the city opens up that other location and says time is short. protesters see it differently. >> the movement will keep moving and they will keep moving and we will occupy where we choose not where

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> right now dozens of san jose officers have surrounded a neighborhood looking for an armed suspect. karina rusk joins us live near the scene at easy street and el cajon drive. >> reporter: i can tell you this is an evolving situation. i have just now been handed a picture of the suspect so i'm going to zoom in. this is a picture we just go this picture. san jose police are in pursuit of this person. he has left this scene in a car northbound on monterey road. let me tell you what happened here and then tell you what led up to it. police surrounded this neighborhood in south san jose easy street el cajon drive, and they had a suspect carjacking suspect from milpitas. milpitas police called san jose pd said they were in pursuit they needed help. san jose police came on to the scene they had k-9 units doing a house-to-house search, in search of jared brown who they believe had a handgun. he was hiding somewhere in this area. just a few moments ago, he sped off in a car. he broke the perimeter and took off. that is where we are right now. mil

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> literally, twisting in the wind sheet metal and fences stood no chance against ferocious winds overnight. >> damage cleanup is underway. good morning i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. we have live team coverage. we begin with] eric thomas in the east bay >> we are in the 36,000 block of cherry street. early this morning, all over the east bay, cleanup is underway because the winds were just so gusty. if you look, you see that wire dangling from that pole? it caused a scare this morning. the wind it -- the wind blew it down and landed on a school bus with two students. a few tense minutes pg&e determined it was a cable tv line not a threat so the bess left quickly, nobody was hurt. >> in san leandro the fire department says a real powerline blew down on the roof of this build -- building they were able to get it knocked down quickly even with gusty winds, nobody was hurt the building was vacant. not far away 164th avenue, gust of wind got corrugated mel al radio roof of this storm shed and peels it back like orange rind.

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> today's release of the new air jordans leads to frenzy even violence from coast-to-coast. this was stockton, customers were punched and shoved in indianapolis doors were ripped out and people were trampled. in seattle people resort odd to pepper spray in atlanta police rescued two toddlers left in the car when mom went inside the mall to buy the shoes. good morning i'm kristen sze. cheryl jennings is off. police had to respond en masse to several bay area malls selling the jordans. terry mcsweeney is in richmond where gunfire rang out >> reporter: all because of that single gunshot, accidentally fired you cannot buy air jordan 11 concords now. the shoe stores are open you just cannot buy these shoes. one shop i talked to says, again fire, who cares, i want my jordans. >> they said there's a shooting going on. shooting was really nothing just a little firecracker. the police they decided to shut it down. obviously, they didn't have the situation controlled. >> reporter: >> reporter: police say up to 2,000 people were out here thi

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. violence hits again. the most recent shooting happened last night. amy hollyfield joins us from oakland with the story. >> reporter: the restaurant put surveillance cameras in after the owner was killed in the hopes of detering crime. yet, here they are dealing with violence again. it looks like the victim was on his way to the restaurant. they know he was shot while driving. a police officer started trailing him when he was driving erratically. when he arrived here, the officer realized why. the party supplies were never used. an i of the restaurant was shot on his way to -- an employee of the restaurant was shot on his way to the restaurant. >> the highway patrol came to help him. at that point, the gentleman leonardo, i heard his name is, stumbleed some more and fell to the ground and the policeman started helping him. >> reporter: police say he was shot in the neck. they are not sure where the shooting happened. it was about 10:30 last night. the rest

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. investigation are are trying to find the cause of a fire that killed a woman and her two dogs this morning. katie marzullo is there with more. >> reporter: this is a fairly unusual scene for a house fire. if you look behind us, there's very little flame damage to the outside of this house. it was about 7:00 this morning that the 911 call came in. crews arrived within minutes and found spoke pouring out. they went in, not see flames but used thermal imaging to make their way through the smoke that is when they found the woman in a bedroom, again no flames, just smoke. she did not have a pulse. they tried to resuscitate her on scene she was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. two dogs also found inside they also died in the fire. the chief tells me that maybe preliminarily that the fire started in the kitchen. they do not know the cause, but they do know what was not the cause. >> there was no christmas tree, no christmas decorations. the obvious ans

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closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning, i'm cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. the attorney general has just announced a bribery scandal. terry mcsweeney is live in the hall of justice. >> reporter: the district attorney is assuring the public there was never any threat to the safety of food in restaurants in san francisco, even though hundreds of restaurant managers opted to pay money rather than take a food safety exam. look at the fire power the city rolled out to show the seriousness with which they take this issue. district attorney gascon, environmental health director and others. gascon says a restaurant manager told public health department officials in 2008 about inspectors asking for between $100 and $200 to avoid taking the exams. they got the certification. the exams ask questions such as how cold must certain foods be kept? 20% of managers fail. even though two inspectors took money from hundreds of managers over the years, no managers are being charged. i asked the d.a. why? >> they were misled by the inspectors. it became clear it wou

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm katie marzullo in for cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. today a major step forward in the new long awaited bay bridge. crews are installing the first strand. amy hollyfield was invited to view the construction site and joins us live from oakland. >> reporter: here's an example of the cable or the strand that will be bundled together to make up the cable. it is an important one. it is going to be 2,000 feet long and makes this bridge the first of its kind. >> today is a huge milestone in the construction of what will be the world's largest self-anchored suspension bridge. this week we begin putting the main cable the piece that holds the entire bridge up. >> reporter: it took months to construct the apparatus that will move the cable across the bay. similar to a ski lift. it will grab strands of wire that make up the main cable. >> this is not your grandfather's suspension bridge not going to pull this cable wire by wire like what happened with the golden gate west span. this bridge is special we are going

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> we are the union! >>> some 4,000 bay area nurses are on strike now. they walked off this morning at eight different hospitals. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. the striking nurses says sutter health wants to be concessions. >> katie marzullo joins us live from oakland. >> reporter: a few dozen nurses are holding the line chanting and circling the sidewalk in front of the hospital. inside the has tall assures us they are fully staffed thanks to -- temporary nurses some flown in from across the country. decked out in red, striking nurses aim to be seen and heard. the biggest banner reads: rn's on strike for safe patient care. nurses say the hospital is trying to take away their paid sick time which would force them to come to work sick which would jeopardize the health of the patient. >> we are offering nurses 35 days of paid time off every year almost two months in a year that's enormous amount of paid time off people can use that time for sick time. >> we have vacation, sick a

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> police raid the encampment at justin herman plaza and arrest nearly 70 overnight. the city says it made its move after communications broke down with protesters. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm sheryl sherr. mayor lee issued a statement saying the -- removal was necessary to maintain public health and safety. katie marzullo joins us with the story. >> reporter: police remain on justin herman plaza at this point the protesters have left the immediate area. early this morning officers moved in after a two month encampment and cleared it out. officers in riot gear moved in at 1 a.m. they gave a five minute warning to move or risk being arrested. >> cops were destroying everything in their path there was a group trying to get out they wouldn't let them out. they arrested me >> reporter: lee is making a documentary, this is some of his footage. he and others claim police got rough. >> i was thrown down by several to a concrete embankment and had my face rubbed with their knees into the concrete. >> reporter: the police chief say

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> the u.s. postal service is cutting service because of budget problems. the bay area could be hit hard. processing centers could be closed in these california cities: katie marzullo joins us in san francisco with the story. >> reporter: the u.s. postal service has tphoupsed it is moving forward with the proposal that it announced in september to close 250 out of of nation's 500 mail processing plants. this facility would not close. but it would absorb distribution facility in burlingame which is on the list of possible closures. what does this mean as a customer? slower mail. the u.s. postal service is still sorting out details. short of a miracle it is planning to close 250 out of 500 processing plants nationwide. >> in order to do that closing it is a major realignment of our network, we have to change ourselves standards. >> reporter: that means no more next day delivery of first class letters. the new standard would be two to three days if the proposal becomes reality, this spring. customer

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> drunk drivers in alameda county are being serveed a harsh lesson right now. i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. hundreds of arrest warns are being served for drunk driving convictions. >> amy hollyfield is live in livermore with the story. >> reporter: it is tough to track some of these people down. officers came here to find a man only to learn that he hasn't worked here in a year and a half. they are finding some people. they hope they are sending a strong message. instead of working her shift at this safeway this morning this woman will put in time at the local jail. officers surprised her at work and arrested her as part of a warrant sweep targeted dui offenders. >> when you are driving, you are not in control of your vehicle and you can hurt somebody. try to get this out there that people that have been arrested for a possible violent -- you know it is potentially there, they need to take care of their warrants. >> reporter: the team of officers has 550 warrants throughout alameda county to serve. th

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. a teenaged hockey fan suffers a concussion said she was hit by a sharks' fan. she already survived a brain tumor, now a second brain trauma. terry mcsweeney joins us with the story. >> reporter: 16-year-old maggie is sleeping in this morning. i spoke to her mom, one of the worst weeks of her life and it should have been one of the best. she and her sister came to watch the sharks against her beloved canucks, she is from canada. everything went wrong. she is on the left, her sister on the right. maggie met members of the canucks four years ago when she visited her following surgery from a brain tumor. wednesday night there was a row of sharks fan behind her one fan in particular who they described as her mother as out of line. >> people she was with were swearing at the girls, yelling on ties at them. when the -- yelling on tees at them. >> the lady brought both hands down on the back of maggie's head. >> reporter: the woman says it was an the girls say th

ican closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc . >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney live at justin herman plaza in san francisco. an attempt by demonstrators to reoccupy part of this plaza ended with protesters being chased across the street, police in hot pursuit. the story coming up. >>> federal appeals court hearings arguments in a challenge to the judge who struck down california's ban on same-sex marriages. >>> transportation leaders expected to approve a 700 million dollar contract for construction at the bart extension to san jose. >>> here's a look at downtown san francisco, the air is clear. patchy fog for your commute. poor air spread to more of the bay area. i'll show you that. >>> freeway closure in palo alto, 101 details, enjoy this live shot of traffic flowing well across the bay bridge. >>> good morning i'm katie marzullo in for eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze, nice to have you. occupy protesters are trying to reopen justin herman plaza this morning. a day after police tore down the two month encampment, the sometimes tense standoff continues. terry mcsweeney is

am closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc . >> reporter: good morning i'm sue thompson outside children's hospital in oakland. inside parents face a tough decision today on whether or not to take their toddler son off life support. we'll have the latest. >>> police make an arrest in a black friday hold-up in wal-mart. the man wounded speaks for the first time. >>> golden state warriors begin exploring the idea of building a state-of-the-art arena. >>> so far the fog just limited to santa rosa, not much. spare the air day probably again tomorrow. rain will take it out of the forecast for sunday. i'll have the details. >>> so far friday morning traffic looking light out there, no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. there's that overnight roadwork that could slow you down. i'll have details, coming up. >>> good morning i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze this morning. >>> i'm eric thomas. doctors and family members in oakland have an agonizing life or death decision to make today and a medical test could be the dieding factor. the test will determine whether a ---year-old boy w

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> drunk drivers in alameda county are being serveed a harsh lesson right now. i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. hundreds of arrest warns are being served for drunk driving convictions. >> amy hollyfield is live in livermore with the story. >> reporter: it is tough to track some of these people down. officers came here to find a man only to learn that he hasn't worked here in a year and a half. they are finding some people. they hope they are sending a strong message. instead of working her shift at this safeway this morning this woman will put in time at the local jail. officers surprised her at work and arrested her as part of a warrant sweep targeted dui offenders. >> when you are driving, you are not in control of your vehicle and you can hurt somebody. try to get this out there that people that have been arrested for a possible violent -- you know it is potentially there, they need to take care of their warrants. >> reporter: the team of officers has 550 warrants throughout alameda county to serve. th

th closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> reporter: good morning i'm amy hollyfield live in san jose. san jose police officers have shot and killed a man but haven't said whether he was armed or what he was carrying. the story coming up. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney live at the federal courthouse in san francisco this is where barry bonds will be coming later this morning for sentencing for obstructing justice. prison is a possibility. the story coming up. >>> good morning! you don't see it here but there's a lot of moisture in the air thick dew, frost and freezing fog where that's a possibility this morning update on the weekend's forecast. >> good morning. full freeway closure on the peninsula, southbound 101 at marsh everywhere else good looking traffic. >>> dozens are already lined up at san francisco's glide memorial church now, hours from now glide will give away 5500 bags of groceries. good morning it is a friday morning. aren't you glad to hear that? i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. san jose police investigating a fatal shooting involving an officer o

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. investigation are are trying to find the cause of a fire that killed a woman and her two dogs this morning. katie marzullo is there with more. >> reporter: this is a fairly unusual scene for a house fire. if you look behind us, there's very little flame damage to the outside of this house. it was about 7:00 this morning that the 911 call came in. crews arrived within minutes and found spoke pouring out. they went in, not see flames but used thermal imaging to make their way through the smoke that is when they found the woman in a bedroom, again no flames, just smoke. she did not have a pulse. they tried to resuscitate her on scene she was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. two dogs also found inside they also died in the fire. the chief tells me that maybe preliminarily that the fire started in the kitchen. they do not know the cause, but they do know what was not the cause. >> there was no christmas tree, no christmas decorations. the obvious ans

. >>> that's what's making news in closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> reporter: good morning i'm amy hollyfield. the 3 a.m. shift has been shutdown because of protesters. activists are celebrating this morning. they are declaring victory. >>> vast majority of californians say bring on the new taxes. the results of a poll are out and they show big support for the governor's tax increases that will affect everyone. >>> live look downtown san francisco, skies clear here we have fog temperatures dropping below freezing. i'll show you where black ice may be forming. >>> chp just arrived of an injury accident out of castro valley, northbound 238 i'll have details plus roadwork going on. >>> 4:31. busy tuesday morning. i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. a handful of occupy protesters are out at the port of oakland right now after they imagined to shutdown an overnight shift of port workers. amy hollyfield is live with the latest. >> reporter: they are very proud out here at what they've done. you can see behind me the group is starting to break up. some have decided t

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1 closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning i'm eric thomas in for kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. a teenaged hockey fan suffers a concussion said she was hit by a sharks' fan. she already survived a brain tumor, now a second brain trauma. terry mcsweeney joins us with the story. >> reporter: 16-year-old maggie is sleeping in this morning. i spoke to her mom, one of the worst weeks of her life and it should have been one of the best. she and her sister came to watch the sharks against her beloved canucks, she is from canada. everything went wrong. she is on the left, her sister on the right. maggie met members of the canucks four years ago when she visited her following surgery from a brain tumor. wednesday night there was a row of sharks fan behind her one fan in particular who they described as her mother as out of line. >> people she was with were swearing at the girls, yelling on ties at them. when the -- yelling on tees at them. >> the lady brought both hands down on the back of maggie's head. >> reporter: the woman says it was an the girls sa

fl closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> reporter: good morning i'm katie marzullo live in oakland. a crime affecting bart, dangerous and it could affect your commute. >>> a plan to borrow 850 million dollars for the 49ers stadium gets its first public hearing today. the largest public loan ever for an nfl stadium. >>> san francisco supervisors set to approve a plan to extend ban on plastic bags. >>> good morning i'm mike nicco here's a live look at downtown san francisco, frost is waiting for you this morning. looks like it is going to be another dry day. >>> still a lot of roadwork some peninsula, some south bay, details coming up. >>> good morning. 4:31 a.m.. my lips will work soon. they were frozen. >> deep freeze out there. >> you bet. >> thanks for joining us our top story a crime on the rise causing a huge problem for bart. thieves going after copper are endangering righters and them service. katie marzullo is live at the oakland station to explain. -- >> reporter: this is so dangerous on so many fronts the copper thieves are on the tracks while the trains are ope

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closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> good morning here a live look at the ferry building. winds are starting to dissipate and high wind warning and advisories are gone. i'll show you the winds and what to expect. >>> you still might run into debris with some of the winds, you won't find much traffic now. we made it to friday. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney live at occupy san francisco. should they stay or go? the city has an answer. demonstrators are divided and pushing and shoving on market street last night. live report. >>> also, the u.s. has handed over full control of camp victory and the baghdad airport to the iraqi government. [ inaudible ] >>> 4:30 on this friday may it to the end of the week. winds are starting to die down. not totally out of here yet. >>> let's start by talking about the winds and how they've calmed overnight as we expected. the advisory was let go early. we have impressive gusts around 30 miles per hour in livermore, 31 fairfield, 32 napa. 24 half moon bay, 18 san jose, 5 to 10 around the bay area. 15 novato gust to 31 santa rosa. while they

thanks for watching, everybody.b closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> reporter: good morning i'm katie marzullo. investigations and hearings underway. examining what went wrong between police and protesters during certain demonstrations. >>> the santa clara city council approves plans to develop and pay for the new 49ers stadium. >>> pg&e takes responsibility for the san bruno explosion. victims say it is about time. >>> what you don't see here is the pollution and the fog and the freezing temperatures and the rain that is on the way. lots to talk about. >>> injury accident has already been reported in san jose on northbound 87 approaching 101 here's a live shot. details on a freeway closure on the peninsula. >>> good wednesday morning. 4 been 31 a.m., i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. the spotlight on sacramento focus on uc police and officials for the way they've handled occupy protests on campus. new development in the case of the oakland police officer who shot an occupied protester with a bean bag last month. katie marzullo is live with the latest. >> repo

. >> stay with us forul closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> reporter: it could be a rough season for an nba player here in oakland. a woman lance to file a sexual harassment lawsuit this morning. >>> also, despite heated debate the oakland city council puts off a vote on a resolution aimed at stopping another shutdown of the port. >>> pg&e doesn't have records of work done on powerlines suspected of causing a blackout at candlestick park monday night. >>> good morning. live look from downtown san francisco clear here. we have fog in our valleys. temperatures below freezing now. it is a spare the air day. i did find one chance of light rain. >>> starting off with a few accidents. plus, major roadwork going on i'll tell you which ramps you may want to avoid, coming up. >>> we are going to hold on tight to that one chance of light rain. >> didn't he said slim? >> yes but we are going to hold on to that. >>> a bay area sports star is the target of sexual harassment allegations days before his season is about to begin. katie marzullo joins us from oakland with that stor

everybody.th closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> reporter: good morning eye h live in oakland. protester are giving up to try and shutdown the port of oakland -- even as opposition to the plan continues to build. >>> scattered showers around the bay. we'll get into sunshine later today as well. >> i had to use my wipers a couple times this morning so far things are quiet. >> crews are rushing to cleanup a diesel fill spill in a uc berkeley building. >> a group that provides care packages to the troops is hit by the the lucky car reader scam. [ inaudible ] >>> good monday morning. 4:31. thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. that light rain see some overnight? >> had to use the wipers a little bit. >> what is the story with that lisa? >> we have a cut off area of low pressure where the emphasis of the rain will be in the south bay and southern california. right now live doppler shows that we have a smattering of light rain showers across the bay area. here's a look at hercules, richmond san rafael bridge wet, golden gate bridge, bay bridge you

@( closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >>> what started as a raid at the balco drug lab eight years ago could send baseball's homerun to prison today. >> right now barry bonds is in court waiting to be sentenced. i'm katie marzullo. >> i'm eric thomas. cheryl jennings and kristen sze are off today. terry mcsweeney is live outside the federal courthouse that's the center of gravity today. >> reporter: just about an hour ago barry bonds ended the federal courthouse he's on the 19th floor in the judge's courtroom awaiting sentencing. take a look at the homerun king coming into court today, looked very relaxed. i asked him how he was feeling. he took a moment to say good morning to the throng of reporters. unlike the many times he entered for his trial this time he comes to court a convicted felon for obstructing justice for evasive answers. prosecutors want him to spend 15 months in prison within sentencing guidelines. defense attorneys want just probation. the federal probation officials want house arrest and community service. they may hold the day. i asked the man who wr

er closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> reporter: good morning i'm amy hollyfield live in oakland. have you had the stranger-danger talk with your kids? the story making headlines this morning will convince you to if you haven't already. >>> a southwest airlines flight forced to abort takeoff in sacramento after two tires blow. passengers and crew got off safely. >>> battle may be brewing to prevent the a's from moving to san jose. giants say they won't be forced to relinquish territorial rights without a fight. >>> cloudy start this morning. i'm not expecting that thick, dense valley fog. we see comfortable temperatures ahead. details with the forecast. here's a quick look at the bay bridge toll, no delays. no accidents reported right now. traffic has been light so far this week. we'll keep you posted if that changes. >>> good morning i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. 4:31. a 2500 reward is being offered this morning for the man who tried to lure a young boy into his car in oakland. amy hollyfield is live in police headquarters with the latest.

closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> reporter: good morning i'm amy hollyfield live in berkeley police have thinned out the occupy berkeley camp. city officials say it is not safe to let this protest continue. >>> thousands of nurses are set to hit the picket lines in 2 1/2 hours over failed contract talks, 4,000 nurses at eight bay area hospitals will be affected. >>> a group begins work to collect signatures for a ballot measure to reject the contract to build the 49er stadium. >>> check out the ferry building. check out the flags, breezy, that's the big story. warm weather followed by some of the coldest temperatures we've had all year. >>> good morning sue hall following your thursday morning commute, holiday light, bay bridge toll very, very light. all that and more coming up. >>> good thursday morning i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. our top story is this the end of occupy berkeley? overnight police removed a few tents after giving protesters a final eviction notice. protesters expecting a raid after seeing their numbers dwindle