craig skalar is joining us live from the oakland hills with more. >>craig: good morning. the winds have led up to date. it has been a rough couple of days here and in other parts of the bay area. this is a classic example of a danger zone. it's above oakland, you can see the skyline in the background. the bad news is you have trees and power lines. we have had lines go down, trees into houses. the real concern could be the threat of a fire. a lot of trees went up in flames. it is very peaceful now but when the winds picked up, all it takes is a power line hitting some greenery, if it is dry enough, very is a real danger is. pg&e is working on trying to fix power, they are also worried about reenforcing things to make sure they do not fall over. hi there is definitely concerned every time the wind kicks up. there is fear that flames could start from power lines curious >>marty: wind gusts as high as 40 mi. per hour. here is video of the cleanup efforts to move trees and debris that fell onto homes and roadways. one resident says he is still concerned about the wind. for >>

or a.m., police moved in on the encampment, that is where we find craig skalar live off telling us the latest. >>craig: this stretch of sidewalk had been killed filled with campers from the occupy movement now cleared out as of 4:00 a.m.. the police are making sure they do not come back. earlier this morning, 55 people were arrested. it was a fairly calm situation. people are not have peace. they were taken away and had wagons and arrested before being released. phillies safe that is the elite is. fish are following orders and the kings will stay the way they are. >> things went smoothly. there were a number of arrests. there are certain additional of charges. some officers were spat upon. fleets of the of reaction. >> we are still going to care of. we should not have to ask for permission to sleep in a public place. since the last time i checked, a public space was for anyone to use. >>craig: some of the members have returned. some of them are saying they might camped out, here they are right now with the police just across the way, making sure that no one says that. the police say th

craig skalar has been reporting live from humble house of. >>craig: there are no more tents. there is a sign that says closed for renovation as they're trying to restore the area back to what it was. here are some pictures from just about a week ago when everyone was moved out of here fast, and people were telling me that but they may not be able to pitch a tent but that they're not going away. they will come back and make their point. there are a series of events going on to a furious finger is a list of those of and spurious and they are protesting the hold banks accountable. in sentences of at noon, organizers will market three months with the general assembly in the castro district over at harvey milk plaza. there is a pm rally this afternoon. good even without the tents with it being a high at an official had a cost of things there to lintas and care less this year of doing this indefinitely. >>ysabel: the trial for demanding in the wikileaks siege question starts today. >>marty: on friday police wanted cooking supplies, cooking bags and other items removed from a makesh

craig skalar is live at sfo. >>craig: the flight to denver are on average 1-15 minute 15 minutes-one-hour flight delays. people are getting an early jump on the holiday season. danes are just beginning at sfo. things will get this year as we approach the weekend. >>james: we are beginning with the national view. here is the area around the denver that has snow coming down. 6-12 in. expected over the course of the day. there is a winter storm warning in effect. thankfully the airport is showing on-time arrivals although there is a 1 hour 14 minute delay on the denver and. here is another bit of bad weather in the south. >>james: 21 all cars sustained winds in santa rosa, in fairfield, 26 maummar winds. we're in the 40's and 50's. this morning, mild to start. a nice mild afternoon. most of the bay will be in the upper 50s and low 60s. the san ramon valley, the livermore valley in the results should come in at about 60 degrees. as for the 7 day around the bay we will continue the work week with the mild weather. the

craig skalar is live in daly city. do these people understand that they are not giving anything away? >>craig: some of them have been here since midnight to get inside. this is macy's, they're looking something similar to this, this is an earlier version. this is the concord. the odds are a little against these guys. >>darya: is is a 90? >>darya: what is so great about these sneakers? >> they will good. i am doing it for the value. as soon as these sell out, the valuable double and then triple. people will sell this same issue for $500. a man and even where mine, i might just blows them online. >>craig: it is like an investment? >> yes. zahara >>darya: mark. >>mark: we are watching storms across the eastern half of the nation. we have video coming in from georgia, at least seven people injured in severe weather. if possible tornado on this side of the building, this was in the floyd county just north of atlanta. heavy rainfall damaged a storage building. look at the damage to the buildings where half. it is the same sto

craig skalar is live in the oakland hills. >>craig: i heard yesterday at this time vice visibility was worse, but apparently the air is worse today. according to the bay area district management, the particles are worse. a spare the air de definitely in effect throughout the bay area. third >>erica: we do not have any hot spots to contend with. we have just a small wait at the approach to the bay bridge but still, there are no metering lights westbound towards san francisco. slow conditions coming out of antioch. speeds will definitely dropped. there is a special traffic advisory in place, but you will want to drive an extra caution as to make your way outside. >>darya: live on the air we should be video from the early morning when police moved in and cleared out justin herman plaza late last night taking more campers out. >>will: protesters are back. police officers are allowing them to sleep in their sleeping bags, take a look at this video. this was shot about 25 minutes ago. this is just immense stars to come up a tense at

craig skalar is joining us live from children's hospital with the details. >>craig: it was a tough decision and made to the attorney. they expect that they will be disconnected life-support ask 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. here is a picture of the 23 month old. according to police he was shot in the head during a heel all bullets in oakland back on november 28th. apparently, an innocent bystander in a shooting aimed at other people. the police were hoping that they could find some signs of life scanned the brain activity in the time since then, but that has not happened. the family is holding out hope that they could come to terms with the probability that will not happen. now, the decision has been made to end life support. the police say they do not have any suspects in the case so far. that is still digging out there even as all of this is happening. the question remains, how did this happen and why. by 1:00 p.m., it is going to be tough. it is not totally clear if the family will go through with this according to this attorney, they are. >>darya: 9 03 a.m..

craig skalar is joining us live from children's hospital in oakland. >>craig: the attorney has said that. hiram lawrence will be disconnected from life support at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. the announcement came overnight. your pictures of young hiram lawrence, he is a month shy of his first birthday. the family was hoping they could at least last until then. they are at his side in the hospital but he is considered brain-dead by doctors. there is no hope for reviving him. this all occurred a short while ago on november 28th during the summit of a rock video in oakland. according to police, the 15 bullets were sprayed on the scene. the boy was an innocent bystander. several people were injured including the boy's father. at 1:00 p.m., it is expected that he will be disconnected from life- support at children's hospital. >>justine: prosecutors, if they get their way, they wanted barry bonds to be in prison for more than one year. they have asked a judge to sentence barry bonds is 15 months in prison for his obstruction of justice conviction. the attorney

craig skalar is providing as a live shot from yerba buena island. the fog is especially dense. >>craig: you can see the headlights, this is probably the worst place to be during foggy conditions, on the curves of the bay bridge. at times, you can barely see your hand in front of your face. it has improved a bit, but not much. what is making things worse eastbound, the lights on some of the span into oakland have gone off. quite a hazard. it is not letting up too easily. the headlights are making their way through here, through the kurds. people are driving carefully and slowly. on treasure island, we could not see the bridge at all. as you can see, people are making their way in that despite the challenge. >>justine: we will keep our eyes on the fog this morning. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues until 10:00 a.m.. here is a live look out over san francisco. a little bit of sunshine coming in over the city. we're waiting for the first rain in weeks coming tomorrow. more on that as the kron4 news continues. >>george: we are tracking hot spots on the kron4 n

craig skalar. >>craig: power outages, with wind speeds up to 80 m.p.h.trees in the city of pasadena, alone. hundreds of damage from these trees and a strong winds. sidewalks buckled. trees uprooted. at this mission, trees damaged the crucifix and knocking the jesus statue it down. it has been in that area since 1935. this height of storms it has been surreal appeared, it is insane! it feels post apocalyptic. >> it is very rare. >> many people lost power. seriously but the good news is that in los angeles the 27 minutes the car-and were not on television! -- the kardashians' were not on major media! >> 80 the inappropriate joke from nighttime with conan o'brien-inappropriate joke -- how about getting a check on the forecast? janu? >>janu: we can see that it is going to stay dry into this work week. however, it is going to remain the main threat. even if the current wind speeds are sustained at 30 in concord! how about those temperatures. mid '50s in the santa up rosa, mid-50s also in san francisco, upper 40's along the peninsula. that afternoon high will

craig skalar is watching travel over as of all this morning. >>craig: faubus but the idea is if you go now, it will not be quite so bad. christmas thing is on a sunday. the only real trouble with air traffic has been in denver. everywhere else has been all right. we're down to half hour delays assyrians since the rest of the country is very accessible as the weather is favorable and other places as the basically have an advantage if you are traveling today as opposed to waiting until tomorrow or saturday. >>mark: south >>erica: on the west coast we are required. in a desert area the blue indicates pretty intense snowfall. the faa has recorded half-hour delays for that particular airport. but the faa have not reported any delays but we will be monitoring that. pretty mild and warm temperatures across the bay area. most locations in the '50s. into the afternoon plenty of sunshine and very few clouds. a chance for a wet weather as we head into next week. in the meantime comfortable weather with low 60s in plenty of sunshine. >>george: we had only o

craig skalar is joining us live that from the mall in san jose correa >>craig: as i speak their people heading into macy's. it is about an hour away before customers actually come in as well. right now it is pretty quiet but cold. if you have a situation that when they do, it is quite a line theft let me show you some information as to what people of dealing in terms of the shopping situation. flickr are about 23 million people shopping here expected on christmas eve day rpf last year, more than half a trillion and if this. met with better them remembered in 2007. people are still spending monday- just money. basically, who guided the economy, people are willing to soften the creeks and is a period of time. >>ysabel: the chilly weather is want to make a lot of people by some hot toddy. that will make some of those retailers to check back. meanwhile, the release of a new basketball shoe caused hughes frenzy at the bay area shopping mall. as many as 3000 people waited overnight at the mall in richmond for a chance to buy the new here jordan's three investigators say a man fired a gunshot

craig skalar has more on the confrontations. >>craig: police raided the occupy san francisco encampment clearing up this sidewalk in front of the building making it clear that we have seen the last of the tents and sleeping bags. >> things went smoothly. there were a number of arrests. some of our officers were spat upon. we took the appropriate action. >> by daylight, the walkway was clear. police standing guard for a bid to their word to make sure the kampf did not come back. this guide was arrested and later to be released. >> we're still going to camp. we should not have to ask permission to sleep in a public space. the last time my checks, public space is free for anyone's use. >> if that happens there could be a confrontation with police. >> and join us for continuing coverage, it starts at 530 pam. you can also follow a live stream of our show on www.kron4.com. >>brian: includes a cool and cloudy night. we have a one showers showing up on storm tracker 4 near in daly city, it is slowly moving to the east. in other places w

craig skalar is live in san jose with the details. >>craig: these people have turned up in front of this house for the first time. this is the place where it ended. according to the san jose police at 11:30 p.m., the gang unit was patrolling the area and found a man walking in his forties with alcohol >> the officer fired a round in self-defense serious he ran into a house without using a key. >>craig: what might explain some of the motion, the police are not saying whether or not the man who ran in the house was actually shot. this is the aids officer: involved shooting this year. many unanswered questions as to who was actually shot. police say they will have more information in the early afternoon. thoughtful >>justine: this just into the kron4 news from mike mccurry testify today that he believes he saw jerry sandusky molesting a boy and that he fully conveyed what he had saved to the two penn state evidence traders. we at video to show you of mccrery, he testified that he believes sandusky was attacking the child with his hands ar

>>mark: craig skalar is on the scene gathering more information. >>justine: we have much more ahead. right now we will take a break. here is a live look outside at the bay bridge. we are hearing this morning that lights are out on the lower deck. we will tell you what this means for your commute. we will be right back. and >>george: a hot spot this morning, the bay bridge. fog adviser is have been issued for a number of bridges. the lights are out on the lower deck near yerba buena island. the chp confirms that electricians are investigating the cause. they also report that right now traffic is pretty light and conditions are under investigation. >>mark: we're waiting for the opening bell on wall street. the dow is up 29 points despite the fact that we had a rise in the number of americans thought filing for unemployment. we have had three consecutive weeks of drops and now, a rise again. yesterday we had a big drop in the dow. here are the numbers for the year. >>justine: congressmen ron paul is drawing big crowds and a surprise endorsement from m

other people lee asked the area commuters what they think about a federal ban on using cell phones craig skalar got some answers. >>craig: as people had to work of some i spoke with said they liked the idea. they say they have seen too much bad writing. >> i have seen a lot of close calls in the past with people and not pay attention. it certainly seems like it could be a step in the right direction but difficult to enforce. >>craig: with a number of accidents accounted ground bay and around the nation those are seeing things differently. >> i think it's a great idea because adhere i have almost did put in the ditch a couple of times with people testing. >>craig: it appears the lobbies to take a step further. >>darya: we want to know you think. does this stand go too far? is it a good idea? remember, we're talking about the fed say that all cell phone use even handsfree should be banned. give us your comments on our facebook fan page. >>mark: thick fog outside and a freeze a warning. james fletcher has more. >>james: it is awfully chilly. the golden gate bridge shows you the direction that ever

craig skalar is live from the oakland hills to take a look at the air quality. >>craig: you will face a $400 fine from the bay area quality management district. since the district is taking a very seriously. 77 people have been cited. the district says they are not in a forgiving christmas mood when it comes to this sort of thing because it does make for a public safety health issue. 77 people have been cited. >>darya: there is a hot spots. >>george: emergency repair to the nimitz freeway in oakland. i was assured that there was no reason it should be out there past 8:00 a.m.. this was the emergency work. those sand beryl's needed to be refilled says they provide protection for vehicles that might otherwise strike the point. their ride on the golden gate bridge, 101 and southbound is a pretty trip--pretty easy trip the drive time through marin county is 34 minutes. >>erica: hikes career conditions. >>erica: temperatures are warm or compared to where we were yesterday. a trend of mid-upper 40's along the peninsula. by 2:00 p.m. we will see green on the screen indi

craig skalar is live at yerba buena island taking a look at the the bridge and talking about why this is necessary and how it may or may not affect commuters. >>craig: presidents' day weekend, the third weekend in february, people are off to a meeting in to work. as they continue to work on the newsstand, they have to turn over and turn around some of these lanes so that the westbound lanes can handle traffic. they will be read fainting into restricting as the work continues into february. the interesting thing to note is, if we have whether it like we had today, they say they will not be able to do the work. there are hoping to get the work done over the weekend when there is the least amount of traffic. again, during the holiday weekend, is one will cause the least amount of trouble for commuters. >>mark: a showdown in washington again. the government is about to run out of money, they're fighting over extending a tax cut that americans have been enjoying in their paychecks. house republicans have unveiled a massive spending package that is topping one trillion dollars. the democrat

craig skalar is on the scene. hopefully we will be talking with him coming up in my next report. the green on the screen indicate speeds over 50 mi. per hour. >>justine: our team coverage continues. the blaze that left people homeless just days before christmas, a fire alarm fire damaged four buildings in san francisco yesterday. the smoke could be seen from miles away. here is video that illustrates what happened. people said they had no time to hesitate as construction workers working in the building next door saw the flames and helped to russian people to safety. alajandra cerball spoke with those of workers who say their priority was helping to get people out. >>alejandra: these construction workers were working on an elevator in the western addition when they saw large planes taking over the building. it is what they did next that made all the difference. >>yoli: they say many people were days even after the kick indoors but it did not hesitate because they did not want anyone to get her. >> we saw people in the building and the roof was on fire. we just started breaking dow

craig skalar has an update. >>craig: there are two things that you will not find a lot of in santa cruz cloud county, power outages and trade degree, most of the tree debris has been chopped up and moved aside. the wind has died down. there is only a slight wind at this point. on thursday, the wind was blowing wildly. many homes are still without power. pg&e says that it could be through the weekend before power is restored to thousands of customers. meanwhile, trees are still sitting on homes like this one. >>erica: we had an earlier accident that tied down the ride on the bay bridge. over 20 minute delays out of oakland towards san francisco. if you take the bay bridge, the adl for crossing is probably your best bet. slow and go conditions on the toll plaza and up the incline approaching fremont street in san francisco. expect major delays or avoid them altogether by heading over to the san mateo bridge. a high wind advisories in effect. this ride is still costing under 16 minutes between hayward and foster cit

craig skalar is there with an update. >>craig: now that daylight is here, you can see how powerful the winds are. just around the corner and scotts valley is this downed power line, knocked down by a tree. a damaged suv is sitting nearby, pg&e crews have their work cut out for them. 22,000 customers are without power, some sense wednesday evening. >> it is terrible. the trees were blowing around, patio furniture was flying around. it was a noisy evening. >> early morning, you can see the santa cruz county road, >> four different locations. for different truckloads. >>darya: 8:11 a.m., we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look as we continue team coverage of the weather. this shot is rocking in san jose from the winds. we have seen some big desk in mount diablo. we're back with a complete report and a couple of minutes. >>erica: we have been tracking a hot spot, a fatal accident just after santa rita road near the traffic is slow in the area. the good news is is no longer affecting any of the traffic

craig skalar is live in the oakland hills. >>craig: there is quite a lot of fog. the wood smoke and the things from the missions are causing a lot of dilution and articles in the air. there is a spare the air day, it is definitely obvious. i am a little bit higher in the hills above oakland and breathing air the you were. the numbers are worse they were yesterday. third of the cold temperatures forced the year down 30 and keith the particles trapped and we believe in. third >>erica: if the chp has not issued any special dense fog advisories but viewers are talking about heavy fog along the carquinez bridge, richmond san rafael and on highway 4. i am also keeping my eyes on developing hot spots. westbound 580 reports of a crash blocking two of the lanes out there. is back up now stretching 2 mi. with speeds down to just 12 mi. per hour. this back up into and through hayward with the lowest speeds with lois speeds at the hour. traffic is heavy up the incline and across the upper deck. on the san mateo bridge on the traffic conditions are busy. there are no problems

craig skalar shows us the scene. >>craig: this is the site of an officer involved shooting. this great house. the people live here or our friends that are consoled one another after the shooting. the block was close off all night as police investigated what they say was a thriving situation that led to the shooting after a gang suppression unit tried to question a man who had an open container of alcohol. the man died just after midnight at an area hospital. two of a people were questioned as witnesses. police say this is the eighth officer involved shooting this year in san jose. >>catherine: it was a disappointing day for the san francisco-based company zynga. the stock flopped when it went live on nasdaq. you can see from the chart how things did. it won a briefly but then fell for up to date. zynga is the maker of games like farm bill and the mafia wars. it was one of the year's most anticipated stock options that investigators are not in a hurry to buy. tech experts cite the company's reliance on facebook and overall demand growth prospects. >> this company has gotten a

craig skalar has answers. >>craig: ask people head off to work, some i spoke with say they like the idea of a federal law banning cell phone use while behind the wheel. they said they have seen too much bad driving out there. >> people did not pay attention. there are many close calls. it seems like a step in the right direction, but difficult to enforce. >>craig: with more accidents of mounting around the bay into the nation, the government is see it differently. >> it is a great idea. the text and can wait. >>craig: as california already has a law banning cell phones, but for some it seems like it needs to be taken a step further. >>justine: time magazine has listed its person of the year. it is the protester. the magazine decided to send across the middle east, european here. it says that protesters are reshaping global politics. her last year facebook founder and mark zuckerburg got the honor. president barack obama has been on the cover as well. duff we want to know on facebook, clique using was the less i

craig skalar has seen thousands of their. >>craig: you were mentioning the shooting police are here to make sure that nothing gets out of hand. there are hundreds of people waiting their turn to get into the mall. this is what the crowd looked like. people are showing their wristbands with numbers. the people i spoke with said it was well worth the wait. some of them have been here since late last night. >> we have been in line for over 20 hours. and in 32 degree weather. the are the only shoes that appreciate in value. it is more of an investment. >>jackie: this is the nike concord. people have been waiting, hoping to get the size they want. some people sell these. it is the only shoe that will appreciate. >>darya: it is interesting what you say normally we would see a small security. those were the regular police monitoring this? >>craig: malls' security and police. there are quite a few police from this area in daly city on the lookout for any trouble. >>darya: the shooting we are following is in richmond. we will continue

bad air quality expected in the bay area, with more on this season's first spare the air day, craig skalar is live in the oakland hills. >>craig: you can see over here the temperature inversion, but it is clear air and blow it is the bad air and the spare the air date. down here, you can see downtown oakland. not a very clear view the cold air causes the bad air to press down to the ground for. let me show you a graphic. this is from the bay area quality management district. northern counties had it the worst. that is what we are breathing right now. a spare the air de days. i will mention it again the pink up there is the line of differentiation between clean air and not so clean air. >> nothing is rising above about 1,500 ft.. we get spare the air days when it is hot and when it is cold. >>james: here is a live look from our roof camera. the spare the air date will be in effect all day long. this afternoon this will reevaluate for tomorrow. the forecasts right now has thursday, friday and of course today in the not so nice levels. third this is the view from the roof camera and san franc

>>darya: a late night shooting in san jose police some unanswered questions this morning as craig skalar tells us, a suspect died from gunshot wounds after police say they fired at the man in self-defense. greg >> police say there was an officer involved shooting at 11:30 p.m.. several offers is confronted the man and he displayed threatening behavior. the man was taken to regional medical center and pronounced dead just after midnight. the police homicide unit is investigating this so far, there's been no new information released. >>justine: more on the penn state scandal, a star quarterback and now a star witness. mike mccurry is set to testify for two of his former bosses at penn state. both are charged with perjury in failing to support suspected child abuse in the sand as the case. they are in a harrisburg courtroom right now. the judge will decide whether or not there is enough evidence to warrant the minimum on trial. look at the weather going into the weekend. hello, james. >> it is going to be dry and cold over the next few nights. here is a live look from the golden gate bridge

craig skalar is to it as live at children's hospital in oakland with details. g: the family was holding out hope that the child would survive. there was some last minute tests to show that he was brain dead. there were hoping to keep them alive until his birthday on december 28th. they will be disconnected life-support at 1:00 p.m.. here is a picture of the boy. he was killed in a shooting in west oakland on november 28th. he was one of the people injured during the shooting that occurred during the filming of a rap video. there have not been any arrests made in that case that is the sadness here and oakland. they will be disconnected life- support. the family is bracing for that. kopp >>darya: occupy protesters are planning to disrupt port and shipping activities once again. this is video from the last time this happened on november 2nd. this morning, members are holding a news conference about the plan to shut down which they have scheduled for this coming monday. organizers say the action is partly intended to show solidarity. he sort of oakland officials are

craig skalar has seven answers. >>craig: as people head off to work, some say they like the idea of a federal law banning cell phone use while behind the wheel. they say they have seen too much that drive it out there. >> i have had a couple of close calls in the past. steve will not pay attention to. it certainly seems like a step in the right direction, but difficult to the force. >>mark: with the number of accidents around the bay and around the nation, many are seeing things differently now. >> it is a great idea. i have almost been put in the ditch a couple of times with people tested. >> california already has a law banning cell phone use. for some it needs to be taken a step further. >>darya: what do you think? is this idea of good or bad? they are saying that it is a conversation that is distracting, not whether you are holding the phone in your hand or not. that means california would have to do more. go to our facebook fan page ad way in on your kid. >>mark: 50 children from the east oakland youth developme

craig skalar is joining us live from the salvation army community center. >>craig: volunteers are taking these boxes out as we speak. the room is full boxes of food in them. these volunteers are sending boxes out all over the city. people say it makes them feel good just to do this sort of thing. >> we pick up the boxes and we have the route that we follow. we visit these homes and houses, when not on the door and hopefully they are there. if they are not, we have to keep >> it takes a lot of food and a bottle of volunteers. >>craig: here are some of those volunteers. haft it makes them feel glad as well as again, the economy is kind of tough. it has been hard to get the new nations that they have and have. somehow they have managed to increase the number of meals for those who do not have. it is well underway and will be until a least 9:00 a.m.. >>ysabel: here was something nice. a donation and a big surprise in menlo park. someone drop of 8 $10,000 check into a bell ringers bell ringing bucket. the >> , we have been robbed. a year or the proper spirit and