dan kerman is live at sfo with an update on conditions there. >>dan: we are live in trouble never too. we are starting to experience some delays as of. that is due to low ceilings, you cannot land as many airplanes as you normally do. off as a result, an average of 60 minute delays, you definitely want to call if you are coming to pick people up. here is video, you can see what we saw earlier. clouds have been very low, planes taking off and trains are arriving in. again, we are seeing some delays. other than that, passengers are telling us that things are going relatively well. we have had an easy time getting to the airport by bart for friends dropping them off. there is a bit of of backup on the arrivals. for the most part, those traveling on this date the fourth thanksgiving are pretty pleased with how things are going. if >> i am going to seattle. >>reporter: who is in seattle? >> my brother and his kids. >> i am going to norland. >>reporter: out how has the travel they been so far? >> the weather has held up. traffic was good coming out of

dan kerman has been at ed lee's headquarters following the race. >> reporter: ed lee showed up about 9:30 and did everything except victory but he did say it was a night of celebration as he thanked the volunteers. >> thank you for your hard work. thank you for helping me. thank you, san francisco. [ cheers and applause >> from all indications that we are looking at, i think that the voters here in san francisco have said that they want the city to continue the work that we have done of creating jobs. they want the city to continue the way we have been running it and increasing jobs for everybody. i think san francisco wants us to do four more years. what do you think? all right. as soon as this final count is completed we go to work because that's what the public wants. that's what san francisco wants. we have to create more jobs. we have to get this going. we to be resilient because, guess what, the things that hurt us are still out there. so we are going to bring the city together in a higher level of unity than we have ever seen before. you are going to see somebody enthusiastic

dan kerman is live on the scene. >>dan: the cause school of business is back open after being shut down for several hours this afternoon. police are still trying to confirm the identity of the suspect to determine whether he has any links to this university. tuesday evening, the third floor hallway to the computer center remained closed off a crime scene taped. it is inside the computer center where police confronted a man on tuesday afternoon after a faculty members spotted a gun in the suspect's back pack. >> as we approach, the person pulled out a firearm and displayed it. the officers asked the individual to drop the firearm, he did not. they feared for their lives and fired at the individual. one officer fired, striking the suspect. >> there were about 4-5 shots. a bunch of kids dropped to the floor. >>dan: that was said to 3:00 p.m.. police shut down access to the building and students and faculty began heading to the exits. >> we started running out and i followed everyone else. >> it is definitely a scary situ

dan kerman is running as live from the port with the latest. >>dan: protesters are still here in the port of oakland. we can tell you that some of the trucks the ec behind me have been here since 4:15 p.m.. the crowds behind me have dissipated since earlier today, but as you see, the terminal still remains shut down. although there are still protesters, there are clearly not as many as there were earlier curious >>dan: protesters arrived by any means necessary. bicyclist were the first at the fort and single-handedly shut down the terminal blocking trucks from is entering or exiting the. >> we are tired of big institutions having so much power and control. the mass of the people did not really have a voice. south >>dan: as protesters continued to stream in, police kept a low profile. some truckers made a u-turn and headed out the way they came in. several hours later, busloads of protesters arrived. third >> it is fantastic. i am here because i am one of the 99 percent of people that feels like the government as the banks are in collusion and ta

dan kerman has more. dan: we can tell you that occupy oakland continues to be in the square, music and speeches continued. fast far as the issues they use both about, officials say the city will be open for business tomorrow and the school district says the schools will be open in if parents are encouraged to send their kids to class. >> the city is open for business. >>dan: officials said that oakland will continue to provide essential services even though some city employees could join in the protest. >> we are looking at those requests on a case by case basis. employees are able to use vacation time. they cannot use six times. >> the police department is on mandatory staffing as is fire. >>dan: schools will also remain open and the district is expecting students to attend. >> we are making sure the schools are open as a safe haven and construction will continue. >>dan: over 200 teachers have asked for the day off and substitutes will cover classis. >> teachers had to file for a personal leave day by the

dan kerman joins us live as a lead weeks to find out if he will continue running the city.--deadly is joining us to find out if he will continue running the city. >>dan: and lee is hoping to declare victory. grant lodes is live in the newsroom. >>pam: grant lodes is live in the newsroom. >>grant: in the race for san francisco sheriff and district attorney, there are some big controversial propositions on the ballot as well. we will track all that and bring you those results as soon as we get them. >>pam: a developing story, the latest on the occupy oakland movement. tonight, kron4 obtained a new video released by the of a police department. this shows more of the civil unrest that follows the removal of the occupied for testers. this is video from eight straight. police were wearing lapel cameras. that is a video that you're looking at now. one officer describes the saturation. >>officer: way you are offer up fast-officer. this is the view from a camera attached to the body of the officer. a large crowd encircles a group of officers. the officers are surrounded and unable t

dan kerman is at the airport to phyllis since. it looked pretty empty right now. >>reporter: it has been a steady stream of people in, but corn on the days that people leave on wednesday and return on sunday. as you can see people are continuing to come in there are about 140,000 people coming and going today because of our people do not just want to take three days they want to take the entire week. thanksgiving is almost one week away but at sfo many are starting their holiday now. >> we are going to austin tx and we're leaving early so that we can enjoy the full week. >> i am going to spend thanksgiving with my son, his wife and their children. >>reporter: it turns out today is the biggest holiday at sfo and runs through the weekend after thanksgiving. >> i want to spend some time with them. so going earlier is better than staying longer. >> we have found that there are better bargains with the air fares if you leave early and come back thanksgiving day. >>reporter: in all, 140,000 people are passing through sfo. from the looks of things, this flying the friday

reporting live in oakland, dan kerman, kron4 news.iraq war veteran has a in in the protests. j.r stone is following this story. he has more from highland general hospital. >>craig: protesters say that this man is in stable condition, the iraqi war veteran and afghanistan war veterans. he is staying here at highland general. according to friends he was beaten by an officer in downtown oakland. he is suffering from a lacerated spleen. i am working to get new information in this case. the >> black block is an action some individuals dressed in all black and moves through individual crowds. fizzes anarchists activity. they gather and commit activities such as of vandalism, will we saw this last week. we are learning that many of these individuals are not from the city of oakland. 68 percent are from outside the city. these are individuals that are coming into the community in creating tax of a violent behavior. vandalism, breaking windows, spray painting and defacing the city and community. it is important for everyone to be aware that in

dan kerman is in the area of 14th and broadway were all this has been censured for so long, dan what is happening now? >>reporter: right now we're waiting for the protesters to arrive at this location but zoom in here there is frank ogawa plaza. the barricades are gone, the plaza was opened at 4:38 p.m. this afternoon. people are moving about freely in the plaza. it was for 30 a.m. and the police took down the barricades that had been up since this morning. the gates came down and people as i mentioned moved freely about the plaza. but you'll notice a very heavy police presence. there are police surrounding the plaza in all corners and all facets. they are letting people know that they're here to facilitate a protest and facilitate a march and a rally but they will not put up with anything illegal. as you look around the plaza more closely there are still sprinklers on and the place is basically a muddy mess. so marchers who are coming to the plaza will have a wet and muddy time once they arrive. again, the plaza is now opened as you can see. we also have some other bystanders moving

dan kerman is live at sfo with details. >>dan: believe it or not, this is the busiest travel day between now and the sunday after thanksgiving. we have the various people starting to show up. the weather has been pretty good for most of the day. most of the flights arriving and departing are on time. people are extending their holidays. many people are leaving today and is sending a full week. >> i flew in from jfk. i live in connecticut. this is an early thanksgiving i am beating the traffic. >>dan: what is it like coming in on friday? >> easy as pie. >>dan: instead of a couple of big days we're seeing even troubles spread across all of the days. the lightest travel day is the friday after thanksgiving and things giving itself. those are the ones with the least amount of trouble. right now, the parking lot is full at sfo. they have opened to the overflow lots. you can go directly to long- term parking. if there are still plenty of places to park. reporting live as the ultimate dan kerman, kron4 news. he >>pam: coming up, a

>>pam: dan kerman is that the port while thousands of marchers are writing their. it is quite a different picture from when we talk to you minutes ago. >>justine: just exploded. we are right outside the terminal this is pretty much the first when you hit when you get over the bridge and into the port. the first people who came here was a critical mass people they came about 4:14 p.m.. and then about 4:26 p.m. a truck load of buses came in. since 5:00 p.m. the whole group on foot have been marching. many of the mustang at this intersection and the rest are moving on through out other parts of the port. what is different now than compared to when you saw us last time is that the people have come aboard these trucks. in addition, the police have been pretty scarce. there was a line of motorcycle officers will-- who were here for quite some time. when the marchers started coming in over the hill, the motorcycle officers pulled out again keeping their distance and for the most part we can tell you that things have been very peaceful. they are playing music and it is ver

reporting live at children's hospital in oakland i am dan kerman with kron4 news. >>pam: the oakland police department has set up a special investigation tip line for this case. you can find a link on our web site at kron4.com. we have new details and i, police are releasing new information in a violent black friday robbery in san leandro. the victim chris marlowe was shot in the neck after being approached by a group of men. he went home from the hospital today. meanwhile, san leandro police released watson's picture today they said that he was the shooter and is still on the loose. his pictures on the right, his alleged accomplice tony phillips was arrested on friday his pictures on the left he appeared before a judge today. j.r. stone joins us live as the police continue their investigation. >>reporter: we are learning that the victims had gone inside of wal-mart looking for a video game but it was sold out so they can outside empty handed and were in the parking lot smoky a cigarette and that is when the shooting happened. it happened a matter of feet from wher

dan kerman joins us live with a look at tonight's memorial. >>reporter: good evening we are at oak hill park in danville about one hour from now this park is expected to be filled with people as they hold a candlelight vigil for this 19 year old. as you mentioned, he was killed in afghanistan in combat on friday. and just yesterday hundreds of people from this town had turned out at his family's home to welcome them back and let them know that they are not alone in all of this. the family is expected to be here tonight we are also expecting a congressman to show up tonight people will be lining up on the lawn that you see behind me. this was his first tour of duty with the marines again he was killed in action this past friday. we are about an hour away from the vigil getting underway. when it does will bring it to you live at kron4 news is 6:00 p.m. we will have a full story for you on kron4 news at 8:00 p.m.. >>pam: and other bay area man is being remembered this evening for the difference then he made in the lives of so many people. the val

dan kerman breaks down the connection between state budget cuts and tuition increases. >>dan: into the governor signed a budget with two of the 50 million in cuts for the university of california into the state university system. since almost 18% for uc and 22% for csu. this date could cut another 100 million from each of the two systems next month. what will happen next year and in the fall of 2012. there is no indication that the state will have any money for increased. the california state board of trustees has now voted to high tuition for next year. each undergrad will pay about five of dollars more for the year. so far, the board of regents has yet to hike to listen for next year but it has been discussed and still could happen. >>vicki: and 10 million in funding has approved to for cleared the site next to the great america theme park. voters approved a tax hike. the cost for that will cost about $987 million it should be completed in time for the 2015 football season. the city of millbrae is the third city to disband its police department. the sheriff will take o

dan kerman has a connection between the state budget cuts and tuition increases. >>dan: of the governor signed a budget with 650 million for the university of california and the california state university system. they have increased tuition for the fall. the state could cut another 100 million from each of the two systems next month. the good news is, both systems indicate it will raise tuition in the middle of the school year. what happens in the fall of 2012? both plan to ask the state for a huge increase in funding but there is no indication that the state will have money then. the board of trustees is voting to increase tuition for next year by 9 percent. what does that mean for students? it means each undergrad will pay about $500 more for the year. off so for the uc board of regents has yet to discuss tuition for next year but it could still happen. >>craig: if revenues continue running behind projections, these automatic trigger cuts would happen if revenue is short by more than 2 billion which unfortunately looks likely right now. the biggest cut, and 1.5

>>james: the dan kerman has more on the reaction from mayor jean quan. >>dan: at a news conference after thursday's shooting, the mayor said she does not know whether those involved are tied to the occupy movement or not she said, it does not matter. she wants those who are camping to voluntarily leave immediately. >> we are calling on cameras so please leave voluntarily. city workers have been offering vouchers to bomb shelters. we need a peaceful resolution to the encampment. i am calling on camera to voluntarily leave we need the in camera close. >>dan: those we spoke with are giving no indication that it plans to leave. we asked the mayor never plan is but she has not given us any indication of what it is but she did say she wants things to remain as peaceful as possible. she has also offered notes, and for clearing the plaza. >>darya: when will the rain store? >>erica: we are drive for now. the rain will arrive right near the early afternoon. scattered showers as we head into the evening. we have a chance of rain stretching in through tomorrow mornin

dan kerman is to be as live with details on information police plan together of those arrested. >>dan: this is some of the vandalism. this window is blown out. these are things they see all over the area. police are drawing a clear line in the sand. people who are protesting peacefully and of those who want to cause trouble. >>dan: this is video of the confrontation that broke out between protesters and police near oakland city hall hours after thousands the defeated in wednesday's peaceful march in and shut down of the port of oakland. police say there is a clear difference between the two groups. >>officer: we consider them anarchists, people intent on causing damage whether this is worse is peaceful or not. >>dan: these are the tools of their trade. rocks, bottles, some containing caustic liquid. fire extinguishers filled with paint. hammers and screwdrivers. >>officer: we arrest the people we thought were responsible for the damage last night were creating problems. >>dan: in all, 80 people were arrested. there could be more. >>officer: we want a list of all of the people. we

dan kerman takes a look for what this might mean for school districts and their students. >> schools in california are bracing for budget cuts that could be triggered if state revenues are as low as a force suggests. >> the class sizes have gone up, some districts have reduced the school year. for they do not have many other places to go. >>reporter: for school transportation could be cut as well as education cuts. >> in san mateo county, almost all of our school districts have a plan for budget cuts. >>reporter: most school districts in san mateo county have already set aside reserves so that these additional costs will have little impact this year. districts that did not do that might lay off non teaching staff or shorten their school year. they might create additional furlough days for teachers. >> these are our kids. we owe them a good education. >>reporter: the state is awaiting a second report deterred determine whether these cuts will take place. a final determination will, on december 15th. if the cuts are approved a will come into effect on december 21st. >>pam: the californ

dan kerman joins us live with the latest from city hall.ter: we still have about 25,000 male and balance to be counted. still, the mayor said he got all choked up when he said that he feels confident enough to say that he won. >> i am confident that, we can use the word victory right now. it obviously sounds very good for the first collected asian mayor of the city but as i said last night we recognize this is a very historic thing. i want to thank the people of san francisco. it is wonderful. um, it is wonderful to represent so many different diverse communities and then to know that your work is welcomed. and... 22 years. >>reporter: we can tell you right now that his opponent in john avolos says that they are hopeful and they will wait and not concede john abel los is behind about 25,000 votes. as we said there are about 25,000 melon ballads that should be done tomorrow.--there are about 25,000 male in balance that should be done tomorrow. >>catherine: now it is happening again, the dow was down 389 points. there is big trouble on at lea

reporting live at uc- berkeley and dan kerman with kron4 news.: team coverage continues with j.r. stone is also live on campus. >>reporter: look at the general assembly going on right now i was in that crowd a little while ago. i want to step out of the way and show all the thousands of people who are out here as we speak. >>reporter: as you can see all the people in the distance to have a rally set up to date, they have one set up tomorrow and through the week, many people today not only march, but they rallied earlier this has been a full day even for many of the people who are out here and it has been a peaceful day. reporting live in berkeley i am j.r. stone with kron4 news. >>catherine: a new york city judge ruled that the occupy wall street protesters have to stay out of the park for now and no more overnight stays. the police cleared the space earlier this morning and put restrictions on future protest there. we have more on today's developments. >>reporter: police moved in to n.y. zoo coffee park overnight and cleared the protesters and t

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dan kerman went to sfo to see how the holiday getaway is progressing.tells us what to expect in the days ahead. >>reporter: the holiday travel season is in full swing. this thanksgiving more people are traveling through sf 0 than last year. >>reporter: more than 127,000 people pass through sfo on monday. the next to the travel dates will be the wednesday before thanksgiving and the sunday after thanksgiving and 129,1206000 people will move through sfo. >> i took the days off so i'm excited to leave town a little bit earlier which i am glad we did. >>reporter: most travelers are not waiting until the day before thanksgiving to travel in fact there leaving earlier and many of them are taking a full week off. >> it is really exciting because last year we only have like two days but now we get to stay until sunday. >>reporter: --the >> there is a lot less stress, and that you are there with family and can help with dinner. >>reporter: you can see behind me that the ticket counters are not that busy that is because people are spreading out their travel over

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dan kerman, kron4 news. >>reporter: occupy cal is still an active group.s have set up a one dozen tents in front of sprawl all. protesters say that they have a long list of demands including freezing tuition hikes. the police come by opted to tell protesters they cannot camped overnight but protesters are telling kron4 news that they have no plans to leave any time soon. terisa estacio, kron4 news. >>reporter: uc-berkeley police say the man that was shots and killed in the business school was a student, identified as christopher travis. school officials said that travis was an undergraduate student that transferred to the university this semester. police say that they have no motive that said that travis'family recently noticed a change in his behavior. maureen kelly, kron4 news. >>reporter: enacted this facing deportation has protesters surrounded the court. he was arrested during the police raid at frank ogawa plaza. fends-- friends say that he was from mexico city and a student at uc-berkeley. ronald charges filed on wednesday but he is being held on an

>>reporter: our team coverage continues with dan kerman who edge of the question about what the mayor had to say about this. >>reporter: mayor jean quan said she does not know if those involved were tied to the occupy moving or not the she said it does not matter she did and renewed her call to have those camping here voluntarily leave and leave immediately. >> i am calling for all the people on campus to please leave voluntarily tonight i have city workers who have been offering vouchers to homeless shelters and alternative housing. i will say this one more time we need a peaceful resolution to the encampment. i call on the campers to voluntary leave we need the encampment closed. >>reporter: campers that we spoke with there was no indication that they're going to leave the plow the we ask the mayor what is your plan to clear the plaza but she has not given us any indication of what that plan means although she does say she wanted to be as peaceful as possible. she has also offered a no timeline for clearing the plaza. >>james: in the north bay occupy protesters unsettled and now hav

dan kerman tells us, it all has to do with surveillance cameras. >> crime is a pending issue. there is a lot of breaking in of find doors, but people are maybe gone for an hour or two and a finding that their jewelry is gone, they're iphones, ipad, an electronics items are quickly taking. >>dan: residents are taking crime prevention into their own hands, installing security cameras office one. >> the police are doing the best they can. we want to partner with officers and provide them with informations that we can catch the perpetrators or causing these crimes. >>dan: the program is being spearheaded by a group along with logic tech. >> liver already able to capture it perpetrator. that was because of these cameras and the footage. >>dan: so far more than 100 residents have signed up for the cameras. some have already installed them. the program officially launches this saturday at montclair elementary school. >>pam: san francisco mayoral candidate don abel lowe's has officially conceded to ed lee. earlier this week, ed lee became san francisco's first asian american mayor. >>

dan kerman, kron4 is.anned general strike, the union representing oakland police officers issued an open letter to the citizens of oakland. that letter criticizes mayor jean quan and her handling of the situation at frank ogawa plaza. the union president explains. >>officer: we are giving an order we will fail. we are said to feel on this. that is wide. we're going to do it, we will be here, we will do our jobs. there is no clear mission. we do not know what the mission is. the mission one day is to clear the plaza, the mission the next day is to not clear the plaza. >>pam: mayor quan is allowing city workers to take the day off but the police department has to work. kron4 made several attempts to get a response from the mayor regarding the open letter from the police union however a spokesperson said the mayor was not available. >>grant: we are born to talk about banking. it is a big of america flip-flop after furious customers threatens to take their business elsewhere. one of the nation's biggest banks

dan kerman has the details. >>reporter: here at sfo the holiday travel season is in full swing and things are moving relatively smoothly. about 127,000 people are passing through here today. but this is not the peak day of the thanksgiving travel season as you see by the chart, that was friday before the most part there is no big travel day. it is no longer the wednesday before thanksgiving because now people are starting to take one week off. >> more and more schools have the whole week off my wife is a school teacher and she had a whole week off, so people are leaving friday, saturday and sunday. it is great for the travelers is a less hassle to get through the gates. >>reporter: nearly 1.2 million travelers will pass through here during the thanksgiving holiday which is a 4 1/2% increase from last year because more people who usually do not travel for thanksgiving decided to take to the skies. >> we have not traveled for thanksgiving 25 years. >>reporter: why this year? >> my father-in-law said us plane ticke

reporting live in oakland i am dan kerman with kron4 news. >>pam: oakland police showed some of the weapons that they faced last night. officers showcased many bottles and some were filled with caustic chemicals. they showed off fire extinguishers they say were filled with paint to spread graffiti. about 80 people were arrested last night police will now be looking to determine exactly who these violent protesters are in hopes of making arrests. the president of the oakland chamber of commerce has some harsh words for city leaders about this general strike as well as occupy oakland movement overall. he says that three companies have abandoned plans to come to oakland because of the violence. he says the city must take action to stop the suffering. >> we are very disappointed and distressed over the damage that has been done. the intimidation that has prevailed to customers of wealth--wells fargo, and the whole food stores. i'm very disappointed the city did not take a stronger hand. what i am hearing from the business community is that there

dan kerman is here to tell us what might have caused this latest rupture.: they are saying is because of the san bruno that they are testing this 3 mao pipeline in the first place. and now they are blaming an outside contractor. >>reporter: normal pressure is 375 lbs. on sunday the pipe was in ramp up to 550 lbs. and that is when it burst. it's close part of interstate 280. now pg&e suggest they believe the pipe rupture because it was previously damaged by something like a back hoe. >> all indications are that there is a dense and a doubt in the area where it failed. we will do investigations on that and have reports within a few months. >>reporter: once the work begins they say it should be completed within two to three days and then pressured test will be conducted again. the san bruno pipe with a 32 in. upright--pipe that had a scene in it, this one was 32 in. in diameter but it did not have a seam. >>pam: now they spent another explosion happened in menlo park. >>reporter: yes they were doing test their they believe it was up and hold problem and they s

dan kerman takes a look at the impact on school districts and the students. e revenues are as low as a new report suggests, schools will have budget cuts. >> schools have cut and cut. class sizes have gone up. some districts have reduced the school year lay off teachers, they do not have other places to be able to go. >>dan: home and school transportation could be cut along with billions from k- 12 education. of our 23 school districts have planned to be able to a friend in need your budget cuts. >>dan: schools superintendent dan campbell says most school districts in san mateo have already set aside reserves so that these additional cuts will have little-no impact this year. districts that did not do the same thing may end up lane off non teaching staff or, they may shorten their school year by creating additional furlough days for teachers. >> with is getting shortchanged is our future. these are our kids. we owe them a good education. >> the state is still awaiting a second report to determine whether or not these traders will take place and when the cuts w