another sun has risen on freedom plaza. take a look. it's now like tent city. they do not allow you to pitch tents on the plaza. yesterday they talked about how they sort of got around that. they had a tent pitched but that wasn't allowed so they put a sign on the tent. they put words and letters which made it a sign and they were actually able to use it as shelter. that's typical of what's been going on here. at the beginning of this protest, we told you last weekend which the occupy d.c. protesters first came and started converging, they had the air and space museum. it sort of resulted probably from some misunderstanding about the rules and regulations. demonstrators wanted to take signs inside. things got a little heated. some people were pepper sprayed. one person was detained for a short time, a female involved in the demonstration. she paid a fine and was released later the same day. again, with so many causes being represented among the people here it is likely there will be more mobilizations. bruins will probably come down from mcpherson square and joi

freedom plaza will be the latest stop in d.c..l march around noon to take their anti- capitalism message to anyone from the new zealandseum to the chamber of commerce, anyone will listen. they come from every walk of life from college students to union leaders. they're protesting corporate greed. d.c.'s demonstration will focus specifically on corporate money in politics. the movement is built on the idea that there's plenty of money flowing into the economy but it's only it's the top 1% 0 seems to be seeing any of it. it's the other 99%, mainly the middle class that many are marching for. this will garner attention and even more support with every step they take. about 3:00 this afternoon they plan to march to the chamber of commerce to denounce the chamber's support for big corporations. in new york city overnight the protests did turn violent with police having to use pepper spray to try to get the mob under control. we have not seen anything like that so far in d.c. they are planning to start the march and supplies of around n

are demonstrations days atd the next few freedom plaza.roup occupied effortscontinuing its at mcpherson square. at some point, they will join down here, modeled that has beenp on wall street. from freedome plaza, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >>> right now, president obama is meeting with senate democrats hishe white house about bill. after the morning press which the in heat ont turned up the republicans. a vote in the senate could be as soon as next week. the president said lawmakers immediately action to help the economy. >> people really need help right now. our economy really needs a jolt right now. this is not a game. is not the time for the usual political gridlock. the bill includes a tax increase for people making $1 million per year. senate republicans oppose that. the president said the bill will by 2% andhe economy nearly 2 million jobs. >>> news on first-time claims benefits is mixed. week to week claims are up by about 6000, but year to year, claims are down. we will get a better picture tomorrow with the government's monthly

they cleaned up freedom plaza. their four-day permit expired last night and were told to leave by 2:00 p.m. >> we haven't gotten threats. we don't think they are going to come in. doing that would be a big mistake. it would result in more people coming to support us. >> reporter: people piled backpacks and bed rolls for safekeeping if they are taken to jail. they have written the phone numbers on their arms to reach legal representatives. they intend to stay. a disabled vietnam veteran is protesting against the wars in afghanistan and iraq. the possibility of your getting arrested? >> 100%. >> reporter: meaning? >> 100% that i will get arrested. >> reporter: do you want to be arrested? >> yes. >> reporter: they are standing over their tent to see if they will spend another night here. >> we're here until it ends. i came here without enough money to get home. i'm here until they drag me out. >> reporter: a park police officer and park ranger met briefly with organizers. >> they wanted to speak in private. we said wh

some of the businesses here along freedom plaza have limited access.marriott, for example, has the side entrance that opens up on the plaza with limited access. it remains to be seen how the businesses feel about this, the extension here. we're just going to have to wait and see how it all pans out. back to you, joe. >> megan mcgrath reporting live. megan, thanks very much. >>> so far the occupy wall street protests have cost the new york police department close to $2 million. the department said it spent $1.9 million mostly in overtime pay to patrol the park where hundreds of protesters were camped out. the nypd police commissioner said, if the protests continue, the department may have to cancel an academy class that save money. >>> the new york stock exchange is denying a report that its website was hacked twice yesterday. a group that monitors the site says it experienced two outages, but a spokesman said there were two disruptions. last week the online group anonymous suggested an attack in support of the wall street movement. >>> a former marine

we also see the stage is ready to go here at freedom plaza. what we're seeing in new york seems to be catching on here in the district. the numbers are not as grand as scenes in the big apple but demonstrators showed up at mcpherson square for a rally sponsored by the group move on.org. some camps out as the occupy wall street enters its third week. some unions and lawmakers are getting involved. >> if you remember how we got out there and fought for labor rights in wisconsin, you know that this thing is on the move. we are not going to stop. we are going to get the justice we deserve. >> this is virtually a leaderless movement with not one focus. protestors are proud of that though and the grassroots movement that has taken shape. protestors have been asked to come here around 9:00 this morning. things really get started around noon today with a concert and a rally. mike? >> thank you, surae. surae chinn live at freedom plaza in northwest washington now. >> women taking metro, watch your back! especially at metro's suitland station. prince ge

. >> demonstrators once again waking up on freedom plaza. we're live with how long they could camp out here in the nation's capital. good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this tuesday, october 11th, 2011. let's take a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. it is 64 degrees. a little warmer than yesterday. what does that mean for our weather. tom's here to tell us all about it. >> the clouds kind of held in the warmth we had yesterday like a blanket overnight. we're not going to warm up today. the clouds also, the opposite effect will be blocking a lot of the sun today. they are producing rain way down in southern virginia. looks like that may be arriving here by the time you head back from work and school. this morning as we look around the region, it's off to a cool start. you'll need a light sweater as you head out the door. 63 at reagan national. most locations in the 50s. prince george's county in the mid and upper 50s. much of montgomery county low 50s. mid and upper 50s in arlington, but much of

it started at freedom plaza. the event was timed for the very same weekend as the m.l.k. memorial dedication. >> this is the last colony. this is the jurisdiction that has been blocked from having its voice in congress. >> d.c. voters elect two shadow senators and a shadow who have no voting rights. they can vote in committee and draft legislation but not full voting rights. >>> the district is getting ready for a big day at celebration tomorrow with the martin luter king dedication memorial but for some thefestivities couldn't hold off another day. one group has already begun planning a tribute. what's going on out there? >> reporter: bruce, call it a kickoff party, an early kickoff party leading up to the ceremony tomorrow. a lot of washingtonians gathering at joe's restaurant for chicken and to pay tribute to the man who defined civil rights in this country. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: food, music and a promise to keep the dream alive brought several people out to jamaica joe's. many people spent saturday marching through d.c. they were embracing quality for all in honor

to occupy freedom plaza and, again, the numbers right now seem to be growing. we'll see how the rest of the night will go for these folks, derek? >> thank you for that one. >>> now joining us right here in the studio is one of the organizers of occupied d.c. his name is david swanson. i guess on top of mind is exactly what is it that you're looking for because you have this broad range of demands that would be amazing if they could all be met. but what do you really want? >> majority rule, right? we have majority teammates, we are disregarded by our government. taxing the rich is the overwhelming majority. the rich are not getting taxed. ending the war, we are getting out of them. move the money from the military and the war machine to where we need it. peoples needs, infrastructure, jobs, it's not that complicated. >> a lot of this stuff with all due respect sounds like the left wing demand. we want, you know, guns, no butter, kids, not profit, all this kinds of stuff. what's different about this? >> left wing when the left wing is 85% of the country. then i w

and from the money machine to the war machine thousands of protesters occupying freedom plaza right here in washington d.c. the fight against wars in afghanistan and iraq so can the masses make a difference when it comes to cutting the letairis spending. and as americans finally wake up and take to the streets politicians try to steal the message as a way that the way to promote and justify their own ideas will speak with every gallon marshal of the people book project out com to explore rather elites are trying to co-opt these movements. it's thursday october sixth eight pm in washington d.c. and christine friends out here watching our t.v. . a major day for a movement that just keeps on growing we've been telling you for weeks now about how the occupy wall street movement in lower manhattan is shaping up it's going on on wall street itself and that protest nearly three weeks old now saw a huge sea change when it was joined yesterday by the unions a move that gave these protesters a surge in size and strength and one other thing that's helping the movement gain support is images of poli

jummy olabanji is live at freedom plaza. >>> they are starting to wake up. we are next to the food tent where they're getting coffee and other things. they have been here at freedom plaza for the past couple of days before the most part, the protests have been peaceful but yesterday things got out of hand and some of the protesters tried to get inside the air and space museum. this youtube video shows exactly what officials say they did not want to happen. a woman was not to the ground and a smithsonian guard pepper sprayed several people. >> i witnessed this firsthand. >> a permit problem could arise at freedom plaza. several dozen protesters have set up shop in a makeshift tent cities report police said it is time for the protesters to pass along the men say they are not leaving. >> i think this is a movement and a cause that is worth getting arrested. >> there were a handful of arrests this weekend that there were no problems around the square where demonstrators marched with a police escort and many of the plan several -

at freedom plaza. on the very same day will be the martin luther king jr. memorial. we are honored to bring you live coverage of that dedication event right here on wusa9. sunday morning. 11 a.m. >> topper saying a nice blue sky. >> not like last time. >> many all the rain. >> we are looking at showers. drizzle. and some fog out there tonight. maybe allow extra time tomorrow morning. live doppler 9000. nothing is heavy. but it is kind of persistent and that is going to be sort of the theme for tomorrow and has for friday. again, light green indicates light activity but we find some light showers, some drizzle up in the western sections of montgomery section. out 66 past manassas towards warrenton. nothing heavy. where does it go for the next hour? put this into motion. generally drifting back to the north and to the east where it pretty much has been doing for the last couple days. more activity around leesburg and chantilly but nothing heavy. if you are not seeing anything in the immediate area where you are there is still some cloud and drizzle around so you're not

officials say they asked if they could stay at freedom plaza for four more months. >> we're staying as long as the text. >> officials say they're still waiting for the group to officially submit an application for an extension before they make any decision. demonstrators are hoping the parks service says yes they can continue to protest what the call greed and corruption in politics. >> i want a political force to gain so much momentum that we cannot be ignored. i want our message, the message for people over profits to be heard. >> michael traveled to washington, d.c. from pennsylvania monday night. he worked all night on posters he plans to hold high at the capitol. >> people are suffering out there. we're not taking care of each other. >> this retired teacher also has a message for any lawmaker who she may run into. >> you are supposed to represent us. stop playing these games to get yourselves reelected again. stop buddying up with corporations and start paying attention to the people in this country. >> a national parks service spokesman and says they're still waiting for an appli

. >>> the protestors have been occupying freedom plaza in d.c. today and took their message to the u.s. capitol. a half dozen of them were arrested in -- for demonstrating in one of the office buildings in the hill and here's more. >> reporter: there are two groups and one marched around streets, disrupting rush hour this afternoon. the group over my shoulder here at freedom plaza in front of the wilson building, organized a noisy and generally peaceful demonstration on capitol hill. the demonstrators trickled into the heart-centered office building. one, two, or three people at a time. and for a while, they tried to look like tourists sitting for a moment on benches, examining displays and taking pictures. around 11:30 a.m., a group on a ball connie unfurled a banner saying tax the rich. chants immediately broke out. at first u.s. capitol police officers tried to pull down the banner from the ground level where it landed and perhaps hearing the protestors might also be pulled down the police let go. that allowed the demonstrators to pull their b

sherry ly has more from freedom plaza. >> reporter: good morning. hundreds of protesters here. some of them are starting to get up right now and they are not going anywhere. they are here to take that message from wall street to washington that they are fed up with the corporate greed and the government. from freedom plaza, they took to the streets of washington yesterday headed to the white house as well as the chamber of commerce. they chanted where are the jobs. there are two organized protests. one is call the october twoiive movement based at freedom plaza. another one is occupy d.c. but their message is the same. they're angry over the economy, the war and taxes and with washington for failing to fix the financial problems. it's movement that has been galvanizing the american people coming together from all across the country. many are tired of the bickering in congress. they will be here taking their message for the nation's capital for four straight days. additional protests are dead you would here in the city throughout the day as well as t

this morning, they are camped out at freedom plaza, preparing for the second day of demonstrations andexpected to join them. melissa joins us live from freedom square with more. >> good morning. you can take a look here behind me. hundreds of people camped out overnight. some of them have been here for a couple of days now. they plan to be here until sunday, but they are getting ready for today's events. joining me right now is the organizer of 2011. this is margaret flours. wh what is your greatest hope? you guys have been working on this for a long time. what's your greatest hope for today? >> our greatest hope is that this is the beginning of something that's an independent transformational nonviolent movement in this country to really start changing the way things are done here so that we start meeting our human needs and that we get rid of the corporate control of our political process. >> tell me about yesterday. 3,000 people? >> at least 3,000 people. the plaza was packed. the energy was very high. people were smiling and happy because this was finally happening. some of them we

folks who have been at freedom plaza since thursday now have permission to stay there for a long time. fox 5's will thomas has her. >> they were willing to offer an extension of the permit. >> we won! we won! >> reporter: five days after their occupation of freedom plaza began, a victory. >> it is a small one in the grand scheme of things but it is a very, very important victory. >> reporter: the u.s. national park service agreed to extend their permit or write a new one. organizers want to know how long can they remain here. a park service says in theory, it could give them four months. >> they recognize the first amendment rights that are involved here. i think they also understand that they toorks the -- they too, the police are being affected. the police are not our enemy. >> i was expecting some sort of confrontation but it was very respectful. >> please come over to this area where the chairs are. >> reporter: oregons call their movement in freedom plaza, october 2011 stop the machine. this is no specific demand that will get these act vives to go home. >> our political system,

they plan to be out here on freedom plaza through sunday. that is the latest here. >> thank you. >>> president obama got hit with tough questions from reporters but was in fighting form yesterday pushing congress to unite behind his jobs proposal. the president is looking to hold republicans responsible for opposing the plan and says he has gone out of his way to work with them. house speaker john boehner replied that the president is campaigning while gop lawmakers are legislating. >>> activists from the climate, environment and faith communities are protesting. the key stone pipeline has faced numb reduce lawsuits and harsh criticism. >>> guilty is a verdict in a heart-wrenching case where a woman is going to jail for killing her open grandchild. carmela de la rosa stood quietly with her attorney as the verdict was read. she is convicted of throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter off a 45-foot high walkway to her death. defense attorneys had arguerd de la rosa was mentally ill but prosecutors said she trying to get back at her nonit n. that

that's the latest from freedom plaza. back to you. >> thanks, chris. >>> another protest today outside the convention center. members of p.e.t.a. wore monkey masks and carries sign. they are criticizing the army laboratory at the aberdeen training grounds. monkeys are injected with a substance that causes seizures before given an antedote. they are not commenting but says the army defends to protect everyone's freedom of speech. >>> a stock surge. the dow jones was up 330 points. it closed at 11,433. nasdaq up more than 86 points. it closed at 2566. the s&p 500 gained 39 points and finished at 1194. new details following a murder suicide in montgomery county. a relative made the discovery in the 4500 block in bethesda. the suspect is martin o tool. he stabbed and shot the victim before he shot himself. police have not said how the two know each other or what led to the murder suicide. >>> a teenager is found stabbed to get near a playground in northwest d.c. he's 17 years old. the discovery was made in the 900 block of qu

struck a deal that protesters to at freedom plaza. is live withe their celebrations and a look at their new plants. s. >> they can stay will be -- but will have to share the plaza with other eave vents. remain their base of operation for months to come. technicalng some issues but basically today, this made from the parks service. with the cheers of victory, demonstrators accepted an offer protest permit in freedom plaza for four more months. to comeect more people down here. know it is safe and legal. we will see this grow. >> they started on friday with a theh and a rally at national air and space museum. now they are planning something night,orrow but on this are celebrating staying put. how long do you plan on staying put? >> forever. if it takes that. a one-way ticket. the first open-ended occupation of. i know will stay here until demands are met. so far the tents have been allowed to stay. fact that does not seem to by.her passers- thisdo not think it takes message across. but if that is what they want to do, i think that is ok.

it's quiet here on freedom plaza now. there's a little meeting going on here in the middle with someone talking about what things have happened today, what might happen tonight, what might happen tomorrow. demonstrators are here making themselves heard around town. >> this is what democracy looks like! >> reporter: as the evening rush hour was beginning, several dozen protesters marched down 14th street towards the national mall disrupting traffic. >> we are the 99%! >> reporter: at midday, dozens of protesters sought to shut down the u.s. senate hart office building. >> end war now! end war now! >> reporter: u.s. capitol police said six persons were arrested and charged with unlawful demonstrating. protesters said it was part of the occupy wall street efforts that have erupted in many cities. >> we're not going to stop. we're not going to stop. whether it's in mcpherson square or freedom plaza. until they make the changes. >> we're here to express our displeasure with the continuation of war and spending money on war ins

news 4's melissa alay joins us from freedom plaza with the latest.morning. >> good morning to you. that event was organized about six months ago and the folks that occupy d.c. are just down the road. take a look here behind me. these guys have been out here since some of them wednesday night just going to be out here through the weekend. a lot of the protesters along freedom plaza have been resting in tents, others wide awake, getting ready for another big day of events here. yesterday, 3,000 protesters walked along kay street. they say that they've lost faith in the country's political system. they worry about corporate grief and the growth disparity between the rich and the poor here in the u.s. one woman is out here actually with her 4-year-old twin children. >> my kids are big now. they're 4 years old and we think it's really important to come out here. i'm just nervous about the corporate takeover and control of other company and where that's going to leave us. i find that i have a crappy job. all my friends are underemployed and we're all intel

making room for a scheduled breast cancer event that will happen tomorrow on that side of freedom plaza. >> delia, you can since the frustration out there. >>> getting back to the protests on wall street now. the owner of the plaza where those protestors set up shop is pushing back an official cleanup. the protestors say the cleanup was with a pretense to get them out of there. about two dozen protestors gathered outside the colorado state capital and they were arrested this morning in denver. police in riot gear ushered people out of the park after ordering them to disperse. the governor has now ordered the park closed until further notice. >>> sunday will be the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial down along the national mall and you know that that is seven weeks after the original event had been scheduled. that one was cancelled. do you remember hurricane irene? that meant this couldn't go forward. even though the crowds are likely to be smaller organizers are scrambling tonight to make sure everything is in order. the president and c.e.o. of the memorial project. organ

another night in freedom plaza. protesters were not moved out as expected, but had been given a verbal agreement that they can extend their stay. >> some people will stay. new people will come. some like myself will be here for somed, and then we may duck back for a week or two, take care of things, pay the bills and come back down. >> reporter: with an extended encampment compressing needs.sh. organizers are trying to put more permanent services in place. >> we were elated yesterday. it changed the whole atmosphere of the plaza. suddenly everybody was kicking in and saying, okay, let's work together. how are we going to make all these various things that we need to do to live here happen? >> how are you this morning? >> reporter: this morning, volunteers handed out coffee and bagels, the food donated by a local restaurant. >> people wake up and want to see coffee, and when they see it, they are very grateful. so we have coffee, we have bagels. we have a variety of juices and fruits and things like that, so it gets

and from the money machine to the war machine thousands of protesters occupy freedom plaza right here in washington d.c. to fight against the wars in afghanistan and iraq so can the masses make a difference when it comes to cutting military spending. and as protesters fight against occupation the u.s. and its eleven year in afghanistan so how much do you know about why the u.s. is out of war we hit the streets of the nation's capital to find out. if it's thursday october sixth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you're watching our t.v. . well let's start off this afternoon with the latest from the movement that is now growing in strength and numbers occupy wall street tens of thousands of people are now part of this yesterday of course the unions joined in and more and more people are headed to various locations around the country new york city's lower manhattan still by far the largest let's go to some of these pictures. incredible pictures of what is happening down there as people gather in their demands for an end to corporate corruption now what was most of the day a pea

heating assistance are going to go into effect so starting today there is a movement to occupy freedom plaza here in washington d.c. one that was planned months ago before occupy wall street even begun and earlier today i went down to freedom plaza i caught up with kevin zeese one of the lead organizers of october two thousand and eleven i first asked him to explain what this event what this movement in particular is all about. it's part it's a part of the occupation when we're trying to bring the occupation who's the next step we have a great turnout the first day of several thousand people work day which is incredible and i think what is what it's about is ending corporate rule we've brought the people here to washington d.c. which is corporate occupied territory we want to liberate the city by bringing the people in and ending corporate rule but occupy wall street just kind of sprung up even planning this movement for months so how did that come together were you surprised that suddenly all my wall street was doing so well getting so much traction we heard about occupy wall street in july

or this one on freedom plaza. they're angry over the economy, war and taxes and with washington for failing to fix the financial problem. where are the jobs they chanted. it's a movement that's bringing together people across the country. >> majority of americans are struggling now, and that's who the government should be supporting and helping to get out of this situation and we shouldn't keep supporting corporations who refuse to hire. >> reporter: about an hour from now, the protests will head to the federal reserve. this is just day two of the protests. they're going to keep this going throughout the weekend until sunday. that's the latest here, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> 80-foot columns with metal taped stripes. is that right? >> tap es industries. >> okay. >> it's spelled off. >> that's the idea of a document dedicated to eisenhower. not everyone likes the design. details coming up next. >> it's been a rough morning, pardon us. >>> the caps kick off the season tomorrow night. dave ross is getti

ruth is at freedom plaza with more information. bruce. reporter: yeah, j.c., the protests, the marching, the music, the speech making set to begin right at this hour back up on the stage which is behind me. but this place is starting to take on the feel here at freedom plaza of woodstock, but with a decidedly political bent or as the protestors are fond of saying, square square in cairo -- tahrir square in cairo. here's one sign, a favorite one, corporations are not the people, referring to the supreme court decision. you can see nationalized the federal reserve, stop corporate greed, imagine, act and create. and then down over here all these booths representing troops who have been killed in iraq and afghanistan, each one has a name. and over here shoes representing some of the civilians who have been killed in afghanistan and in iraq. take a look at the videotape. the numbers here not significantly larger than a lot of the anti-war protests have been. but they say the organizers, that this is very different because people are staying he

>> bruce leshan live down on freedom plaza. we appreciate it. back to you in the studio. >>> more americans are back on the job according to the u.s. labor department, new numbers out just today showed employers added just over 100,000 jobs in september. but it wasn't even enough to make a dent in the nation's high unemployment rate. alexis christophorus continues our many team coverage from wall street. >> reporter: 32-year-old jason cross has been out of work for months. >> i just recently resigned another unemployment. >> reporter: new figures out today show the unemployment rate remained at 9.1% in september. even though employers added 103,000 jobs. that's better than most an expected. but jason and others who have joined the ranks at the occupy wall street protest don't feel the small month to month differences. unemployment has been stuck near or above 9% for more than two years. >> but i have seen the way the market goes and i have seen the way -- between the crashes and the debt crisis and all that. i wasn't really surprised at all. >>

separate from the witnesses here in freedom plaza. they are in macpherson square. all is well, they're staying put, small group, police are leaving them alone. that's it for now. >>> we are following developing stories in egypt. the coptic christian church calling for three days of fasting and prayer. church leaders say military rulers are not doing enough to protect them. at least 26 people were killed on sunday in the worst sectarian violence since the ouster of hosni mubarak in february. >>> all eight of the republican presidential candidates will go head to head in another debate tonight. this latest debate being held in new hampshire which is the first primary state. it will focus solely on the economy. the candidates will be seated this time around. there is no podium. mitt romney leads in several pre-debate polls. herman cain has now surged into second place. >>> the economy will be the be for us of tonight's debate and gop candidates may have some new ammunition to fire at the obama administration. a new report shows, while annual household income fell by 3

accommodate groups who had already have permits into that for months so that we could share a freedom plaza with them which we are more than happy to do this is a major victory for us not to be underestimated the police do not negotiate in this manner with activist groups but i think they're getting the idea that we are the ninety nine percent and they can no longer allow us to be ignored and they can no longer participate in a process that really allows us to be ignored we're here we're not going away what do you so say you're going to stay for four months and then what happens if everybody keeps camping out for four months you know and of course winter is coming if this one's going to be a hard one or not but you know it what point do you have to just say that camping out occupy wall street isn't enough to actually bring about some type of change well you know i don't think you know you see analogy of when the wealthy landowners and the seven hundred sixty s. here got together and decided that they had grievances that they wanted to address they didn't know where that was. going to lead a

. >> organizers of the stop the machine protest can stay in freedom plaza. u.s. park police offered to extend their permit to demonstrate by four months. protestors will declared they would stay even if their permit was allowed to expire today. they started camping out at freedom plaza last thursday to protest the tenth anniversary of the start of the war in afghanistan. >>> it is 5:06. time for the latest "your money" report. jessica doyle is off today but the markets, they're cruising! >> absolutely on fire. asian markets posted huge gains after a banner day on wall street. the dow jones industrial average soared 330 points to close at 11,433. that's almost a 3% jump. nasdaq and the s&p 500 posted solid gains. the strong gains came after french and german leaders promised to deal with the rure row's own debt crisis. >> people in prince william and fairfax county have had flooding damage from tropical storm lee could be getting help soon. bob mcdonnell has now asked for federal disaster aid for those areas. mcdonnell says the rain and flooding destroyed or damag

thank you so much, bruce leshan, reporting live from freedom plaza. >>> coming up. controversy continuing to swirl in the medical community after a government panel gives a thumb's down on that blood test that checks for prostate carn. >>> jurors in the michael jackson doctor murder case trial may hear from the accused. >>> law enforcement officers are conducting a new search tonight looking for that missing kansas city, missouri, baby. this is a scene over a johnson county kansas land fill. the child's mother debra bradley say police believe she is responsible for the disappearance of her 10-month- old baby lisa. the baby disappeared from her crib four days ago. police have said that the parents are no longer cooperating with authorities but the parents insist that they have never stopped cooperating. >>> we have an update on a story we brought you first last. police stepped up their investigation after a man was attacked with a crow bar breaking his jaw near dupont circle. the victim tells his story to our delia gonclaves only on 9. >> a lot of blood coming out of

and from the money machine into the war machine thousands of protesters occupy freedom plaza right here in washington d.c. to fight against wars in afghanistan and iraq so can the masses make a difference when it comes to cutting military spending. and as americans finally wake up and take to the streets will politicians and steal the message as a way to promote and justify their own ideals will speak with andrew gavin marshall of the people's book project dot com to explore whether elites are trying to co-opt these. it's thursday october sixth five pm in washington d.c. and christine you're watching r t well let's start off with the latest from the movement that is now a swelling in strength and numbers occupy wall street tens of thousands of people are now part of this yesterday of course the unions joined in and more and more people are heading to various locations around the country new york city's lower manhattan still by far the largest go to the pictures that. incredible pictures of what is happening down there as people gather in their demands for it and to corporate corruption

for the moment, freedom plaza seems to be the home of several dozen protesters.re sense thursday. they were expecting a potential confrontation as their permit to occupy the space ran out. park police hay discussion with the group and told them informally they would likely be extended a permit for about four months. group seemed pleased with. this we expect the park service to make that formal today. no permit has been written up at this point. but it all seems peaceful for now. both sides in agreement. that is in sharp contrast to what is going in boston where early this morning, about 100 protesters were arrested in a clash with police. i'm stacy cohan. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the protesters that sparked anti-wall street and anti-greed movement will be allowed to stay in a manhattan park. they can stay indefinitely as long as they obey the law. >>> one of strat points these protests are focusing is on the economy and the financial struggle that many folks face now. >> new numbers show more household have small are incomes than they did during the recessi

for a protest group here in freedom plaza.ds of people are expected to participate in the occupy d.c. rally and concert here at fro come plaza. protesters say they're unhappy about what is a culture of corporate greed. yesterday they staged a rally where they called for jobs and a cut to social programs. at the 9:00 a.m. this morning, people are expected to gather here in freedom plaza. the concert and rally gets under way at noon. there were events scheduled all day long. there are a number of events that are scheduled for tomorrow. right now, in freedom plaza, all is quiet. there is a stage in place here. there are about 100 or so different groups participating in this event. we are expecting large numbers, something to keep in mind if you work in this area. you'll see large crowds, a lot of people crossing the streets around the end of rush hour today. something to keep in mind. >> pat, back to you. >> thanks, megan. >>> police in georges county say there were two attack incidents just apart. a man forced a woman across sil

you may be wondering why freedom plaza well you could say it's the center of power check this out you have the capitol about nine blocks away and right down the street is the white house so we decided to ask people what is driving them here when the privileged people stop receiving their privilege it is that some we come out of the woodwork and start complaining i'm saying that the student loan crisis is as big a deal as the mortgage crisis in the financial crisis i don't believe that capitalism is the major problem is greed but if actually personally i want to see an end to the wars and the occupation in afghanistan and iraq and stop the drone bombing of pakistan somalia libya and yemen we have to tax or corporates we have to tax the wealthy and people have to vote people have to vote into congress the people who will do the job do you think obama is to blame for this. i don't know if he's to blame but you know certainly private interests have been fighting him more mercilessly than i've ever seen them fight any president but he hasn't done enough to fight back you would rather see t

park police service ended its standoff with protestors at dc freedom plaza extending their protesting permit well into the winter. matt jablow joins us live with the very latest. how long are we talking here, matt. >> reporter: how much and for how long would you be willing to sacrifice to make a statement? over the next few months, protestors here at freedom plaza will answer that question. >> my effective retirement date was june 2007. >> reporter: he was a retired judge in new hampshire. for the past four nights, he has been sleeping on granite, one of dozens of people camping out at freedom plaza to protest what they call rampant corporate greed. >> we have been sleeping right here. >> reporter: for the past 24 hours, the protestors have been bracing themselves to be arrested after their permit to rally here expired last night at 10:00. >> do we have support? >> reporter: tonight, though, they began making plans to extend the permit for four months. >> i haven't been so elated since my two children were born. >> reporter: echoing the feelings of a lot of his fellow protestors, ore

thousands marched on to washington's freedom plaza with their signs and chants. protestors are hoping to send in their message. >> i would like to see health care for all. >> we want war to end. >> you're making money to the point where you're taking it from other people, that's not good. >> reporter: there's a laundry list f of demands they claim are interrelated. >> we're spending all of our resources killing people in afghanistan. killing people in iraq. doing strikes in pakistan. that directly affects jobs here. that directly affects health care. >> reporter: the movement to occupy d c and wall street by this group has been compared by many to the same tactics used by the tea party to pressure republicans. and for those who want more taxes imposed on the rich, you might be in their bulls eye. >> it's one of the greatest concentrations of wealth in the world, and it's not just washington dc. it's montgomery county, bethesda, chevy chase, mcclane and fairfax county. >> reporter: back out live here, a look at freedom plaza. the protestors right now have quieted

protestors have spent the past four days camping at freedom plaza. the permit has been set to expire last night and organizers say they had planned to stay put anyway. the group began camping in freedom plaza thursday coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the start of the war in afghanistan last friday. >>> republican presidential candidates square off tonight in new hampshire. they'll take part in the debate that will focus solely on jobs and the economy. new hampshire is considered a key state in the presidential race because it holds the nation's first primary. >>> did the government accuse the right person in the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks? the fbi has maintained former army scientist bruce ivan was responsible for them. he committed suicide as investigators closed in. however, a new paper released by three scientists says the chemical makeup of the anthrax shows it could not have been made with the equipment ivans had. a full report is featured in the upcoming issue of journal of bioterrorism and biodefense. a justice department spokesman say

>> reporter: just take a look at freedom plaza. you can see we have all kinds of tents, all kinds of booths. people milling around. showing really no signs of leaving here. today is the deadline. supposed to be packing up and leaving freedom plaza. but many say they are not going do that. they are committed to the cause and say they are going to stay here even if that means being arrested. >> see what it was. >> reporter: james came to d.c. from indiana. if police attempt to move him from freedom plaza, he says they will have to take him in handcuffs. >> i'm not leaving. i will go to jail. i will get out, and i will come back. there's people here that will pay my bail and i will be right back. >> reporter: he is not alone. many of the demonstrators are prepared to be arrested. they have written the phone number of the group's legal counsel on their arms so they can place their phone call from lockup even if their belong rings taken away from them. >> we decided there are a good number of us who were willing to take that risk and ot

tom sherwood live at freedom plaza with more on this. tom? >> reporter: wendy, things have kind of picked up in the last while. a few moments ago right here next to freedom plaza along 14th street, marches were going down from k street, mcpherson square down towards the national mall. they announced they were going to do this earlier. they got into the street. police got in front of them and behind them and said they would march in the street and dance in the street to call attention to their protest. we're into the fifth day of protests here in washington. we've had our first arrest. there may be many more days to come. >> we are the 99%! >> reporter: at midday dozens of protesters sought to shut down the u.s. senate park office building. >> end war now! >> reporter: u.s. capitol police said six persons were arrested and charged with unlawful demonstrating. protesters said it was part of the occupy wall street that have erupted in many cities. >> we're not going to stop until they hear our voices and change. >> we are here to express our dis

reporting live from freedom plaza, darcy spencer. back to you. >> thank you.rk where this all started. day 23 of the occupy wall street movement, protestors there, protesting against corporate greed. and the demand of change in the way the government works. the movement has spread to dozens of cities across the country. thanks to social media outlets. >>> tensions have boiled over on the streets of cairo egypt tonight. what began as religious protest erupted into violent clashes between demonstrators and military police. at least 24 have died. and this violence could overshadow egypt's first election since hosni mubarak was ou ousted. >> reporter: the scene reminisce enlt reminisce -- reminiscent of the anti-government uprisings. this time religion the catalyst. riot police and shields tried to hold back a mushrooming crowd of angry protestors. some threw stones. others used batons. some set vehicles ablaze. the spark igniting the chaos began last week after attackers partially demolish aid church. christians blamed muslim radicals for the incident and protest

freedom plaza belongs to the occupation. pick one and it's probably represented here. they are good stewards of their space. they cleaned up after the candle light vigil. >> we didn't have dripless candles. we trying to clean the wax off and try to make it as beautiful as it was before we started. >> reporter: it is also the launch pad for more traditional nonstragss. earlier, a march on the whouls. >> this is what democracy looks like. >> reporter: one later on an oil pipeline from canada. the backers say it will create jobs. others ask, at what cost. >> we all need to work, but we can't burn the environment in the name of jobs. it's two years worth of jobs. the big jobs are clean up. >> look at what we are doing to the earth, man. we live on the earth. if the earth is gone, we are gone. it's that simple. >> reporter: there are teach ins, too. sessions on avoiding foreclosure to investing with social consciousness. themes and causes. >> all of us are leaders in our own right dealing with our own issues. it's not so much organizations but individuals coming out and fig

>> reporter: barbara we are seeing activity with protesters leaving freedom plaza including the white house and the world bank. it's not just one group. it's a coalition of groups. smaller action political action social action groups. a short time ago, a group trying to stop the wars, they left freedom plaza, walked up 15th street to the white house, and they chanted, stop the war now. police blocked traffic so that they could pass. they he looked on but did not intervene. no arrests were made. it was a very peaceful demonstration again with them stopping in front of the white house and chanted. this is day two of occupy b.d.c. they are talking about how to change your home from economy and foreclosure. those are big issues among those who are participating, many who come say that they are suffering yet corporate america keeps getting richer. >> every one i know has a personal story. i retired two years before the crash and my life savings was in real estate. >> people around the world deserve. >> reporter: and some of the demonstrators are literally sleeping in freedom plaza. a very