defeating any recall efforts in keeping jean kwan in office. >> we absolutely see no reason to have a recall. >> we need to unite. we need to move ahead, not create political battles. >> reporter: we caught up with kwan. she feels the recall effort is unfair since she's only been in office less than a year. >> this is more pushbacks than i even expect. sometimes people don't know and they'll find anything. >> reporter: kwan was elected mayor last year. she's never been politically powerful with conservatives. >> ther mayoet abilities at all. she's a union organizer, but knows nothing about leadership. >> you have to have somebody who can actually be a better candidate than me. >> reporter: much of the recent controversy will die down. much of the anger will subside and the recall election will run out of steam. >> there are two steps that both physicians can circulate at the same time, but both can lead to a city-wide vote. the first group to gather 20,000 signatures would be the one to get their measure on the ballots.. >>> protesters return to san jose city hall and they come with

>> we're here and next to frank ogowa plaza which played a larnl role in the effort to recall jean kwan. her handling of the occupy movement here has led to support for her ouster. when occupy oakland first pitched camp, mayor kwan supported them. the problem was the camp grew she withdrew that support and opted to be out of town. after a confrontation, the camp was cleared but then, the city let protesters back in. calling for a peaceful, volume teary exit which the occupiers ignored, and police had degree back in to move them out a second time. that has solidified support for her recall. >> this is not about persuading people, she's persuading people that we need to avoid the disasters. >> i don't like the way she's conducting the occupy thing. i believe that she mismanaged this situation. >> she won't address the issue autos last week, jean kwan called it a distraction. >> recalls are distractions and will hurt maybe some initiatives. >> today arc agreeing. >> i think it's going to be a negative thing. >> and the finance committee heard the funding for the police was over budget. $1.

. >>> a new petition is now underway to recall mayor jean kwan. the backers of the first petition will have until may to collect just about 20,000 signatures needed to force a recall election. >> probably right now, very easy oakland is that angry. it is oakland's -- oakland is a dysfunctional city. >> take on the tough problems of oakland, they expect me to do that in a month, i don't think that's fair. >> reporter: the oakland city attorney will decide if there can be two drives at the same time >>> the golden state warriors confirmed that they are exploring the possibility of moving the team from oakland to san francisco. the team's owners said they met with mayor ed lee took about that possibility. mopping the idea is to build a new arena right next to at&t park right next to where the giants play. they hope to have that ready between the 2012 conference >>> right now, mayor jean kwan is holding a press conference regarding the oakland a's. ktvu's tara moriarty is at the press conference and will have a live report coming up in just 10 minutes

. >> one woman refered to mayor jean kwan who attended the service. >> this city is bigger than jean 's us. you talk about occupy oakland, you need to occupy streets. our kids are killing one another. >> police have six persons of interest in the murder but so far they've made no arrests. >> and still to come federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. >> and the end run house republicans pulled on the white house. >> today's graphic testimony in a child sex abuse hearing. will two university officials be held overfor trial? >> and as sun begins to set on this mild day prepare for a cold overnight. i'll vaft coming up. s@s@k!k!k!i@ >>> politics being played out out in a court. the obama administration says it will not defend the ned ral defense of marriage act so a legal advisory group has hired lawyers to defend that law. today both sides presented their argument. abc 7 is live in the newsroom with more. >> that group which is now defending doma is comprised of three republicans and two democrats and says same-sex cup dwrem -- couple who's are legally married

well two, races are on and the effort to recall jean kwan. the city attorney ruled the two recall petition drives can take place at the same time. but only the first campaign to gather 20,000 signatures will go on the bat -- ballot. union leaders have come out in support of kwan calling it a waste of zpim resurss. >> soont police say an armed, dangerous car jacker is still on the loose after driving through cops. police locked down a neighborhood this morning and began a search he opened a door came face-to-face with this man and threw keys. >> officer as approached the house to see what is going on, the suspect came out in the car z car jacked another vehicle. >> how did he get past cops around us? this is sad to say he shouldn't have gone past the street. >> police say the 22-year-old drove through the line of officers plowing into a motorcycle before speeding away. the chase man this morning when police spotted brown who they wanted for car swraking. and a high profile murder case appears to be on the fast track to a trial. prosecutors obt

. >>> today, volunteers began collecting signatures for jean kwan. the election for a new mayor would be held at the same time. the voters were divided on the need for a new mayor. >> this woman has done nothing, nothing at all. >> i don't think the occupy movement is the answer. i think recalling the mayor right now is the answer. >> mayor kwan's office didn't respond to but has called a recall effort in the past. >>> parking meters, the finance committee had a grace period for overstaying time limits. new policy impose into effect immediately. councilwoman told us she wants people to shop locally without having to worry about getting a ticket. >>> for many couples, getting a sperm bank is good and to help women conceive, but what this man is doing is illegal. >> specific reproductive services is the places most men go. they have to be screened thoroughly. >> reporter: but trent has different ideas. >> it's my way of helping the 99%. >> reporter: since 2006, they've been running a sperm donation out of their home for free. >> helping those couples w

mayor jean kwan cook apartment she received a liver transplant when she was five months old. >> if nobody would have did this, if nobody would have took the time to donate, my child wouldn't be here. and because they did, i want to give back all that i can to help others, just like they helped us. >> students from berkeley high school send serve meals. the family tries to help others throughout the year, not during the holidays. >> a fire displaced 15 people in the bay view district. firefighters were called to a multiuse building on third street around 4:00 p.m. it took 10 minutes to contain the plays but there was extensive water damage from the sprinkler system. the red cross is helping people who can't get back into their home find other accommodations. >> oakland police arrested a teenager for a shooting that left three others injured. he shot into a small crowd around 11:30 last night after a group of young people left a nearby nightclub for teens. all three shooting victims are expected to survive. >> the victim of a vallejo stabbing ended up behind the wheel of a car bleeding and

. >>> protesters heckled and shouted down oakland mayor jean kwan when she appeared there last night. they were upset over the way she and the police department handled the occupy protests. several hecklers were escorted from the building. >> i am out here peacefully protesting for a cause that i actually believe in and why am i being attacked by the police? >> they had a lot of demonstrations in the bay area whose main task seem to be to break windows in our city and vandalize buildings and/or to fight with the cops. >> some commonwealth club members said they are not fans of the mayor but they did feel badly about all of the disruptions. go to ktvu.com for more on last night's commonwealth forum and the very latest on all of the occupy demonstrations. >>> a penn state assistant football coach today testified in court that he saw retired coach jerry sandusky molesting a boy in a shower. mike mcqueary was testifying in a preliminary hearing for tim curly and gary schultz. those two are charged with lying to the grand jury about the abuse described by him. jerry sandusky says he is inn

. >>> too many dislikes and that's why oakland mayor jean kwan is disabled her facebook page.he mayor's fan page has been drowning with hate lately ever since her decision to raid and dismantle occupy oakland. she even disabled wall posts on her page but many people found a way to work around it and started posting mean comments. we tried contact mayor kwan's office about her decision but our calls were not returned. >>> holiday shoppers in oakland will have something ex-rat next couple of days, extra protection, because volunteers who have trained at the oakland police department's citizens academy will be at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station tonight and tomorrow from 5 to 9 p.m. there will also be more uniformed officers to escort people to their cars once they get off b.a.r.t. this is the third year of this safety escort program. >>> right now in san francisco, the city's planning commission is taking up a key component of the america's cup yacht race. the commission is debating whether to certify the massive environmental impact report for the 2013 event. the report is a k

. >> oakland mayor jean kwan held a news conference to say her city has a plan to keep the teams wheree. now, there is word the warriors may want to relocate to san francisco. laura anthony is live at the oakland coliseum tonight. >> jean qan reminding the public and a's her city has what it takes to keep the team here and sent a message to the other sports f

and oakland mayor jean kwan says she's ready to fight a petition drive to recall her from office. kwan says she's been too focused to worry and plans to meet with weekend to come up with a strat zwroi keep her job. >> this city has a lot of important issues. recalls are distractive. i've got to be prepared for my job. >> we've been inundated with people saying where can i sign? this thing touched off discontent with the mayor. >> supporters have until may 14th to gather 20,000 valid signatures. >> and there is nice weather. cool by day, cold by night. before you know it we're going to bring in rain. >> good, and mix it up. and that is the hope. here is a live picture now from high definition east bay hills camera. temperatures going drop. it's going to be a chilly night into our valleys. cold this morning and 26 in napa county airport. and most other cold spots down at or above freezing. and there is santa cruz, 31 degrees, you can seal the chill, 50s around the bay. high he lights, another freezing cold night inland. and looking at spare the air to continue into your friday that.

. >> oakland mayor jean kwan and a police chief go door to door in a move to find witnesses to the shootinga toddler. >> some of the worst wind storm damage in the bay area. trees came crashing down on to this house. >> the last california national guard troops serving in iraq just came home to the bay area. >> we begin with breaking news. >> protesters organized in a labor council have been disrupting traffic for the last hour and a half. >> thisg# is lividdo from sky 7. you can see the crowd there on the sidewalk. police have been standing by and watching carefully. >> and it is extremely loud here and very spirited but has been calm. and there is a bunch of people here marching and shouting. and what they've been doing, you can take a look from earlier, they're going down market street. they twont wells fargo and protesting budget cuts today. they have police escorts and now, streets are back open. if you want to take a look there is nothing happening so far. it's been calm. but just loud and spirited. there is a woman trying to get into the hyatt. and there are people standing on the se

the mayor jean kwan took part and helped serve food.he received a liver transplant shen she was five months ol'. >> the annual toy drive hit the motherload, 10,000 gifts. this was the scene at san francisco's lucky o'doole's restaurant. they bags were loaded on a trucks and will be thrird to the city's underprivileged neighborhood tomorrow. this is the 12th annual toy drive. >> the salvation army got a couple of donations in its kettles. yesterday somebody dropped a $10,000 check in a celt until menlo park. the donor wishes to remain anonymous. on tuesday, donor slipped a $5,000 check into a celt until redwood city. the salvation army says the donation will go a long way to help people in need. >> a 27-year-old tradition continued down south in north hollywood tonight. you're looking at the magic cal christmas caroling truck. an 18 wheeler decked out with elaborate decorations and a big sound system. the performers are from the neighborhood and spend a month rehearsing holiday sangs and the dance routines. kids love it. >> they don't me

. >> i don't think jean kwan needs anymore critic autos i asked the governor if he was thinking about another term. >> i don't know how i'm going feel in a couple of years. this is exciting. i mean i can't tell you how much i like being governor of california. >> that is going to be tested in the coming months. the governor tries to get his pension reform plan passed and convince voters higher taxes will help in the long run. >> one week to go before the iowa caucuses, republican candidates were back after a break for holiday weekend. latest gallup poll has newt gingrich on top but he's in third place on recent iowa polls. >> and i thought i'd come to a conclusion in september or okay. i've not gotten to that point where my head and heart come together. >> hundreds of gathering this week vowing to interrupt candidates at events and kafr inside and outside campaign offices. they say they want to change the political diea lochlg lochlgt -- dialogue. >> and democrats are greeting nebraska senator ben nelson's decision to retire rather than run for a third term saying it sets up a republi

. >>> mayor jean kwan wants an outside look into the force used against occupy protesters. this comes as the mayor faces continual criticism over how she has handled the occupy movement from the beginning. mark matthews has the story. >> reporter: when police moved in to clear occupy protesters from in front of city hall last october they he used tear gas and bean bags andrew fire have critics who state they overreact. >> we have been trying to change i think the culture and way we deal with demonstrations and response. >> reporter: today the mayor announced the lead investigator into the use of police force will be retired baltimore police commissioner thomas frazier. >> the value is accountability number one. there are things that went wrong that we find those out. >> reporter: he says his team will interview you officers and compare the descriptions against the video record. one of the people injured that night of october 25 was scott olson an iraq war vet who was struck in the head with a tear gas canster. he couldn't speak after it happened. today his friend expressed

. >> well i don't think jean kwan needs any more critic. >>reporter: i asked him if he was already thinking about another term. >> i don't know how i will feel in a couple years this could get tiring. so far it's very exhilarating and exciting. i can't tell you how much i like being governor of california. >>reporter: that is going to be tested in the coming months as the governor trys to get his budget and pension reform plan passed and convince vote that's higher taxes will help them in the long run. in sacramento, 7 news. >> treasury department reveals today that the obama administration plans to ask to increase the nation borrowing limit again on friday. this comes after democrat and republicans reached a last minute deal in august. it let the united statesboro more money in order to avoid defaulting on the debt. what it houses another increase is needed now because without it the country will be within 100 million dollars of its limits. that close. prosecute postal would increase the debt limit by more than 2 trillion dollars to total

jean kwan took office less than a year ago becoming oakland first asian mesh and first female mayor. well today petitioner's hit the streets to gather signatures to recall her from that job. as political reporter mark matthe matthews explains her handling of the occupy oakland encampment led to much of the support of the recall. >> when protestors first pitched camp in the plaza mayor kwan supported them. problems with the camp grew she eventually withdrew the support. then opted to be out of town when police moved in the first time. after a violent confrontation the camp was cleared. but then the city let protesttors back in. kwan called for a peaceful and voluntary exit which the occupiers ignored. and eventually police had to go back in and move them out a second time. that has solidified support for her recall. >> not a campaign about persuading people. she has persuaded the people of oakland that we need to avoid suffering 3 more years of these kinds of disasters. >>reporter: recall supporters that we talked with most often cited kwan handling of the occupy protest. >> i don't l

. >>> oakland mayor jean quan is making a pitch to keep all three professional sports teams in her city as the warriors entertain an offer from san francisco. kwan said she has private funding ready to go to create coliseum city, a retail complex near oracle arena. oracle is the oldest arena in the nba, one reason why they could move across the bay. >> what you have now is two arenas with nothing around them. we are look at more hotels, retail. >> the fan expectation is in a we will have to have a new playing facility. >> the warriors are looking at land near at&t park. another possible location is south of jacqueline square in oakland. >> police hope security cameras can help lead them that security cameras lead them to $100,000 of ipads stolen from best buy. it was at the best buy in san carlos before midnight thursday. they ran right to the ipad display. >> they knew where they were stored. quickly got to them, removed them and left the store. >> these are at least two to three or more people that are very well-trained and knew what they were doing. >> they dragged a large, locked display rack filled with ipads through a fire exit into a wait

. >>> oakland mayor jean quan is making a pitch to keep all three professional sports teams in her city as the warriors entertain an offer from san francisco. kwan said she has private funding ready to go to create coliseum city, a retail complex near oracle arena. oracle is the oldest arena in the nba, one reason why they could move across the bay. >> what you have now is two stadiums in nothing around them. we are looking at more of an l. a. alive concept with retail, hotels. >> the fan expectation is in a we will have to have a new playing facility. >> the warriors are looking at land near at&t park. while san jose is moving forward with their new plans to secure a new a's stadium there. another possible location is south of jacqueline square in oakland for the a's. >> police hope security cameras can help lead them that security cameras lead them to $100,000 of ipads stolen from best buy. one man opened the front doors with a crowbar. it happened just before midnight on thursday. the thieves ran right over to the ipad display. >> they knew where they were stored. quickly got to them, removed them and left the store. >> these are at least two