we are awaiting we believe from either the mayor, jean quan, or the police chief, acting police chief howard jordan. we know the protesters are part of a larger movement that is happening along the west coast. it is coordinated demonstration. at the major ports and this is the second time that we have seen this. in just two months. >> and this is really kicked into gear. rather quickly. about 5:00, there was about 50 people at the west oakland bart station and congregating, getting ready to go and once the bart train started, people commuted in and now as you can see, several hundred people are marching their way from that west oakland station, and as grace said, about a mile and a half to the port of oakland. unter hutson is on the ground at the port right now to tell us what is going on right now. because that's where all of the folks are going. >> reporter: good morning, frank. we are live at the terminal at the port of oakland. one of the main reasons why this protest is even happening. we will show you live pictures. pretty calm this morning. i've seen some oakland police patroll

sometimes people don't know and they will sign anything. >> jean quan was elected last year. she has never been popular with conservatives and angered many when police used tear gas during an occupy protest. >> the mayor was in town and she handled the way we felt was acceptable. there were -- there was no violence. >> reporter: these looking to recall her need about 20,000 signatures. >> no leadership abilities. she is a union representative but she knows nothing about leadership and we have major problems. >> i think i would beat the election. you have to some somebody who can be a better candidate than me. >> it's likely a second petition will be circulating. >> reporter: the first petition that is certified is one that goes into effect. >>> in san francisco people are warning people are stealing cell phones from muni riders. last night a man tried to take a woman's phone at mission street. fortunately she was able to get away. if you have traffic tickets that are three years old the state is now offering a discount. it lasts for six months. it will give driver as 50% disc

cell jean quan near jean quan out of the mayor's office. i'm very optimistic about the success of the effort. >>da: he is expected to sign off on the petition this week. that made oakland voters could start signing the petition very soon. >> for planning and the mismanagement. >>da: some oakland voters are itching to sign the petition. others oppose the recall because they cannot think of a better replacement. >> i cannot say she is doing the best job, but who will take her place? it becomes such a volatile issue. who would we could in there if we pull her out of the office. i feel very apprehensive about switching out for a new mayor. baba baba baba baba that >>marty: new internet node to meet with unwanted aladdin lotus. at a >>ysabel: mode details on the smoke rising from our group camera in different ago. officials tell us there was a one alarm fire in an apartment building. it is under control, no one was injured. ahead >>marty: taxes are expected to make the difference to get the stadium there. they hope to have the stadium ready for

. >> across the bay opened mayor jean quan has taken quite appeasing lately. her approval ratings are through the floor and much of her setup has detected. and as robert lyles tells us, she has this to contend with. >> get rid of. get rid of her. she's outrageous. >> for two months, she is avoided and even dismissed any questions concerning her plummeting public approval and the notice to recall how the octobers. 71 angry oakland or is that by jean hastert would not relent. after several weeks of the whites and legal review, the petition for the recall of mayor jean quan needs to porn and parking requirements of the election code. tonight the clock starts to take on collecting signatures to put the recall on the ballot. >> we need just under 20,000 ballot signatures. we know the signatures are out there and the only thing we have to do is reach those people one by one so we can get to 20,000. >> but petitioners ask what does it mean when the police chief, city attorney, deputy mayor and even personal counsel resigned within weeks of each other? >> i think she

a second effort is under way to remove jean quan from office. and a petition for her recall has been supplied. leaders of the recalls a the mayor has not done enough to encourage stable development and create jobs. the mayor says she is focused on jobs, of safety and education. >>pam: today, a 24 store was added to list of stores included in the investigations led the supermarkets. so far, more than five other customers have come forward saying that there is the ratio was stolen. this started on november 20th scared. the company says it they noticed that a skimming devices on the card readers at this of checkout lanes. all defective card readers have been replaced. >>pam: a man shot in an attempted robbery and black friday is speaking out. he was held up at gunpoint while with family in a san leandro wal-mart parking lot. >> they just kept wanting more and and his wallet and then the jewelry. >>pam: he was shot in the neck. >> he was not going down without a fight. if the >>pam: the family detained one suspect and now a standoff and with one of

we are just minutes away from an announcement from oakland mayor jean quan. we are expecting her to renew her commitment to try to keep the as here in oakland although that may already be a foregone conclusion that they are heading to san jose. mayor quan has been battling an effort by as owner lew wolff to build a ballpark in downtown san jose. major league baseball would have to approve that since the giants have territorial rights in the south bay. fancy spoke to want the as to stay where they are. >> we need that franchise near oakland. >> i don't want to see them go. >> reporter: and the as aren't the only oakland team looking at other option. the warriors are now talking about moving across the bay to san francisco right next to at&t park. team brass had a meeting this week with san francisco's mayor and the giants ceo about the possibility of a 20,000-seat stadium in the china basin neighborhood. fans don't get the appeal. >> how can you call your san francisco the as if you're not in oakland and the giants if you're not in san francisco? stay where you

in the meantime, the effort to recall oakland mayor jean quan is moving into a new phase. volunteers unhappy about quan's job performance are canvassing for signatures from registered voters. gil diaz is in oakland with the latest. gil? >> reporter: hi, grace. good afternoon. some of those petition volunteers have set up shot right behind me along lakeshore avenue right next to the trader joe's parking lot to collect those signatures. they have a challenging road ahead of them. they have to collection about 20,000 signatures by this coming may. they are just excited about the notion of not having to deal with mayor quan for another three years. one day after dealing with the port of oakland shutdown -- >> people have to think about their consequences. people have to think about who are they hurting. >> reporter: -- mayor jean quan faces another dilemma, the start of a petition drive to recall her through a special election. >> we're excited because we finally have a chance to take oakland back. you know, we have had so many problems just in the first 11 months of this admi

. >>> tonight, mayor jean quan is defending her record as she gets set to face a recall. that recall effort is now officially off the ground. linda yee with the mayor's tough battle ahead as not one but two groups are trying to force her out of office. linda. >> reporter: right, juliette. two separate citizen groups have now formed saying they will try to get her out of office and they are hitting the ground running. but tonight the mayor less than an hour ago said to herself, she is prepared to fight to keep her job. the organizers behind one group working to kick oakland's mayor out of office are preparing the petitions. in the coming weeks, they will hit the streets to get the requisite 20,000 signatures they will need for a recall election. and they believe it will be easy. oakland's that angry. >> it's monetary for me. it's lack of leadership. it's lack of bringing -- the lack that we have no public safety in this town. the city is running chaotic. we have no leadership in any departments. all the good people have left. you can look at the cities around us. they have

>>reporter: a petition to recall the mayor jean quan will be released as a early as this week. ow many signatures need to be gathered and why some residents want her out. >>reporter: longtime oakland resident jean ha--gene hazard once mayor jean quan out of the office. they said the citicorp is going to sign off this week. that means oakland voters that wish to could start signing the petition very soon. he blames the mayor for the rising homicide rate in forcing some effective city officials out of oakland. the handling of the occupy protesters has also got mayor quan in trouble. the spokeswoman says that the mayor is focus on fixing oakland and that she will not spend too much time talking about the recall who are.--she will not spend too much time talking about the recall. >>reporter: hazard has about five months to collect 20,000 valid signatures to qualify the measure for next november's ballot. >>reporter: san francisco 5 part has been fined for violations that contributed to two firefighters were debtors. bart anthony valerio and vincent perez died from injuries while bat

. >> how jean quan's opponents cleared a key hurdle for a recall election. >>> patchy fog in the bay area this morning again, a chilly start to the day. could we soon see some rain? we'll talk about that coming up. >>> and we are getting reports of an accident at the bay bridge toll plaza near the metering lights. details in minutes. >>> good morning, everyone. it is thursday, december 8. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. time is 5:00. >>> no tents but there are still protestors over at justin herman plaza. >> they have been there all night long with police keeping a watchful eye. anne makovec is live in san francisco with the very latest. they cleaned out the camp but they just doesn't want to leave, i guess, anne, right? >> reporter: a lot of people say they have nowhere to go. you can see behind me justin herman plaza is cleared out they are sleeping in sleeping bags alongside of the plaza. three dozen campers now wrapped up in sleeping bags outside of the federal reserve. that's the 101 block of market street a block from where i'm standing, the site of the first "occ

the major step taken today to fire jean quan. >>> this is becoming the new dui. it's becoming an epidemic. >> no talking, no texting, no bluetooth. the new call for a total ban on any cell phone use behind the wheel. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, on the idea of a "rewarding job." the finance director of the l-a >>> our top story at 6:30 a new twist on the idea of a rewarding job. the finance director of the l.a. coliseum is accused of charging more than a quarter million dollars in coliseum expenses to his personal credit card. why? for reward points. >> reporter: when the los angeles coliseum decided to upgrade its sound system last spring, it purchased equipment that cost more than a quarter million dollars with shipping costs. but instead of paying for it with a check from the coliseum, the chief financial officer put it on his visa card according to the "l.a. times." all $270,000 accumulating enough awards points for two first class roundtrip flights to london or tokyo. a practice the l.a. city controllers say would never be tolerate in the city government because it'

>> reporter: there seems to be no shortage of folks signing to recall oakland mayor jean quan. this is one of two petition drives to remove the mayor. they are the only one to be officially certified by the city clerk's office. >> we are excited because we have a chance to take oakland back. we have had so many problems just in the first 11 months of this administration. and downtown, it's all drama and no progress. >> reporter: recall and restore says mayor quan has mishandled the "occupy oakland" situation. >> i don't support that recall. why are you supporting that? >> reporter: not everyone thinks a recall is a good idea. >> they haven't given her enough time. >> you only recall people when it's pretty drastic. there hasn't been a drastic reason to recall this person. >> maybe they can get with mayor quan and try to help her make the community better, you know, instead of attacking her and trying to first her out, you know, before her time. i think that's really unfair. that's, you know, what some would say cold-blooded. >> reporter: mayor quan was not available for comment

we have that recall petition going on against mayor jean quan.lut of gun violence caused by gangs. and also, the likely impending death of this baby, almost two years old, hiram lawrence. he is going to be honored at today's peace march. doctors are preparing to take him off life support at 1:00 this afternoon. he was shot last month in oakland when a group of people shot into the crowd for the filming of a rap video. 7 others were hurt. no arrests. hiram isn't the first baby to be caught in the crossfire. 3-year-old carlos nava was killed in east oakland back in august. that was a drive-by shooting at 64th and international boulevard. and that is where today's peace march is going to begin at 5 p.m. that will be followed by a community meeting at 6:00 at greenleaf elementary school on 17th street. this is part of the mayor's 100- block focus for crime prevention. she has had that plan in place for about 11 months now. and a lot of people tonight are probably going to be pressing her on when that plan is going to have some immediate effect on tha

we have the recall petition for mayor jean quan. a glut of gun violence which has taken dozens of lives this year, and then tugging right now on everybody's heart strings, the death of that toddler. he is expected to be taken off life support today. here's his picture. hiram johnson is going to be honored at a peace march today. doctors are preparing to take him off life support at 1:00 this afternoon. that's after tests on the boy who is almost two years old showed no brain activity. hiram was shot last month in east oakland when a group of people shot into a crowd that had gathered for the filming of a rap video. seven other people were hurt and there have been no arrests in the case. hiram isn't the first baby to be innocently caught in crossfire. 3-year-old carlos nava was killed in east oakland earlier this year. that was a drive-by shooting on 64th and international boulevard and that's where today's march is going to begin at 5 p.m. followed by a community meeting at 6:00 at greenleaf elementary school on 17th street and that

again, the recall effort against mayor jean quan given the okay to proceed. more on the story ahead on eyewitness news at 6:00. >>> young teenaged girls will still need a prescription to bit morning-after pill. drew levinson on the unexpected intervention that leaves the drug's manufacturer searching for its own plan b. >>> reporter: the nation's health secretary has stopped the morning-after pill from being more widely distributed. in a surprise move, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius overruled an fda plan that would have allowed plan b emergency contraception to be sold over- the-counter to younger girls. instead, girls under 17 will still need a prescription to buy it. the move disappoints women's health advocates. >> as an ob/gyn and father of a daughter, i find this decision to be really mind-boggling. it makes no sense whatsoever. >> reporter: the pill can prevent pregnancy if taken within three days after unprotected sex. sebelius a president obama appointee says the drug is safe and effective but is concerned younger girls may not

y el rechazo de la comunidad es tanto que muchos exigen la destitucin de la alcaldesa jean quan..n culpan de no hacer nada para frenarla.. sot dana len - spanish speaking citizens' foundation "la gente teme, no se siente seguro uno en sus propias casas, en las calles." sin embargo durante la reunion de hoy, hay quienes argumentaron que quan no tiene la culpa.. sot hugo guerrero - comerciante de la internacional "lo que ha pasado ha estado fuera del control de ella ya que esta ciudad tiene problemas no de seis meses, tiene problemas de muchos años." de acuerdo a estadisticas nacionales proporcionad as por cq press, oakland es la quinta ciudad ms violenta del pas.. y la ms peligrosa en todo el estado.. en lo que va del aÑo, cerca de cien personas han sido asesinadas.. y muchos residentes temen convertirse en las proximas vctimas.. "tenemos que reforzar el departamento de policia que es la prioridad. en una ciudad o una comunidad donde no hay seguridad, no hay ningun beneficio para nadie." un grupo de activistas exige que se establezca un programa de participacin ciudadana con la pol

oakland mayor jean quan has called a news conference for noontime today.he is expected to make a big announcement about major league baseball. ktvu claudine wong will have all the details in the live report coming up for you at 6:45. >>> heartless thief stole several hundred dollars worth of christmas gifts from a single mother in contra costa county. this time of the year the crooks really come out. this is carie mathis. she said someone broke into the trunk of her car. they stole most of the christmas gifts she had purchased for her six-year-old twins. her son's baseball gear was also stolen. >> i saved over a long period of time. $10 here and there. and you know it's gone. it's just gone because of somebody's selfishness. >> the sheriff department says they will take up a collection trying to help miss mathis and her children. in the meantime law enforcement officials remind us all don't store christmas packages in your car. avoid carrying around large amounts of cash while you shop these days. try to park in areas that are well it will. very available

mayor jean quan has only been in office for less than a year. >> this is surprisingly more push backs than i even expected. >> she has no leadershippabilities at all. she is union organizer and representatives but knows nothing about leadership. >> right now there are two separate efforts to recall her and only one could lead to a citywide vote. the first group had 20,000 signatures and would get them certified on the november ballot. >>> more are stepping up to raise money for fallen officer james cap pew. they had a fundraiser to raise money and several people donated to the family. and another corporation will donate to their family and kings flags will tribute to the officer's family and they are giving free admission to 650 students and the vallejo basketball team. people who can bring a can of food and bring a portion of the sales will be donated to the fund. >>> they are securing the main cable on the new section of the main bridge. yesterday they started inn stalling the self anchored suspension span. each will be pulled up in what builders call a first of its kind effort. >>

trouble for oakland's jean quan.on cbs 5 >> pelley: 70 years ago today that japan attacked pearl harbor. the anniversary was observed near the memorial to the uss "arizona" one of 12 ships sunk on that day of infamy. about 120 survivors attended. there aren't many more survivors these days but david mart i think found one, a former sailor, a retired stagehand. now 89, mahoney still sees clearly the day that changed the nation. >> i still see the planes. i still see everything. and to see those bodies, that-- that's no good. >> reporter: listen closely to tom mahoney. he was just a 19-year-old sailor on december 7, 1941. today he's a week shy of his 90th birthday, one of an estimated 2,000 survivors still able to tell the story. >> my ship was an inferno, four decks all the way up to the boat deck were on fire. >> reporter: that's mahoney's ship before the attack occurred. this famous photo shows a japanese bomber diving into the "curtis." >> he plunged into our boat deck from 10,000 feet. >> reporter: then came a 500

activists taunted authorities last night as the raft was brought to shore. >>> oakland mayor jean quan had to be hustled out the back door after a forum in san francisco. quan was shouted down at a commonwealth club forum about the "occupy" movement. some people were escorted out as the crowd chanted recall quan as she tried to speak. petitions are being circumstance laid to recall her. >>> a man was shot near the chinese consulate in downtown los angeles west of mcarthur park. no one was injured. the suspect turned himself in about three hours later. >>> a legal settlement today stemming from last year's massive gulf oil spill. the maker of the blowout preventer that failed has agreed to pay $250 million to bp. the two companies are dropping all claims against each other. the agreement is not an admission of guilt. bt is still waging a legal battle with two other companies over the spill of more than 200 million gallons of oil. >>> coming up, we have a big win for kids here in california. the huge cash gift to help them get ready for kindergarten. >>> a legal analyst weighs in on the

mayor jean quan is conceding she may not be able to stop anymore port of oakland shut downs.he said they will have to a sign at least 500 police officers to help and that is still not enough. protesters could still sneak around police lines and block port operations. oakland does plan on examining how police handled them. it is led by not more officers and his team of retired police officers will review the use of force, various procedures and the immigration of officers from outside to assist with crowd control. >>> dozens of iraqis have been killed in a series of bombings that ripped across baghdad today. it was designed to reek havoc. at least 14 explosions went off during rush hour traffic some near schools. 200 people were injured, nobody is claiming responsibility and it comes as political and u.s. forces have left the country. >>> a man says he suffered injuries when he tackled a nigerian man who tried to blow up a plane two years ago. he admitted he wanted to blow up the flight and that he smuggled explosives in his underwear. delta and royal airways were negligent in

mayor jean quan attended today's nearly three hour service. >> we can stop the killing in oakland, we can give the cycles of violence, cycles of poverty. some people think i'm naive or stupid of doing this, i don't. >> reporter: hirum's parents don't want someone else to go through the pain of losing someone they love. >> after talking to them at the hospital, they don't want no more violence. >> reporter: this vigil is also being held in memory of carlitos nava who was shot and killed here in oakland this year. he was only 3 years old. we expect this vigil to begin any moment. reporting now in oakland, jade hernandez. >>> the crew on board the bartoff returned to the bay area. that was just one of the happy reunions in alameda this morning for the 120 member crew. during deployment to the pa sirric, the crew intercepted a drug smuggling speedboat. >> we came upon the net we were hoping there was drugs in the net, instead we found five sea turtles. we were able to rescue four of those sea turtles. one had already perished. >> crew members disposed of that net so it wouldn't snag any m

. >>> mayor jean quan is now expecting they will get their way and they can prevent future port shutowns. >>> the independent investigative team is led by tom frasier. he also spent almost 30 years in the san jose police department and his team of retired police officers will review the use of force and procedures and they are looking into how police assisted with crowd control. >>> they may be connected to a shooting in meadow park police. they responded to a call when five to six men fired shots at them. police fired back but nobody was hurt. five people have been arrested so far in the case. yesterday u.s. marshals searched mountain view for another man who they called a person of interest. that search was called off about 5:00 p.m. >>> six flags is going to honor a vallejo police officer killed in the line of duty. they are going to be collecting donations for officer jim capoot. he was killed while chasing a suspect back in november. the park will be giving back to students today. including the vallejo high school students where he once coached the team. there will be a tree-lig

also the mayor, jean quan, flanked to his right.alking about occupy oakland, going in and closing down the port for a short while. it is open now. let's listen in. >> was there an opportunity to close the terminals? are there workers who -- >> i'm not aware of that. we had the impact, the agencies that are responsible for that process, i do not have the information for those questions. >> we will wrapping it up with that. if you have any further questions, i'm happy to do interviews one on one, as we conclude this press conference. thank you. >> well, the press conference is wrapping up. we missed the earlier part. where they said things went very peacefully today. so that's good news. >> that's right. no arrests at the port of oakland. despite hundreds of protesters marching there. and shutting it down for a while. >> the port is open now though. >> have a good day, everybody. we will see you tomorrow morning. ♪ [ female announcer ] during the holidays, there's a lot to get done. and safeway select appetizers help you rise to every

coming up this hour oakland mayor jean quan has a full plate. she's dealing with a recall, she's dealing with the possible closure of the port on monday and a possible team moves. >> i have fun things for people. i am going to get through this. you know my favorite is the dance along nutcracker it will be this year a celebration of the hippie lifestyle. there is music by janis joplin and the dead. there are some movies out there right now that you do not want to miss. >>reporter: now this morning henry. >>reporter: then morning now how many times have you seen this done to your card, or how many times have you done it to your card? what is actually inside here and taking your number? we have an expert to tell you what you can do to protect yourself that is coming up. >>reporter: look forward to that ellis took a quick look outside william you can see quite a bit of traffic for an early saturday morning. people are presumably heading into the city and getting some shopping done. let us go ahead and find out a forecast for the bay area. >>reporter

efforts to recall oakland mayor jean quan is moving ahead. mayor quan is responding saying major reforms are needed in oakland. >> i think i have done enough leadership in the 11 months. >> right now there are two separate recall drives aimed at the mayor. you're quan's critics picked up petitions. they have to collect 20,000 signatures by the middle of may. the city attorney is reviewing whether it's legal to conduct recall drives. >>> unexpected problem for the commute this morning. definitely slowing down 880. let's check in with sal. >> northbound 880 there is late running road work. the construction is stretching back. pretty soon it will be backed up in san leandro. what is is happening overnight between 1:00 and 4:00 they had a restripe the bridge. apparently something went wrong. now there is a closure northbound on 880 and high street. and traffic is quickly backing up. now what you want to do is use 580 as an alternative or get on the freeway after high street. don't get on before. you will be in the stop and go traffic for at least

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>> reporter: mayor jean quan acknowledged it will take the community to change the cycle of violence in west oakland. she also appeared to defend her own handling of crime in oakland at a time when her popularity has plunged. >> some people think [ indiscernible ] naive what we're doing. i don't. some people will think i'm not tough enough. i think it takes a mother who doesn't give up on her kids to change the city. [ applause ] >> reporter: but today's farewell was not just about little hiram. a vigil will celebrate the lives of hiram and and carlos nava. >> talking to the mother fathers, uncles, they don't want no more violence. them the violence to stop right now. >> reporter: some speakers at the funeral today called for the shooters to come forward. police have detained about half a dozen persons of interest but elizabeth, there still have been no arrests in this murder. >> thank you. >>> from the looks of it, it's going to be a long time, if ever, before california executes anyone on death row. a marin county judge ruled the state never properly explained why it changed the dr

so it's tough either way. >> thank you, anser. >>> and the race to recall oakland mayor jean quan speakingis getting even more complicated. dueling recall campaigns are now being allowed to circulate petitions calling for quan's ousting but only the first one is valid. the city council will then determine when the recall election will be held if they gather enough valid oakland voter signatures. >>> time to check traffic and weather. >> in a candlestick power outage killed me last night because i did the 11:00 news. >> how many cups of coffee this morning? >> visine and around four or five now. bob doughnuts, too. >>> lawrence is sleeping in today so filling in on the weather front and if you are about to head outside these are your current temperatures out there right now. really dropping down in santa rosa. 28 degrees in santa rosa. otherwise mostly in the 30s and 40s across the bay area. fog is also an issue. in fairfield, visibility is next to nothing. so be careful. mild temperatures this afternoon a few degrees above average even 10 degrees above average in santa rosa. that's our war

. >>> a local labor group is standing by oakland mayor jean quan opposing the recall effort. the oakland-based alameda labor council will hold a news conference this morning. the group says a recall of quan would distract attention from efforts to deal with the city's economic problems. quan's critics have begun circulating a recall petition. they need about 20,000 valid signatures from registered oakland voters to put recall on a citywide ballot. >>> pretty clear, a little bit of sprinkles here and there. >> not enough. >> not enough. >> it's very light sprinkles. no windshield wipers needed. a few passing sprinkles out there right now. now, they should be clearing up here very shortly within the hour. so if you are about to head out, here's a look at your current temperatures outside. mostly in the 40s right now so actually a little more mild today than yesterday. temperatures not too bad. 48 in oakland, 42 in vallejo and looks like a cold spot right now is 37 degrees in fairfield. here's what's going on on the satellite and radar. we have a very weak low pressure system mo

. >>> the bid to recall oakland mayor jean quan was launched amid the city's violent "occupy" protest but now powerful members of the so- called 99% are coming out in support of the embattled mayor. christin ayers live in oakland with their message of support tonight. >> reporter: allen, mayor quan has always enjoyed strong support amongst union leaders. but this is the first time an organization as powerful as the alameda labor day council has come out against a recall urging oakland residents to cut quan some slack. >> i have had a good week. >> reporter: mayor jean quan celebrating a small victory at her annual christmas toy drive, the support of the alameda county labor union which today stood against an effort to throw her out of office. >> i'll use the word "outrageous" that people would organize to actually do a recall effort at this time. >> reporter: the union representing 100,000 alameda county workers called the money it costs to conduct a recall wasteful and claimed that while quan's popularity has plummeted, she has done nothing to merit a recall. >> the recall efforts ar

. >>> oakland mayor jean quan has supported free speech but also referred to the port shutdown as "economic violence." >> it's not fair. it's not fair to the workers of port who already lost a day, this is their second day and now they are talking about going into the third day. >> as far as we can see, though, as of this morning, it looks like the crowds are dwindling at the port of oakland. so we will stay on top of what happens throughout the day. >>> in the meantime let's kick it over to traffic and find out if this is affecting the roads and your general commute. >> bottom line, no. as you saw, a few lingering protestors out there by the port of oakland but as far as city street closures, bart being impacted, really not the case. here's a live look at 880 in oakland near the coliseum. there may be closures near 7th and maritime where we saw some closures yesterday morning when they tried to affect port activity over there by the port of oakland. for a while we also had some rolling closures along 7th. west oakland bart station was never impacted yesterday so this is a developing situat

but tonight oakland mayor jean quan is defending her record as the push to recall her moves forward. linda yee with the mayor's tough battle ahead as not one but two groups are trying to force her out of office. linda. >> reporter: right, juliette. two separate citizen groups have now formed saying they will try to get her out of office and they are hitting the ground running. but tonight the mayor less than an hour ago said to herself, she is prepared to fight to keep her job. the organizers behind one group working to kick oakland's mayor out of office are preparing the petitions. in the coming weeks, they will hit the streets to get the requisite 20,000 signatures they will need for a recall election. and they believe it will be easy. oakland's that angry. >> it's monetary for me. it's lack of leadership. it's lack of bringing --the lack that we have no public safety in this town. the city is running chaotic. we have no leadership in any departments. all the good people have left. you can look at the cities around us. they have grown even though we're all having financial problems

quan was shouted down >>> oakland mayor jean quan was hustled out the back door after a forum in san francisco. she was shouted down at the commonwealth club forum about the "occupy" movement. some people were removed as the crowd chanted recall quan as she tried to speak. comments against her apparently prompted her to disable her facebook page. >> mayor quan, you disabled your facebook page today. is that because of the negative responses? >> it's because we can only handle one. we're keeping one up. >> reporter: so the responses had nothing to did with that? >> you know, there were a lot of very racist and misogynist things in them. we can only really maintain one at a time. >> now there are two petitions being circulated to recall mayor quan. and a third is in the works. >>> 4:42 now. some oakland city council members are determined to prevent future protests from shutting down the port of oakland. millions of dollars in economic activity were wiped out on monday when "occupy" protestors dismost of disrupted the terminal. there were be laws regarding trespassing and instruction of

the big victory for jean quan' opponents. >> and good morning, everybody. >> good morning. [ laughter ] >> it's thursday, december 8. >> we are going to be a half beat off probably the whole morning. >> you know, it's the end of the week. we're hanging in there. hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm elizabeth wenger. grace has the morning off. time now 4:30. >> it might be funwatch because you never know what's going to happen. >> that's true. >> i'm dead tired. [ laughter ] >> i'm drugged up from a cold. >> you work a couple of nights filling in. so now you're working mornings, too. >> i don't even know what time of day it is anymore. outside cold temperatures early on again this morning. patchy ground fog in santa rosa, 34 there and concord 33 livermore. we are looking at another nice afternoon with hazy sunshine but it is a "spare the air" day in the bay area. gianna. >> use mass transit probably the best bet. live look at 101 and trimble. roadwork out 880, details in just a few minutes. >>> thank you. 4:31 now. "occupy sf" protestors still have their eye on justin herman plaz

we'll have all the details in just a few minutes. >>> an unfriendly reception for oakland mayor jean quan at a forum in san francisco. she was shouted down at a commonwealth club. they were discussing the "occupy" movement. some people escorted out as the crowd chanted, recall quan, as she tried to speak. comments against quan apparently prompted her to disable her facebook page. >> reporter: mayor quan, you disabled your facebook page today. is that because of the negative responses? >> it's because we only can handle one. we're keeping one up. >> reporter: so the responses had nothing to do with that? >> you know, there were a lot of very racist and misogynist things in them so we can only really maintain one at a time. >> there are now two petitions being circulated to recall mayor quan and a third is in the works. >>> it is 5:10 now. oakland city council members say something needs to be done to protect the city's port from future "occupy" protests. millions of dollars in economic activity are at stake and they were wiped out on monday when "occupy" protestors disrupted most of the po

you gotta taste this soup. >>> it's official, the effort to recall oakland mayor jean quan is under waye the story coming up in a live report. >> the parents of an oakland toddler shot in the head are asking doctors for more time. >>> how facebook's plans for expansion could mess with your drive into work. i'm bob redell. we'll have that story coming up. >> and a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. looking like it's getting thick in the lanes. guess what? good news. tomorrow is friday. today is thursday. december 8th. "today in the bay." >> i've never looked forward to friday more. 6:29 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everyone. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren to find out about our friday eve forecast. >> friday eve. we have a good looking forecast shaping up today. temperatures on the mild side. it's a cold start out there. we'll tell you if your city is below the freezing mark. we had fog developing that will slow you down at the coast. we'll talk hababout that and ta you through the all important weekend forecast. first, let's check your dr

we have that recall petition against maybe jean quan floating around. a glut of gun violence here increasing over the last five years. and then finally tugging on everybody's heart strings now. the impending death of that toddler almost 2-year-old hiram johnson is going to be honored at a peace march today while the community tries to find solutions to the violence in this city. doctors are preparing to take this little boy off life support at 1:00 this afternoon after tests showed no brain activity. >> initially, the family, of course, you know, thought that maybe there was hope and, you know, we all hoped. we all hoped for miracles. i think at the end of the day, everyone came to the conclusion that the baby was only breathing and that's it. there was nothing else going on. based on that, the baby will be taken off life support. >> reporter: now, hiram was shot last month in east oakland when a group of people shot into a crowd that had gathered for the filming of a rap video. 7 other people were hurt and there have been no arrests in the case. hiram

but not as many down there as there have been. >>> backers of the recall of oakland mayor jean quan can begin gathering signatures from registered voters. they need to collect 20,000 petitioners to accuse quan of incompetence. >>> a big step towards building a bart extension into the silicon valley. the vta plans to award a $772 million contract to a joint venture that will build 10 miles of track with two brand- new stations. >>> how about some weather? lawrence, take it away. >> we have patchy fog around the bay area something we haven't seen over the past couple of days. it's thick in spots. taking you outside right now, we have some of that patchy fog moved inside the bay. somewhere in the back ground is the bay bridge but you see fog very thick towards the bay right now. seeing some of that also up in toward the santa rosa area. visibility there down to a quarter of a mile. temperatures are still cold. 30s and 40s in most spots although down into the upper 20s in fairfield and the napa valley. by the afternoon, hazy sunshine, cool temperatures mainly in the 50s and low 60s. looks l

governor brown commented on mayor jean quan assertion that the city may not be able to prevent further shutdowns. >> she, i believe is very aware that the port of oakland is important for the economy and for california she will do everything that she can to keep open and certainly, i will give whatever help is needed. we do not look to the guard for police work except in extreme emergencies. but no other resources and a mutual aid, they are the resources with some leadership and imagination not only can they keep the port open but they should keep it open. >> darya: mayor quan said last week that the city would try to prevent future airport shutdowns but they say officials wanted the $1.5 million tab for the hundreds of police officers to be picked up. the vote on that to give police more power to enforce the law during these times will happen next month. >> mark: we have a quick break as the kron4 morning news continues we have a quick update from wall street and the latest on what is happening. now here is a live look at golden gate bridge. another day of very light traffic a lot of

. >> mayor jean quan has written an open letter to protesters and in one section, she wrote, today you hope to shut down the port of oakland. the rest of the 99% of oakland wonders why. and just to let you know, frank and grace. it is not just local bay area residents who are here this morning in that planned march to the port. we talked to several protesters. and some coming from southern oregon. and one coming from humbolt county. so it is definitely causing a ripple. not just fear. but in northern california here as well. >> how many people are there right now, gil? are they supposed to kick off in a half hour? is it getting bigger am. >> it is getting bigger minute by minute. the bart trains have begun operation and more people are stopping by here after all. it turns out there is probably, as i look around, probably at least 50 this morning. and like you said, frank, will is still another half hour to go. >> a far cry from what the 7,000 that were there last month, to be sure. >> yes, for sure. >> thanks, gil. >>> 5:03. >>> the last of the occupy protest camps in san francisco hav

. >>> the race to recall oakland mayor jean quan is getting a little more complicated. dueling recall campaigns now being allowed to circulate petitions calling for quan's ouster. if either effort collects enough signatures the city council will determine when the recall election will be held. >>> 5:06. this could affect your pocketbook. a payroll tax for millions of americans is being threatened by the latest bickering on capitol hill. house republicans are moving to reject a senate-approved stop- gap measure that would extend the benefits two months beyond the january 1 expiration date. they want senators to return from their christmas vacation and work toward a longer term extension. >> our members do not want to just punt and do a two-month short term fix where we have it come back and do this again. >> negotiating with some of these folks is sort of like trying to pin jell-o on the wall. [ laughter ] >> well, today republicans have to set up a house-senate conference committee to explore their options. democrat harry reid the senate majority leader says that he will

>>reporter: mayor jean quan says the she was glad the council was considering the resolution but she said if the vote had passed she did not know if will be enforceable as she said she did all to second-guess the police chiefs tactics during future demonstrations. the resolution is to be back on the table january 17th of next year. the hardwood will be challenged in the courtroom the golden state warriors player in been accused of sexual harassment lawsuit is expected to be filed at 9:30 a.m. and alley a courtroom. it includes 14 allegations of sexual harassment by a former employee of the war years. the alleged victim's attorney will also hold a news conference. warriors officials say they have not seen the lawsuit and that from now they're not commenting. >>james: new details at the monday night football blackout. city officials are now taking action after the lights went out twice. san francisco mary m. li was there and he is the talking about the steps that he is taking to help the investigation along. >> obviously we all experience, giving national embarrassment for this to have

krug hope it requires >>james: to a petition to recall oakland mayor jean quan is circulating a to theity. thousands of still images must be collected and order for the recall to be placed on the ballot. one of the organizers tells us that the recall campaign is off to a good start. >>reporter: do recall how you can't move into it? >> i think we know that there aren't 20,000 people out there that want to recall mayor jean quan as is the question of the road through roof flew it is finding them one by one. we have the petitions all printed now, and we started canvassing yester day and we have up to 160 days to get those 20,000 zero and a trustee. it would just keep adding volunteers every day >>reporter: who he talks about why he believes mayor quan must go. >> just in the first 11 months we have seen so many disasters. she drove out popular police chief anthony bass. she had the occupy disaster, she asked us for more money to and would not tell us what was for. the partial tax was defeated rep by a record of 62% to 38% annual who has been called drama and no progress cannot >>reporter:

and this is what the governor had to say and mayor jean quan response, that is coming up in the nextour. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes. thing here is a live look at the james lick freeway. nice and sunny in san francisco. traffic is nice and polite. >>mark: won six of the world's oil flows through the passageway. other arab nations say they can make of the difference if from kron4 blocks shipments. >>darya: mubarak is back in cairo where his trial has resumed. fear is a video as he arrived, he was wheeled into the courthouse. he is charged with complicity in the deaths of nearly 840 protesters. >>mark: will be rack as the kron4 news continues. a live look in walnut creek. a lot of sunshine. >>erica: we are already seeing sunshine. around the bay area. we do have high clouds out there with temperatures on the mild side. as we head into the afternoon the cloud cover will be more expansive. breaks in sunshine and temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. overnight we will remain mostly dry with cloudy temperatures in the '40's and '30's. here is a live look at sa

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pepper >>reporter: long ton oakland resident gene hazard one to mayor jean quan out of the office me is one step closer. pieces the city clerk--two pieces of the city crowd attracted to sign off this week and that means voters could star sighting the balance soon. scott--the handling of the occupy protesters has caught in the mayor and trouble. with the spokesperson says mayor quan is focused on tracking oakland and she will not spend too much time talking about the recall until the petition becomes official. while some boaters are itching to sign petitions some say. they oppose it because they cannot speak of a that a replacement. but invest row about half and see that there is a solid backup plan and i have not heard that right now. >> it become such a volatile issue to pull her out and then who would be put in there? i feel very apprehensive about switching up for in near at this point in time.1 >>reporter: in oakland i am calling a kron4 move. >> the strongest winds are in the north and east bay. among diablo is pretty windy on a breezy day like this. we have peaked wins this eve