. >> what's behind the trend in joe vazquez found out smaller screens might be stealing the show. >> reporter: it's the day after christmas. what would you rather do? stay in pajamas all day and play with your new video games from santa? >> oh, i'm so good. >> reporter: or bundle up and go to the movies? >> movies. >> video games. >> reporter: many are choosing the theater, just not as many as last year or the year before. according to box office mojo and hollywood.com, more of the box offices -- the box offices are about to make $10 billion this year. but that's 4.5% down from last year. the combined total shows the box office receipts down by about 11% for 2010 and 2011. tom cruze's movie is doing very well, but several other december releases have missed the mark. several summer movies that were suppose to go blockbuster were lackluster instead. obvious, there are video games. management at game stop tells me some major releases over the last few months have helped their sales tremendously. >> video games if you beat it once, then it's done. it's $60 and usually you're done. >> th

joe vazquez with the imposter's outrageous bedside manner that gave them away. >> he's not a doctor, but he's in big trouble for acting like one. the district attorney says carlos was running an office called the derma clinic in the 2500 block of mission and while he never said he was a doctor, he pretended to work as one when he performed two illegal procedures. a woman that was severely infected. >> he wanted to pick up a woman the day of the procedure. while they were waiting for the anesthesia to start working, he walked to get a cup of coffee next door. >> not only that, he was smoking a cigar while performing the surgery here as well as forcing his patient, the victim, to be his assistant. >> when he started the procedure, she said you have an assistant with you? he said no, you're my assistant today and she was holding her own iv. he smoked a cigar during the procedure and there was an incident where some of her fat fell on the floor and he bent over and picked that p. >> up. >> as for the rest of the fat, guzman went to the woman's house and flushed 6-pounds of the fat down h

joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> other bay area headlines. today the san francisco fire department said a massive fire yesterday caused $8 million in damage. the five-alarm fire broke out on pierce street. firefighters said the flames started in an alley near a trash shoot. though it's not clear how it started, three people were hurt. four buildings were damaged. 41 people lost their home. >>> a chemical scare forced shoppers to evacuate the oak ridge mall in san jose this afternoon. firefighters say cleaning products were mixed together in a bathroom creating a hazardous vapor. an area on the second floor near the theater was cleared out. some shoppers complained of eye and throat irritation. hazmat crews were called in to clear it up. one person was taken to the hospital. >>> the parking lot of a wal- mart has become the scene of a shooting for the second time in a month. police say the victim was walking to his car just before 10:30 last night when two men approached him. words were exchanged before the man was shot. he is expected to full

joe vazquez is outside children's hospital tonight with more on the family's very difficult decision. joe. >> reporter: it's a very emotional decision and we're told that's what's going on right now behind me here at children's hospital. the family has decided they are convinced after a series of tests that the boy's diagnosis of being clinically brain-dead is accurate. now, i want to show you video here. on november 28 the boy was shot in west oakland along with six other p.m. his head wound had him in critical condition on life support since that time. while the hospital told the family the boy was ready to come off life support, the family as recently as yesterday didn't believe that. they wanted a second opinion. according to the family's attorney and their pastor, the family was convinced today after several tests among them they poured water in the boy's ear. no response. they took him off the ventilator. he had difficulty breathing on his own. the family's own pediatrician then confirmed with the family that these tests were negative and at that point the family members and fri

but now joe vazquez tells us authorities are cracking down on something else. joe. >>> reporter: elizabeth, here in castro valley and across the state, chp will be out in full force this weekend looking for drunk drivers mostly but also in some select areas including sacramento, you know, they are going to be looking for people using their cell phones while driving. >>> reporter: >> there's a common misconception out there that cell phones don't kill. they do. >> reporter: daniel with the chp and castro valley says the main folks of his officers during the holidays continues to be dui drivers but these days, they are increasingly on the lookout for others who appear to be drunk. >> we pull people over sometimes for weaving. we suspect them for dui. but after pulling them over, we determined that they are actually on their cell phone instead. >> we're not admitting guilt. just saying you're going to take care of this matter. >> driving with a cell phone is just as driving as driving drunk. >> reporter: it's a growing problem according to statistics from the calif

as joe vazquez shows us, some protestors really aren't ready to give up just yet. joe. >> reporter: you can see there are about seven tents left. the sprinklers are on. i watched the action unfold as the public works came out to take down at the abandoned tents. it was a raid but many protestors assumed it was and voluntarily decamped. >>> reporter: "occupy berkeley" is now largely unoccupied. dozens of police officers moved in at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon along with city public works crews. >> nobody on the truck. >> reporter: they quickly took down abandoned tents and picked up mounds and mounds of trash. the encampment in civic center park had more than 100 tents at its peak a couple of weeks ago. this morning there are about two dozen people left. daphne river who called herself dumpster muffin when she participated in a tree-sitting demonstration a few years ago says police and city crews didn't make it clear what they were doing today. >> they just asked me if this tent was mine and started picking up people's belongings and throwing our things away. [ yelling

but joe vazquez tells us a lot of questions remain now. joe. >> reporter: juliette, you know, the suisun city police department spent much of the last 24 hours very concerned that they might have a serious and sinister crime on their hands an abduction of a 17-year- old girl named christina almanza. investigators said they had a voicemail from her or perhaps someone on her behalf claiming that some men had kidnapped her along with several other girls. and in fact, late this morning, chp put out an amber alert as a statewide alert asking people to be on the lookout for christina and her blue oldsmobile minivan. by 1:00 this afternoon, she was found. police spotted her at a house in vallejo. her van parked right outside. the cops burst into the home and when they did so a pit bull ran at the cops. one officer fired shots at that dog and actually ended up killing the dog. officers then took two men into custody an adult and juvenile. they are being questioned right now. police described them as associates of christina. that means she knew them

in oakland, joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> workers at the port of oakland are busy tonight dealing with a huge backlog of work following yesterday's port of oakland disruption. protestors stayed outside the port until 4 a.m. this morning before calling yesterday's blockade a victory and leaving. nearly a third of the longshoremen missed a day of work because of the demonstrations. >>> three people were critically hurt in a violent head-on crash in san francisco this afternoon. it happened just before 3:00 on skyline boulevard and hertz road between lake merced and the zoo. the impact tore both car front ends apart and sent one on the shoulder. no word on how fast those cars were going on who was at fault. >>> other bay area headlines the man accused in the black friday shooting at a san leandro walmart appeared in court today. detwone watson is charged with attempted murder and numerous robbery counts. he did not enter a plea. he is due back in court tomorrow. >>> a suisun city teen is charged with filing a false police report. 17-year-old christina almanza sent her family messages saying she

stay with t joe vazquez in san francisco, thank you. >>> most days you barely notice it. but for much of california today, the wind wasn't just powerful; it was dangerous. from san francisco to sacramento, down to southern california, strong gusts knocked down trees, cut power an even closed schools. juliette goodrich is in livermore where those powerful winds fueled a fire that burned two homes. jules. >> reporter: the wind has been blowing hard throughout the bay area as you can see it still is in livermore. unfortunately, the win caused a wind-driven fire that destroyed two homes. >> that house went up in about maybe 20 minutes. it just went to a crisp. >> reporter: high winds fueled this house fire in livermore. it destroyed a home and spread to two others on andrews street. >> it's very possible that the wind caused the growth of the exposure that happened so quickly. it sounds like the occupant opened doors throughout the house and i don't know if he opened windows also but if he did, the risk is the wind drove the fire through the house quickly and then to the expo

now they are just working out the details for the eviction. >> thank you, joe vazquez. >>> in other bay area news now, bart police are on the hunt tonight for copper thieves. today a bart employee discovered two 20-foot cables missing from a track in oakland. they say they are risking their lives by stealing the metal from electrically charged tracks. it is the third such heist in the last week. >>> contra costa animal control says whoever shot six birds over the weekend at a concord park likely shot 22 other geese and ducks over the past month. concord police have been called out four times to newhall park to find birds shot with pellet guns. birds have also been found shot at concord's willow park. police are asking anyone with information to come forward immediately. >>> the lucky supermarket chain is urging some of its shoppers to cancel their bank accounts. card skimmers were found in self-checkout lanes at nearly two dozen lucky locations. the company says 80 people including lucky employees have been affected by the scheme. the u.s. secret service is investigating. >>> two suicid

joe vazquez explains where most burglar alarms will soon be falling on deaf ears. >> reporter: go ahead, set your burglar alarm but just so you know, starting next week, if it goes off, there's a good chance the san jose police are not coming. >> we had 12,450 alarm calls in 2010. 98.4% of those were false alarms. so it's a huge drain on our resources. >> reporter: police spokesman jason dwyer says that 98.4% false alarm rate is keeping officers off the street away from real crimes. last year, after all those calls, only 2 people were ever arrested. so as of january 1, the police department will only respond if the alarm is verified. >> if they have some indication that the suspect is there or even if the suspect is gone but we believe that somebody has burglarized the house or forced entry we're going to go out to those. >> i think that yeah, that's a good way to cut, save some money. >> i don't think it's the right thing to do. i think they should show up no matter what. >> reporter: but they are saying they have a 98.4% false rate. >> it doesn't matter. i have a daughter with an infa

joe vazquez on the sudden shutdown that has left members blindsided and parents scrambling. joe. >> reporter: and teachers and staff laid off, dana, well, you know, this is supposed to be a festive time. tomorrow is supposed to be the last day before winter break. instead it could be the last day ever for the jewish community center. parents will have to find somewhere else to take their preschoolers. seniors and others in community programs will have to go elsewhere because the j cc in walnut creek is closing tomorrow. the shutdown came with very little notice. >> employees are going to be released. the property will be sold. >> reporter: she says the email came down late last night. >> i can't really use the words and phrases that i have on tv. but i'm heartbroken. i feel very -- feel awful for the teachers, feel awful for the kids. i feel awful for the adults who come here for special services. i just feel very bad. >> reporter: the email from the jewish community center's president of the board robert rich says the decision was made at an urgent board meeting. officials s

joe vazquez is in san francisco where the city is trying to find new locations for these displaced tenantsjoe. >> reporter: dana, the crowd is shuffling in here for the 7:00 performance. it will be one of the last shows of the year as this and more than 70 other businesses will have to relocate. >> congrats to everybody. >> whoo! >> reporter: it's a parking lot now. but this port-owned property at broadway and the embarcadero -- will soon be the permanent home of the legendary teatroth sinzani. >> it was going to be heart to city it through our tent walls so it was going to ham. and you just need to move with it. >> reporter: the circus act with some 200 employees has been suspended in midair for most of the year. they received their eviction notice in january. so they knew they would have to leave pier 27 but they weren't sure where they would land until a deal was finally reached yesterday. it is one of two businesses at pier 27 that relocated today. bowers limousine service with 100 employees will move to pier 50. the america's cup is projected to bring in $1 billion and more than 8,000

live in san francisco, joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> violent attacks against women are mobilizing residents of san francisco's mission district. there is a meeting tonight with police in response to sexual assaults on two women. the suspect on the surveillance video last thursday a woman was raped and robbed near 24th street. and a similar assault occurred last month. the meeting will be held at the fair oaks community coalition at 7:00 tonight. >>> tonight, at least three homes in santa cruz county are without electricity. it's not because of any power failure. len ramirez reports, pg&e cut them off for removing their smartmeters. >> reporter: peggy lindsey cried as she removed the contents of her freezer and refrigerator. at 57 years old with a health problem and special diet the retired teacher is struggling into her second night without electricity. >> as of yesterday at noon i came home for lunch and it was off. everything, food is all the melted, probably ruined. >> reporter: three people were cut off where homeowners removed or replaced those smartmeters. lindsey hired an electrician

brings out chp and local police looking for drunk drivers and people not wearing seatbelts but now joe vazquez tells us authorities are cracking down on something else. joe. >> reporter: here at the castro valley chp they will be out this weekend like every holiday weekend looking for d you is but in select areas like sacramento they will also be looking for people driving while using their cell phone. it shows you what a big problem it's becoming. >> take a right, go into the gas station... >> there's a common misconception out there that cell phones don't kill. they do. >> reporter: daniel with the chp and castro valley says the main focus of his officers during the holidays continues to be dui drivers, but these days, they are increasingly on the lookout for others who appear to be drunk. >> we pull people over sometimes for weaving. we suspect them for dui. but after pulling them over, we determined that they are actually on their cell phone instead. >> we're not admitting guilt. just saying you're going to take care of this matter. >> driving with a cell phone is just as driving as drivin

as joe vazquez shows us, they won't be cheap. >> are you an oakland voter, registered voter? >> reporter: it's the first day of collecting signatures. >> ma'am, would you like to sign a petition to recall jean quan? >> reporter: there seems to be no shortage of folks signing on to recall oakland mayor jean quan. the group "recall and restore" has one of two petition drives to apply to remove the mayor. they are the only one 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 demonstrations and has faltered on public safety in general. >> do you want to recall jean quan? >> no. i don't support that. why are you supporting that? >> reporter: but 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 reas

joe vazquez reports. >> reporter: somebody cut two holes in the monkey habitat sometime overnight and stole a monkey named banana sam. taylor the squirrel monkey scrambles around his habitat and entertains the children but may be sad as he is now missing a friend named banana sam. >> there is a level of concern however this animal was taken was probably forceful and you know, it's heart-wrenching. it's like losing a member of the family and we want him back. >> reporter: banana sam is 17, about a foot tall and weighs only 2 pounds. early this morning, zoo employees noticed someone cut two holes in the outside mesh enclosure of the squirrel monkey exhibit. >> one was a fairly small hole about a foot long or so, the other hole fairly large, large enough for a small person to go in. >> reporter: the curator did a head count and noticed banana sam was missing the only one gone out of 18 squirrel monkeys in the collection. they have decided to remove almost all the other monkeys from display and keep them inside for the day. >> horrible. >> it perplexes me to think that someone would take

bay city are taking drastic actions to eliminate costly and time- consuming false alarms of the joe vazquez where most burglar alarms will no longer generate an automatic police response. >> reporter: the san jose police say more than 98% of the alarms from homes and businesses here are false. and that it costs the police department more than $600,000 a year. the police chief says they can't afford it anymore. >>> reporter: go ahead, set your burglar alarm but just so you know, starting next week, if goes off, there is a good chance the san jose police are not coming. >> we had 12,450 alarm calls in 2010. 98.4% of those were false alarms. so it's a huge drain on our resources. >> reporter: a police spokesman says that 98.4% false alarm rate is keeping officers off the street, away from real crimes. last year, after all those calls, only 2 people were ever arrested. so as of january 1, the police department will only respond if the alarm is verified. >> if they have some indication that the suspect is there or even if the suspect is gone but we --we believe that somebody has burglarized the

joe vazquez explains what happened. >> taylor, the squirrel monkey scrambles around his habitat and entertains the children. he may be sad as he is now missing a friend named banana sam who locks a lot like him. somebody stole banana sam early this morning. >> however this animal was taken was probably forceful and you know, it's heart wrenching. it's like losing a member of our family and we just want them back. >> banana sam is 17 years old, a foot tall, and weighs only 2- pounds. zoo employees noticed someone had cut two holes in the outside mesh enclosure of the squirrel monkey exhibit. >> one was a fairly small hole. about a foot long or so. the other hole was fairly large. large enough for a small person to go in. >> noticed banana sam was missing. they decided to remove the other monkeys and keep them inside for the day. >> horrible. >> it perplexes me to think someone would take one. they are so cute and adorable. i could see why someone would want them, but terrible thing tho do to a zoo. >> who would steal a monkey? >> i have no idea y. unfortunately, some primates rleal as pets. the

joe vazquez is trying to figure out what police are up to. joe?porter: "occupy sf" right now is still tense but it is calmed down considerably from just over an hour ago. you can see some of the demonstrators here gathered still holding up their signs. right now relaxing a bit. but wow, just over an hour ago we saw an explosion of activity. the police action started around 4:30. dozens of officers moved on "occupy sf" encircling justin herman plaza with

joe vazquez explains what happened. >> taylor the squirrel monkey scrambles around his habitat and entertains the children. he may be sad as he is missing a friend, who looks a lot like him. san francisco zoo officials say someone stole banana sam last night or early this morning. >> however this animal was taken was probably forceful and you know, it's heart wrenching. it's like losing a member of our family and we want him back. >> banana sam is 17 years old, a foot tall, and weighs only two pounds. zoo employees noticed someone had cut two holes in the outside mesh enclosure of the squirrel monkey exhibit. >> one was a fairly small hole. about a foot long or so. the other hole was fairly large. large enough for a small person to go in. >> banana sam was missing. the only one gone of 18 squirrel monkeys. they decided to remove all the other monkeys and keep them inside for the day. >> horrible. >> it perplexes me to think someone would take one. they are so cute and adorable. i can see why someone would want one. but i mean, terrible thing tho do to a zoo. >> who would steal a monkey? >> i

joe vazquez on the drastic action cafe gratitude is about to take. >> reporter: fore7 years they served up menu items like i am nurtured, soon it will be i am closed. sometime soon it will shut down its eight bay area restaurants. >> when we started this company we wanted to try to create a new paradigm. >> reporter: and they did. 7 years ago the owner introduced cafe gratitude as a pioneer in serving organic raw food grown on their farm in vacaville. the staff also serves customers a new age theme that some find over the top, many others find enlightening. >> i'm surprised to hear about it and disappointed. >> reporter: but three lawsuits file

joe vazquez with the imposter's outrageous bedside manner that gave him away. >>> reporter: he is not a doctor but he is in big trouble for acting like one. the district attorney says carlos garza was running a clinic in the 2500 block of mission. while he never said he was a doctor he pretended to be working for one as a physician's assistant when he includedded two procedures including a liposuction on a woman who was later severely infected. >> he administered anesthesia and then while they were waiting for it to take, to start working, he walked her to get a cup of coffee next door. >> reporter: not only that, authorities say he was smoking a cigar while performing the surgery here as well as forcing his patient, the victim to be his assistant. >> when he started the procedure she said, do you have an assistant with you? he said no, you're my assistant today and she was holding her own iv. he smoked a cigar during the procedure. and there is an incident where some of her fat fell on the floor and he bent over and picked that up. >> reporter: as for the rest of the fat, about a wee

joe vazquez reports. >>> reporter: he is not a doctor but he is in big trouble for acting like one.ict attorney says carlos guzman garza was running a clinic in the 2500 block of mission. while he never said he was a doctor he pretended to be working for one as a physician's assistant when he included two procedures including a liposuction on a woman who was later severely infected. >> he administered anesthesia and then while they were waiting for it to take, to start working, he

. >> thank you, joe vazquez. >>> a pillar of american retailing appears to be crumbling. the parent company of sears and kmart plans to close at least 100 stores. linda yee on why the 125-year- old retailer may be past its prime. >>> reporter: their customers, their base, the middle income population. and because of this tough economy, they are not spending as much money. so stores like sears and kmart, they're taking a big hit. >>> reporter: sears was where america shopped. >> not anymore. [ laughter ] >> america shops online. >> reporter: an industry analyst suspects sears middle income kisses miles an hour don't have the money to -- middle income customers don't have the moneyspend. they will close 120 stores including some kmart stores t needs to reduce costs by $200 million. this comes as a shock to faithful customershave relied on the sears brand for generations. >> we do all our major appliances, tv, washer, drier, refrigerator, everything, because they have good promotions where you can get things interest-free, which nobody does anymore. >> reporter: sears says i

joe vazquez on a new law so strict it will even apply to some smokers at home. >> reporter: sarah fromda is about to get help with her new year's resolution. >> it's going to help me quit smoking. >> reporter: a new alameda law will ban smoking in all public spaces including outdoor dining areas, parks, beaches, and commercial area sidewalks. >> we don't want people smoking outside especially on the sidewalks. >> reporter: the deputy city manager says the secondhand smoke ordinance will go into effect on january 2, one of the strictest in any california city. >> there's more than sufficient

joe vazquez is outside children's hospital tonight with more on the family's very difficult decision. joe. >> reporter: family members are besides themselves as earlier this afternoon they made the emotionally wrenching decision to "pull the plug." 1-year-old hiram lawrence, junior, was shot in west oakland on november 28 along with six other people of. he has been here at children's hospital in critical condition with a head wound on life support since that time. while the hospital told the family the boy was ready to come off life support, the family as recently as yesterday didn't believe that. they wanted a second opinion. they wanted the decision delayed until next week but according to the family's attorney and their pastor, the family was convinced today after several tests among them they poured water in the boy's ear. no response. the family's own pediatrician then confirmed with the family that these tests were negative that the boy wasn't responsive so family members and friends in the room broke out in tears as the decision was made that he would be taken off life support.

joe vazquez is at justin herman plaza tonight with more on what may or may not be next. joe. >> reporter: those demonstrators largely from the labor unions throughout the bay area have arrived here at justin herman plaza and they are mingling with the campers here at justin herman plaza. there is a sense of festivity but mixed with dread as many here believe last night's police action was a raid that had to be aborted. the mayor told me no, that's not the case, it was not a police raid. but he hinted that one is coming and soon. >> reporter: a symbol of resistance today made of barricades from a halted police action. >> it's art. >> as a tourist, what are your thoughts? >> very interesting. >> that is not all you can say. >> it's all i should say. >> there have been increasing tensions over the past few days. fights seemed to spontaneously combust. >> he is contaminating it. >> dozens of tents have slowly disappeared just 24 hours ago. officers moved barricades around the perimeter of the encampment. outraged demonstrators lashed out at the cops and the barricades. police

live in alameda, joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> hundreds of bay area high school students boarded buses for a trip to utah this week but along with the skis and snowboards, many packed quite the stash of drugs. they were busted in elko nevada where the sheriff made them all a deal. >> reporter: elizabeth, the police chief described the ski trip-turned-drug bust in three words, loads and loads and loads of contraband, everything from marijuana to mushrooms and cbs 5 has learn that nine kids on that trip attend school here at acalanes high school and the others just may be your neighbor's kids. we just learned that 69 kids from acalanes high school in lafayette are on the trip. some of the others might be your neighbors' kids. >> reporter: it may look like a drug bust from a central or latin-american country but this was just a few hundred miles away in elko, nevada, a virtual illicit pharmacy with users as young as 15, busted as they made a stop outside the goldenarches. >> they stopped at the maverick near the mcdonald store and were going to eat, some of them apparently were smoking or may

joe vazquez, thank you very much. we are going to talk about the public relations nightmare. in an exclusive cbs 5 surveyusa poll out tonight, it shows that most san franciscans are not happy with the way mayor ed lee has handled the "occupy" protestors. 46% say they disapprove while 31% approve. 49% say the city was wrong to offer the demonstrators a new location on mission street. 40% say it was the right move. >>> powerful winds wreaked havoc across california today. they brought down trees and left nearly 25,000 people in santa cruz without power. juliette goodrich is in livermore tonight where a strong wind fueled a fast moving house fire there. >> reporter: hi, allen. certainly strong winds throughout the day. gusty winds throughout the tri- valley and here in livermore. unfortunately, a wind driven fire damaged one home, destroyed two others. >> that house went up in about maybe 20 minutes. it just went to a crisp. >> reporter: high winds fueled this house fire in livermore. it destroyed his home and quickly spread to two others on andrews street. >> it's very possible

joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> they were breaking down doors, pushing and shoving at malls and stores around the bay area. in one case a report of gunfire. it was all over the last nike air jordans. christin ayers shows us how far some people were willing to go to make sure they didn't walk home empty-handed. we heard gunfire at one mall as people fought their way into stores looking for a special edition shoe. >>> reporter: the scene repeated itself the day before christmas eve all over the country, mayhem at the mall. [ screaming and cursing ] >> reporter: shoppers bum rushing stores from fairfield to indianapolis and north carolina. at richmond's hilltop mall roughly 2,000 shoppers lined up and broke down in a frenzy to buy a pair of sneakers. but not just any pair. >> hey, they are jordans. >> reporter: retro air jordans going for $180 apiece. but before the doors could open... >> i didn't know, we heard a pop and there was like cops all over the floor like guarding people. >> so the cops started running over to a guy and all i heard was, get that gun, get that gun. >> reporter: the crow

joe vazquez reports. >> reporter: there are six or 7/10ths left in the park and you see them holdingeneral assembly what to do next. police said they had no choice. there's been escalating criminal activity from an attempted rape to a stabbing so they had to ask people to leave and most of them have. >>> reporter: "occupy berkeley" is now largely unoccupied. dozens of police officers moved in at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon along with city public works crews. >> nobody on the truck. >> reporter: they quickly took down abandoned tents and picked up mounds and mounds of trash. the encampment in civic center park had more than 100 tents at its peak a couple of weeks ago. this morning there are about two dozen people left. daphne river who called herself dumpster muffin when she participated in a tree-sitting demonstration a few years ago says police and city crews didn't make it clear what they were doing today. >> they just asked me if this tent was mine and started picking up people's belongings and throwing our things away. [ yelling ] >> reporter: the camp's dismantling took place about