john alston joins us live from the encampment at 19 and telegraph. police are ordering them to get out? >> that is right. in the past hour, the tents are now down. there is a little bit of a confrontation, a standoff with some protestors who are still here, but the tents, 20 or so tents that were set up at 19 and telegraph are down. a line of 50 police officers moved in ordering for the protestors to remove their tents. the plan is that the protestors can still stay in the area and stay in the park. police do not want tents. so the protestors complied. they started pulling down tents and have moved about a block away. there were probably as i said 20 or 30 tents, maybe hundred or so protestors this morning. police say there was no problem overnight. no arrests, one resident said some of the campers were throwing rocks and drinking. a much quieter than yesterday evening around 6:00 when an estimated 700 protestors who had just conclude add march stormed over the fence that was around this area at 19th and telegraph and overtook th patch of land. there

and john alston is live with that story. john? >> and we have learned there were video cameras in the computer lab that may have recorded the shooting on video. police are still trying to identify the man and how if at all he was connected to the university. into the night uc police brought in students and employees and questioned them about what they saw and heard during this afternoon's frantic moments. >> i mainly heard shouting and shooting. >> what was being said? >> it was kind of indescribable to me so i just -- as soon as i heard the gunshots i ran out of the lab. >> i saw the police walk in and i heard shooting and we all just ran out. >> tonight that third floor computer lab at the high school of business was still sealed off, guarded by uc police officers. there was chaos behind these doors around 2:15 after four uc police officers confronted a man they say was pointing a gun. >> it was pandemonium. we have people running all over the place, and nobody knows what is going on. >> the trouble began after a school employee

john alston, abc news. >> thank you. >>> the city of oakland is allowing occupy protestors to put up a tee pea in front of the plaza. every time they tried to put it up police folded it back up. then they issued a 3-day permit requiring the tee pea be taken down, and then no one sleeps in it. they will hold an around the clock vigil at the plaza. and occupy protesters are occupying the port of oakland. the group says it will shut down, quote, wall street on the waterfront on december 12th. remember these pictures? they held a general strike that closed the port of oakland for hours. port officials say they will not allow unlawful demonstrations and are working on a plan to keep the port open. >>> a vallejo police officer who died in the line of duty will be remembered tomorrow at the high school where he coached. he coached the girl's basketball team at vallejo high school. a service will be held there for him tomorrow morning at 11:00. governor brown plans to attend and we will have a live stream on our website, abc7news.com. his accused killer pleaded not guilty today. prosecutors

and john alston is live with that story. john? >> and we have learned there were video cameras in the computer lab that may have recorded the shooting on video. police are still trying to identify the man and how if at all he was connected to the university. into the night uc police brought in students and employees and questioned them about what they saw and heard during this afternoon's frantic moments. >> i mainly heard shouting and shooting. >> what was being said? >> it was kind of indescribable to me so i just -- as soon as i heard the gunshots i ran out of the lab. >> i saw the police walk in and i heard shooting and we all just ran out. >> tonight that third floor computer lab at the high school of business was still sealed off, guarded by uc police officers. there was chaos behind these doors around 2:15 after four uc police officers confronted a man they say was pointing a gun. >> it was pandemonium. we have people running all over the place, and nobody knows what is going on. >> the trouble began after a school employee

john alston, abc7 news. >> it is 4:36.r health is being sued over the theft of names and address of up to four million patients. someone stole a desktop computer in sacramento october 15th. patients weren't notified until last week. according to the sacramento bee a group of patients have filed a class action lawsuit accusing the company of negligence. a spokesman says the company deeply regrets the theft. >>> a father whose two children were killed by a driver high on prescription medication is lobbying to -- in 2003 a drugged and drunk driver killed his 10-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter. he's pushing a ballot measure to tax prescription drugs to provide funds to a state program in danger of being cut. the controlled substance utilization review and evaluation system keeps a record of every controlled substance prescription written in the state and doctors use that database to track drug use. >>> mayor lee has signed legislation to close a loophole in the city law that requires employerses to help pay health care co

john alston, abc news. >> thank you. >>> the city of oakland is allowing occupy protestors to put up tee pea in front of the plaza. every time they tried to put it up police folded it back up. then they issued a 3-day permit requiring the tee pea be taken down, and then no one sleeps in it. they will hold an around the clock vigil at the plaza. and occupy protesters are occupying the port of oakland. the group says it will shut down, quote, wall street on the waterfront on december 12th. remember these pictures? they held a general strike that closed the oakland for hours. port officials say they will not allow unlawful demonstrations and are working on a plan to keep the port open. >>> a vallejo police officer who died in the line of duty will be remembered tomorrow at the high school where he coached. he coached the girl's basketball team at vallejo high school. a service will be held there for him tomorrow morning at 11:00. governor brown plans to attend and we will have a live stream on our website, abc7news.com. his accused killer pleaded not guilty today. prosecutors say he sho

john alston has more.dogs barking] >> reporter: people grabbed what they could after they got the knock at the door and were ordered to evacuate. not everyone had time to get their pets. >> they told us to get out and basically leave everything behind. i had dogs in the house i couldn't get out. >> about 10:30 workers were installing a new sewer line and they dug into a pg&e gas line with a backhoe by early afternoon the two-inch plastic pipe was replaced after about two dozen homes were evacuated. >> we got a knock on the door saying we are evacuating down the block and i was like why? they said there was a main gas line that broke. >> the contractor of san rafael told them the gas line was not properly marked. >> they said the plan that they had said there was no indication of a gas line at that depth so they didn't know it was there. >> a supervisor from the company at the scene told abc7 news that pg&e failed to mark the gas line at this spot. unlike other places they sprayed yellow paint indicating a

john alston has more.dogs barking] >> reporter: people grabbed what they could after they got the knock at the door and were ordered to evacuate. not everyone had time to get their pets. >> they told us to get out and basically leave everything behind. i had dogs in the house i couldn't get out. >> workers were installing a new sewer line and they dug into a pg & e with a backhoe by early afternoon the two inch plastic pipe was replaced after about two dozen homes were evacuated. >> we got a knock on the door saying we are evacuating down the block and i was like why? they said there was a main gas line that broke. >> the contractor of san rafael told them the gas line was not properly marked. >> they said the plan that they had said there was no indication of a gas line at that depth so they didn't know it was there. >> a supervisor from the company told abc7 news that pg&e failed to mark the gas line at this spot. other places they sprayed yellow paint indicating a gas line below. pg & e said they were i

john alston was there and he joins us now. >> carolyn and dan, about 500 people streamed into the park of the all veteran memorial. family members, adults, children, marines all in pain over the death of a marine barely out of high school. >> ♪ amazing grace >> the vigil was simple, yet powerful. hundreds of people touched by the death of a danville marine who was only 19 years old. mourners turned to one another lighting one another's candles. >> he was a light in this dark world because he was fighting a real and evil enemy in a very dark place. >> lance corporal joshua coral was killed in southern afghanistan. his job was to sweep for road side bombs. a friend says the family believes that's what he was doing when he was killed. among the nearly 500 mourners who filled the all wars memorial in danville's oak hill park was coral's former baseball coach at san ramon valley high. everyone knew coral as cha-chi. >> it is an amazing thing. cha-chi knew everyone in this entire town. it is a small knit community in danville. we are all proud of our kids. it is tough when we lose one of our

john alston was there and he joins us now. >> carolyn and dan, about 500 people streamed into the park of the all veteran memorial. family members, adults, children, marines all in pain over the death of a marine barely out of high school. >> ♪ amazing grace >> the vigil was simple, yet powerful. hundreds of people touched by the death of a danville marine who was only 19 years old. mourners turned to one another lighting one another's candles. >> he was a light in this dark world because he was fighting a real and evil enemy in a very dark place. >> lance corporal joshua coral was killed in southern afghanistan. his job was to sweep for road side bombs. a friend says the family believes that's what he was doing when he was killed. among the nearly 500 mourners who filled the all wars memorial in danville's oak hill park was coral's former baseball coach at san ramon valley high. everyone knew coral as cha-chi. >> it is an amazing thing. cha-chi knew everyone in this entire town. it is a small knit community in danville. we are all proud of our kids. it is tough when we lose one of our

john alston is life tonight with the details. >> reporter: the bartal is surrounded by his mother, familyters. a family spokesman says bartal is unconscious and on life support. it's been a weekend vigil inside the hospital for 29-year-old albert bartal, seen here with hisug

here is john alston. occupy sfranl got helpings of turkey and ham. it was a last minute donation that made it happen. two people gave the money to glide memorial church with the understanding it would buy 400 meals for the campers. >> that is what the movy is about, equality and justice. core values of the movement and they are supporting it here like many other religious institutions. >> we're one of the 99%. so we have to help bring off this endeavor so that they would not have to suffer. >> reporter: throughout the day supporters dropped off smaller food donations like fruit and cupcakes. >> we believe in the movement. we in trying to make the world a more equitable place. >> this feast, however, is being enjoyed in the midst of negotiation to find a new encampment away from justin hermann plaza. along market street, police and barricades are keeping protestors from regrouping in front of the federal reserve bank. they are talking about relocating to a former continuation high school in the mission. ed lee pointed out problems with the plaza locat

it happened at south 47th street john alston was there. >> reporter: people grabbed what they could after they got the knock at the door and were ordered to evacuate. not everybody had time to gather their pets. >> they called police and told us to get out and leave everything behind. i have dogs in the house i couldn't get out. >> about 10:30, they were installing a new sewer line dug into a pg&e gas main with a backhoe. by early afternoon the pipe was replaced after about two dozen homes were evacuated. >> we got a knock on the door, we are evacuating. we said why and they said a main gas line broke. >> the officials say contractors the gas line was not properly marked. >> the plan they had had no indication there was a gas line at that depth. they didn't know it was there. >> a supervisor from the construction crew told "abc 7 news" that pg&e failed to mark the gas line at this spotted not like other locations where they spray yellow paint. pg&e says it's investigating. after the backhoe sliced through the line, an odor filled the neighborhood. >> it's horrible. no more. if this happen

john alston, abc7 news. >>> the body of a bay area marine killed in afghanistan is set to arrive today for a funeral wednesday. 19-year-old joshua carroll was killed on november 18th. hundreds turned out at the stadium where he played sports. a procession carrying his body is scheduled to leave travis and make its way south to i-680 to a funeral home. drivers should avoid that area or expect delays. >>> overseas voting has begun in egypt's first elections since hosni mubarak was ousted nine months ago. voters stood in long lines well before they opened. the vote is a milestone many hope will usher in a new democratic age. the ballotting has been marred by mur toil -- by the turmoil in the streets. >>> republican presidential hopeful newt gingrich has won the endorsement of new hampshire's largest newspaper. passed over mitt romney for the nod. right now polls show romney has 4 % support among likely republican voters in new hampshire. gingrich 15% followed byron paul with 12% and huntsman with 8%. >>> i wonder what your percentages are for seeing fog driving into work? >> 80, 90%, here

john alston was in danville for last night's service. >> they poured into the stadium at san ramon valley high school where he had played sports. they were back to honor the 19-year-old marine who died serving his country. his father read a letter to his son. >> you can never imagine how proud i am to be your dad, your coach, your buddy. i love you son. i love you so very much. i'm so grateful that i had a chance to talk to you before you left us. >> lance corporal corral was killed last week. his job was to sweep for roadside bombs. friends and classmates shared memories of the 5'6" inch kid who graduated only a year ago but took on the most dangerous jobs in the military. >> i see him laughing and smiling. >> you gave your life, i hear you. >> the event at the high school was the third tribute in less than a week for him. next week a procession and funeral are planned when his body returns back home. >>> a man was struck and killed after he tried to run across interstate 880 in berkeley in an attempt to get away from police. the highway patrol says they spotted the man weaving in and ou

john alston attended last night's candlelight vigil. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the vigil was simple, yet powerfulreds touched by the death of aidanville marine who was only 19-years-old. -- a danville marine who was only 19-years-old. >> he was a light in this dark world fighting a real and evil enemy in a very dark play. >> reporter: lance corporal joshua corral was kill last week in southern afghanistan. his job was to sweep for roadside bombs. the family believes that's what he was doing when he was killed. among the nearly 500 who fill the memorial in oak hill park was corral's former baseball coach at san ramon valley high. everyone knew corral as chachi. >> he knew everyone in this town. it is a small knit community here we are all proud of our it is tough when we lose one of our great americans here. >> reporter: one of corral's brothers tried to speak but was overcome we motion. when the event ended many stayed for a while and just stood silently. >> young men and women are willing to sacrifice their lives for our freedom and our country and it speaks a lot. the fact that the community is

john alston is live at sf general where re spoke to people close to the man. >> reporter: the firefighter is here with a traumatic head and brain injury. family spokesperson says he is unconscious and on life support. >> 29-year-old albert vertal has taken on some of the most dane rouse jobs. he is a marine vern veteran and firefighter but what put him in the hospital is a violent attack in his home town. >> his mother would like to express he is a dedicated father and son to her. he has served his country proudly as a marine, for several years. he is also now a firefighter with cal fire. >> thanksgiving morning around 2:45, he was involved in a identifying with another man at a restaurant. the two were separated and he walked to this gas station two blocks away. police say the suspect then got into this car drove to the gas station, and struck him critically injuring him. this attendant heard what happened. >> somebody hit the guy and drop over there with the blood and run away. >> san francisco police released photos of the suspect they believe got into the fight and who may have run do

abc7 john alston was in danville for the memorial. >> they poured into the stadium at san ramon valley high school where joshua had played sports. they were back to honor the 19-year-old marine who died serving his country. his father read a letter to his son. >> dear chachi. you can never imagine how proud i am to be your dad, your coach, your buddy, and your biggest fan. i love you, son. i love you so very, very much. i am so grateful that i had a chance to talk to you before you left us. >> lance cpl. coral was killed in southern afghanistan last week. his job was to sweep for roadside bombs.w3 family and friends and classmates shared memory of the 5'6" kid who graduated from high school only a year ago, but then took on one of the most dangerous jobs in the military. >> i gave him a hug and he smiled and i told him i would see him later. i believed i would. >> i remember the last phone call he made to me the week when you gave your life. even though you wouldn't say it, i could feel you hurt, i could hear the tiredness in your voice but i could see the marine in you. >> next week a

abc7 john alston was in danville for the memorial. >> they poured into the stadium at san ramon valley high school where joshua had played sports. they were back to honor the 19-year-old marine who died serving his country. his father read a letter to his son. >> deer chachi. you can never imagine how proud i am to be your dad, your coach, your buddy, and your biggest fan. i love you, son. i love you sea very, very much. i am so grateful that i had a chance to talk to you before you left us. >> lance cpl. coral was killed in southern afghanistan last week. his job was to sweep for roadside bombs. at any time friends and classmates shared memory of the 5'6" kid who graduated from high school only a year ago, but then took on one of the most dangerous jobs in the military. >> i gave him a hug and he smiled and i told him i would see him later. i believed i would. >> i remember the last no one call he made to me the week when you gave your life. even though you wouldn't say it, i could feel you hurt, i could hear the tiredness in your voice but i could see the marine in you. >> next week