i support the longshoremen's and our nation's coming national strike. i have here a letter i gave to jerry brown and all the evidence i gave him, 27 pages of documentation, asking him to let me speak before the state grand jury. did the same thing with your district attorney, gave her all this evidence, and i'm willing to give you all a copy of it, so you can -- so the commission here will -- if you need someone to make copies for you, i told you about the lieutenant colonel, the cia not see in your city, has 2430 leavenworth street, and i talk about him, but there is a photograph of him, all right? and i asked people why the thousands in different congresses all over the nation, 80% say female because he is a victim of his mother's pedophilia, and he formed a temple, when he left the church of satan as the high priestess in that organization, and here is -- [bell rings] supervisor chiu: thank you very much, sir. thank you very much, sir. next speaker. >> is the microphone on? the authority be mined to speak as i do for this year message to the likes of

morgan's christmas bonus it's a it's it makes the longshoremen is perfect that you know the longshoremen union is finally getting involved in the scams of wall street because there have they have a unique skill set in racketeering late breaking up you saw the story but one of j.p. morgan's debt collector showed up at a woman's house stuck in through the window and basically she had a call now. oh my god well you know speaking of these guys i mean hopefully they will be coming for me because i when i bought my plane ticket i had to give a us address and i gave my mother's address and by the time i arrived at my mother's house there was a pre-approved credit card waiting for me of course you know they want everyone to get into deeper debt that's the business model of america because see no good a leg obama is the warden of a casino good speaking of this fraud as well i also you know just some of my observations here i met i saw my uncle yesterday for dinner and he was talking about his investment and my. one of these big banks called him and he said he has no idea what the heck is up with

they did not deserve to die. >> longshoremen stop work one day each month for a meeting. this month's day was moved to saturday to accommodate the protest. the march will begin at noon on 14th street and broadway in oakland. >>> new reports today involving marijuana and the number of arrests indicates african americans are arrested at a much higher rate than any other race. ktvu's allie rasmus joins us now with the details and where it's happening the most. >> reporter: we're live in oakland where the nnacp unveiled this report a couple of hours ago at the oakland convention center. it studied the arrest records across california in 25 different cities and found that blacks are four to 10 times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana possession. >> yes i think it's more likely true than not true. >> reporter: matt perry says he believes the findings of that study based on his own personal experience. >> i know myself i've been stopped with marijuana and the cop just, they usually just let me go. >> reporter: the study looked at the marijuana possession arrest

the longshoremen's union is and to take one shift a months to take part mean meetings. this court and the others in the bay area is unclear. i spokesman for the maritime association said he doesn't think what big impact but he does say it will delay the offloading of some ships. in oakland kron 4 news. >> a live look outside for about tam cam pretty thick fog layer rolling in to this city as we speak. with patchy fog thickened all the way inland thrifts the 3:00 hour cooler captures the increase the condition spirited temperatures tomorrow is 53 degrees among the coastline to 68 in our warmest inland spots. a couple storm set to impact us out there starting on friday for the weekend. late thursday night into friday morning and then another one right behind at its heels is set to push through this a look at future cast it doesn't look like it's going to affect the giants game tomorrow the rains will make it to the north bay coastline by 11:00 its starting to push and through the rest of the bay area. it's a little later than the giants game we should stay dry at that tre

. >> reporter: the international longshoremen union 10 helped organize this event. they un if if you recalled a banner that said an injury to one is an injury to all. >> puts much joy on my sister wanda's face oscar's mother. and she knows oscar did not die in vein. >> the family started planning this rally back in july. they went to the longshoremen and union decided to support their cause. >> the union stood in solidarity with a unanimous vote to stand with us and to be with us. >> reporter: as a gesture of solidarity there was no loading or unloading at any bay area port today. instead, union members attended and in some cases performed at the rally. >> i am extremely encouraged. and it is not just a turnout. look at the conduct of the crowd. you see, it's a call for change. it's not a call for violence. >> reporter: mehserle is scheduled to be sentenced on november 5th. in oakland, alli rasmussen, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> an alert san raphael police officer reported a shooting last night that left one man injured. the officer heard gunfire shortly after 8 p.m.

. >> the international longshoremen's union has a long history of supporting social issues. and the rally comes just days before the hearing of for sensing. who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. >> i would think that the judge would agree that this this i call for justice. and that justice needs to be done. z the union has stood in solidarity, to be with us and to mobilize the working class that began to see how it is that before in a speech to the social injustice. for >> they are calling for the maximum sentence of 14 years they feel that he has already receive leniency by not being convicted of murder. >> we do not think the jury verdict was representative of the actual charge. we also believe that any mitigation, >>, should that sense be less than the maximum, the family hopes that non- violent demonstration will reach beyond the borders of oakland. >> we know that this been international has giving us a ray of hope that this will take this protest police brutality to appoint will will serve to be addressed then reduced. and really stock. >> 14 years is not long

wanted to thank you for your leadership not just within the labor movement and the international longshoremen and lieberman unit for over 64 years, but also, your effort to fight against displacement of low-income people throughout the city, and i wanted to say that i respect and appreciate that history, but also, i know you are a great father, grandfather and great- grandfather as well and an icon in our city, so thank you for your service. >> thank you. supervisor campos: i, too, want to thank you for your service and the fact that you continue to be interested in serving the city and county. i think that continuity is important, especially given the nature of some of the projects that are now moving forward, and i am very appreciative of that, that you have been responsive to the concerns of various communities. just an example, from the mexican museum, i know that you heard loud and clear some of the concerns that the latino community had a run the fact that there was not a lot of movement on the project, so we want to thank you for that. i do not know that i have always agreed with every

operations will come to a standstill between eight and five saturday as members of the international longshoremen's union take part in a justice for oscar grant rally oscar grant as the on our man to shot by a former bart officer and the officer is expected to be sentenced next month. in oakland kron 4 news. >> in oakland bart officials held a groundbreaking for the new oakland airport connector which is expected to be up and running by 2014. there's a lot of excitement about this project because if it is expected to create some or between 20 505,000 jobs directly or indirectly over the next 3 1/2 years. the idea was crafted insuring 25 percent of the construction work would be down by oakland residents. >> in tech news that apple holds a big press event in showed soft new laptops. they're not new back books by ithey have no hard drives these flash storage making them super thin, lightweight, completely silent, they will get hot and having no hard drive also gives them an instant on future. he won't have to wait for to put up. the 13.3 in., the 11.6 in. $1,000. >> you're on the peninsula democrats

we talked to longshoremen this morning, about why they are taking part in the rally. >> we wanted to bring labor involved. because we wanted to prove that somehow, this always gets twisted with violence and rioting and all of that. and we want to make sure that that's not going to happen. >> reporter: longshoremen say they want to show solidarity with oscar grant because two striking dock workers were killed by san francisco police in 1934. >>> san francisco's historic gay pride parade is under scrutiny this morning, all because of problems with its organizers. ktvu channel 2 paul chambers joins us live from the castro. paul? >> good morning, kraig. san francisco pride organization is in debt to nearly $100,000. with all of this happening, two other leaders are stepping down. they owe 20 other nonprofit organizations, tens of thousands of dollars. it's being said that sf pride short-changed the booths that were hired to have beverage booths. but when it came time to split the money, there wasn't as much as expected. that's because they had to build the booths and rent portal rable re

. >> reporter: the longshoremen say they've lost some brothers to police and will walk off the job on saturday in solidarity with the oscar grant family. >> it was, i think, a horrible and tragic accident that this young man died. but it's also sad to see an officer that's going to jail now because of a mistake he made by drawing his weapon and shooting somebody that should not have been shot. >> reporter: frank daly was a police detective for 24 years and has seen his share of bad cops. but he says 99% of the men and women in uniform are good officers who wear the badge with honor. with all the protests, he now worries about officer safety. >> it makes other officers second guess what they're going to do, and that second guessing could cause them their life. >> these families had their loved ones murdered twice. >> reporter: but these families say enough is enough. damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> president obama took his star power to southern california following his trip to the bay area. mr. obama departed sfo about 10:00 this morning. he spent yesterday headlining high-pri

reporter: supporters of officer grant's family are calling on the long relationship between the longshoremen and community of oakland to make sure they get their message out that only the maximum sentence for his convicted killer will be enough. in about two and a half weeks, johans mehserle will be sentenced. he was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. today grant's family and attorney will gather to talk this afternoon about saturday's planned work stop at bay area ports including this one. mehserle claims that he accidentally shot grant on the bart platform when he really was trying to pull his taser instead. that was new year's day, 2009. this also took center stage during the singing of "america the beautiful" during the seventh inning stretch of the giants game at at&t park. in mccovey cove some boats flew signs that said "justice for oscar grant." a boat owned by mehserle's father had a sign that said "free johannes mehserle." no major disruptions are expected because the port authority did have enough notice to adjust the schedules accordingly. kris sanchez, today in the bay. >>

also make a healthier environment for longshoremen and other port workers. san francisco is only the fourth city in the world to offer shoreline power. with renovations planned for a pier 27 cruise terminal, staff say it could be an added attraction. >> it certainly means that the ships that do come in will have less of an impact. and it's a way for san francisco to sell itself as a green destination. >> what you see here today in san francisco is the way the industry will go around the world, i am sure of it. >> reporter: the new plug-ins can handle 20megawatts of electricity. the officials say that shoreline power will become the future standard of the cruise line industry. reporting from san francisco, janna katsuyama, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a jury in martinez has found a walnut creek optometries gold optometrist legally sane when he set a fire. the first was at a comcast office and the third at wendy's. he suffers from bi-polar disorder and was off his medication at the time. he was scheduled to be sentenced next month. he could get up to nine years i

also make a healthier environment for longshoremen and other port workers. san francisco is only the fourth city in the world to offer shoreline power. with renovations planned for a pier 27 cruise terminal, staff say it could be an added attraction. >> it certainly means that the ships that do come in will have less of an impact. and it's a way for san francisco to sell itself as a green destination. >> what you see here today in san francisco is the way the industry will go around the world, i am sure of it. >> reporter: the new plug-ins can handle 20megawatts of electricity. the officials say that shoreline power will become the future standard of the cruise line industry. reporting from san francisco, janna katsuyama, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a jury in martinez has found a walnut creek optometries gold optometrist legally sane when he set a fire. the first was at a comcast office and the third at wendy's. he suffers from bi-polar disorder and was off his medication at the time. he was scheduled to be sentenced next month. he could get up to nine years i

mehserle's attorney understands the history the longshoremen's union but doesn't understand what it has to do with the client's case. they will take part in an oscar grant rally at oakland city hall bridging their reputation for hard work with a long history of tough stands. "nbc bay area news." >> the port of oakland says long shoremen take one thursday off for meetings. this month they moved it to saturday for the protest. the port does not expect the action to have much impact. >>> governor schwarzenegger made state disaster relief official for san bruno. today he signed a bill providing help for families, schools and the local government affected by september's pipeline explosion. the money will help victims rebuild their lives, there are property tax and income tax xemgtss for certain homeowners. >>> the movement to repeal california's land mark global warming law is causing debate. one of the biggest talking points is who is behind that initiative. prop 23 would suspend the global warming law until unemployment dropping to 5 p.5% for four consecutive quarters. it's only happened t

there will be complete silence in the port because it's not only longshoremen but also marine clerks and other port workers are not going to be working. truckers will have no place to bring their cargo in and there will be no cargo going out. >> reporter: instead, workers will attend a saturday rally at oakland city hall in support of grant and his family. >> justice has to be done here. >> reporter: former bart officer johannes mehserle convicted of involuntary manslaughter is expected to be sentenced in two weeks. his family and their supporters have a different platform for their message. it's a boat in mccovey cove carrying a banner with the words, free johannes mehserle. >>> president obama headed for los angeles today after a brief visit to the break. he flew out of sfo this morning on air force one. he was their raise money for several democrats including kamala harris running for state attorney general. and the president did head for los angeles campaigning for jerry brown and barbara boxer. the two are in a tight race with huge consequences for democrats if they lose. dave b

now longshoremen say they'll close all ports in the bay area tomorrow in honor of grant's family and other families who they say have lost loved ones at the hands of police. police veterans say there are a handful of bad cops in every department but the vast majority of them are good officers who do honor the bad, they say. one veteran tells nbc bay area that better training and background checks can reduce the number of bad police officers. >>> the u.s. is hoping a $2 billion aid packa agage will encourage pakistan to focus more effort on fighting anti-american extremists. secretary of state hillary clinton says the administration is asking congress for $2 billion to purchase u.s.-made weapons for pakistan. the military aid comes at the same time the u.s. is withholding assistance to some pakistani military units suspected of torture and murder. there is also concern that pakistan is not doing enough to prevent taliban violence along the border with afghanistan. >>> just ahead, cancelled just hours before it was set to begin. we'll tell you what you can do if you still have tickets

the family and supporters of oscar grant are calling on the long relationship between the longshoremene and port of oakland and the oakland community as they rally for the maximum sentence for the man who killed oscar grant. in about two and a half weeks former bart police officer johannes mehserle will be sentenced for involuntary manslaughter. today oscar grant's family and attorney will gather to talk about saturday's planned work stop at bay area ports, including the port of oakland. m mehserle claims he accidentally shot grant when he meant to pull his taser. this fight also took center stage during the singing of "america the beautiful" during the seventh inning stretch of the giants game last night. in mccovey cove some boats flew signs that said "justice for oscar grant." a boat owned by johannes mehserle's father had a sign that said "free johannes mehserle." the planned work stop should not have a great impact because they do have a planned work stop once a month and the port authority has had time to adjust the schedule. in oakland, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank