the longshoremen workers' union. they are out here trying to decide if they are gonna cross the picket line. that will be the tale tell sign. if so, the trucks go in, the longshoremen will go in. but if the longshoremen don't cross, nothing gets on the trucks. this all began at the b.a.r.t. station. that's where hundreds of people met in order it march. the idea among the occupies is to shut down all west coast ports, including oakland and long beach, long beach being the number two busiest and oakland being the fifth busiest in the country. i did speak to a couple of truckers. a lot of people are saying, well, you are hurting the 99%. those are the people waiting to get in. i talked to a trucker. he said he had mixed feeling the about that -- feelings about that. >> it's like one of those things maybe we could have -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: you are afraid they wouldn't give you work? >> yeah, probably. that's -- that's what happens, you know. >> reporter: a very interesting thing happened. that last person you h

none of the longshoremen were called to work tonight so we're talking about another 200 longshoremen who are out of work for today and will not get paid for much of today's action. and so that said, the port of oakland has sent out a news release saying that they have not been shut down today. they have just had periodic disruptions. but clearly, dana, the amount of work that is done by these longshoremen and the trucks going in and out and loading and unloading, it has been disrupted significantly today. and they are going to have a general assembly, the big meeting, and decide whether to extend it into the overnight hours. >> joe, a quick question. are there police there? is there a presence there at all? >> reporter: that is a good question. there were police here. we saw bus-loads of them just before 5:00. but they have gone somewhere else and we believe they went further down the road here. and if this morning is any guide, they are staying out of the way and to let the peaceful unfold and to not get in clashes with protestors. >> joe vasquez in oakland, thank you. >>> we wanted

as the demonstrations lingered through the morning there were sporadic closures because 200 longshoremen reported to work and 150 got sent home. police arrested a couple of demonstrators but the protests were overwhelmingly peaceful. and frustrated for truckers who had spent the day waiting to see if this next wave of demonstrations would also block their ache is. >> the way things are now, i mean it is hard to make a buck. and they are making it hard. but obviously they don't care. you know, i mean -- >> they said they are doing it for you, making a point to the corporations. >> well they should get together with these people and if these people would come and talk to them, maybe things would be different. but this is not the way to go about it. >> reporter: so i mentioned this morning that some 200 longshoremen were called in to work but three quarters had to go home. 200 is about the number they get for a shift. and now we're hearing for the overnight shift a different situation, no longshoremen were called in. and that doesn't mean the port of oakland is shut down according to port o

the longshoremen their 3 a.m. shift cancelled.the 7:00 supposedly they will be allowed to report with no problems. yesterday there was a mass march and demonstration that did disrupt operations. we'll continue to follow it. >>> pg&e's new ceo repeated the company's position that customers should pay most of the two billion dollar cost of repairing and upgrading the pipeline network. anthony earley held a meeting yesterday. he took on the company's top job three months ago. last year's deadly san bruno pipeline explosion was one of the main topics. he was asked about the federal investigation that found the company did a poor job of recordkeeping on pipelines and a lack of transparency. >> that is something we need to look at and talk to the cpuc about and what is the appropriate approach to access to records. >> earley says the company plans to spend more than two billion dollar tossup grid the pipeline system. the company says it will pick up 500 million of that but the remaining 1.7 billion will be passed on to rateaers if it is

we are told about 160 longshoremen were told to go home this morning. out there this morning and this afternoon. and there were dozens of trucks lined up. they weren't able to come in or out. this afternoon, however, the motor of oakland wrs kind of trying to down play the situation. they said that the port was fully functional. and that operations were taking place, although they had some sporadic distractions. again, when we went out there late today it didn't look like anything was happening. all the machinery was shut down. there was no movement. and that long line of trucks remained outside the port. again, we got word late today that the longshoremen have decided -- have been told not to report to work tonight. that means all those truckers are going to be sitting out there all night. they have not made decision yet what will happen to the morning shift. those folks come in at about 3:00 this morning. they said that they haven't even gotten that far. that will be their next decision, what to do in the morning. i will tell you that one of the prote

that meant 100 to 200 longshoremen lost their day's wages. protesters decided to stay and shutdown the 3 a.m. shift. that's it for now. they say they are going to take a break. they say you can expect to see more from them. >> the tent camping is over. we are here to stay as occupiers in different forms occupying foreclosed homes, the port of oakland and other ports across the west coast, occupying denver shutdown the port of wal-mart yesterday, the distribution center. things like that are going to continue happening, boy dots of big stores, -- boycotts of big stores, moving money into credit unions will continue happening even though the tents are getting shutdown. >> reporter: the group decided around 4:00 to give everyone clearance to go home and get rest. some decided to stay and celebrate. they say they are ecstatic about the fact they were able to block workers here at the port for 24 hours. the protests were peaceful, no arrests were made, no one was hurt but it did create frustration among port workers who wanted to work it looks lik

. >> reporter: there was also a split among longshoremen. the union leadership opposes the shutdown but none of the rank in fail that showed up would or did pass the picket line. according to one of the organizers, once longshoremen have been sent home, they are done for the rest of their shift. they won't come back. protesters will be back this afternoon for another protest before the next longshoremenship starts. reporting live at the port of oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> allie rasmus joins us with more on this story. >> reporter: the protesters are gone for now, but if you look behind us, up until about an hour ago, that he were about 200 or 300 people gathered, protest with their signs, blocking their entrance to berth 30. this is the review -- view from newschopper2 this morning, a couple of hours ago. now the protesters are gone because the group believes they successfully shut down operations here, at least for the morning shift. but they are planning to come back for the evening shift, for anothe

the last time the hippies andthe longshoremen got together is when they were beating them. >> by the way, we cheered them on. >> it is always false consciousness. the longshoremen have nothing to do with a bunch of kids who are complaining about having to pay really high student loans. this is just -- >> they are looking for a little -- they are look forget cache from a working man who wanted nothing to do with it. you lived in a shipping container and you know something about ports. >> i do know something about ports. i know something about protesting and let me show you what they are protesting. i knew a guy name tommy. tommy used to work on the docks. union been on strike and it's been tough. i feel like he and gina are just living on a prayer. that's what these people are fighting for. >> amazing. i had no idea. >> what's up, tommy? go to bed. it is late. >> here is my theory, julie, shouldn't they start small rather than going after a port? shouldn't occupy wall street surround a lemonade stand and start scream ?g. >> at children. >> don't you think that would work? >> they migh

> back out live, you're looking at one of the three ships that came into the terminal tonight, longshoremen were supposed to unload that train at 3:00 a.m., but protesters are at the apl terminal trying to block all longshoremen shifts tomorrow morning. the port according to the mayor is held hostage because of the act by the protesters tonight. now the real question is, will all three of the ships sail out looking for somewhere else to unload or will the police move in to break up the protest. that's something to watch. >>> across town another occupy protest. check this out. they are calling themselves ocupi. >> they are on a raft. they refused an interview. but they are doing it as a creative way to bring attention back to the occupy movement. >>> californians seem willing to make higher income earners pay more taxes. 65% of voters support the plan the raise sales and income taxes on people making more than $255,000 a year. the measure is not on the ballot. the legislature has to approve it. >> one of the most visible effects of the crisis is the closing of state parks. tonight generous d

longshoremen and truckers are hoping for an uneventful 7 a.m. shift. they are ready to get back to work protesters say they are going to clear the way for them. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney in santa clara the city council tonight is expected to clear wait for the 49ers to break ground on a new stadium next year. some say this play should be under review. story coming up. >>> good morning. looks clear here as we look interest downtown san francisco back to oakland fog is thick in the north bay temperatures pwhraezing black ice possible. -- below freezing black ice possible. >>> [ inaudible ] new stall reported [ inaudible ] >>> busy morning at 6:00 on this tuesday thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. this morning occupy protesters who tried to shutdown the port of oakland are claiming mission accomplished after holding their ground for 24 hours and forcing employers to cancel shifts this morning. amy hollyfield is live at the poverty with the latest. >> reporter: the vote among the -- the group at about 4:00 this morning was go

this morning, longshoremen arrived for their shift. truck drivers have been in and out of the berths for hours. we're told there are seven vessels that willed load -- that will load and unload shipments. protesters and even some lock shoremen told us that sacrifices have to be done once a day to benefit 9%. the next big event that occupy protesters up their sleeve is occupy the bay on new year's day. 8:32. occupy demonstrators targeted ports up and down the west coast and last night the protest at the port of seattle got out of hand. just look at this. police used pepper spray breaking up a crowd of about 100 demonstrators. they tried to block the main entrances to the port. several responded throwing paint and other items at the police. they did make at least a dozen arrests. but there are no reports of any serious injuries. make sure you stay right here with us with ktvu for continuing coverage of the protest. you can get updates at any time by going to mobile ktvu. >>> well, the food and drug administration issued a cease and desist

this morning, it is truck drivers and longshoremen. as you can see, business is back up and running. as he said, are resolved 3:00 a.m., the occupy protesters took over the court for almost 24 hours and decided to call it a day, they declared the three it will dawn. by 4:30 a.m. there was no one left. it is in very quiet out here right now. that is probably welcomed news for the truckers who just want to get back to work. one of the truckers just ask me, is there another protest planned for today? there is not but there are signs that the occupy protesters could be back at some point. >>darya: we're back with more in a few minutes. for >>mark: in pinole, the search continues for a gunman who shot a man outside and in alberta last night just off of 880. will tran is on the scene with the latest. >>will: if you can see the police trucking's on the ground. the man is alive but in critical condition. police believe the man knew one another and believe the motive is possibly drug- related. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minut

i am is second generation of longshoremen. my family has been working on these docks since the early 1940's. this is an exciting thing for us, because it is showcasing san francisco as one of the premier cities in the world, not just in the united states. so by this cruise ship terminal happening due to the american cup helping out with the financial part of it, it is a wonderful thing to go forward. and having it named after jimmy herman and what jimmy herman stood for was representing the working class, we have many, many members, and we represent the locals throughout the bay area. my local is local 10. local 34 is the clerk's. local 75 are the guards. in local 91 are the bosses. we have done work throughout the history of the docks for the last 100 years. even at that time, it was not the ilwu, the it is the same working-class people. you mentioned about not using substandard labor to do the work for the american cups, and i am letting you all know, we're paying attention, and we are there to do it. and the last thing i wo

longshoremen were supposed to unload the cargo at 3:00 this morning. we're still trying to confirm whether those longshoremen were told to come to work or stay home. of those protestors who arrived last night was scott olsen. he was a former marine who was shot by a tear gas canister a few weeks ago. he was right up front at the protestors surrounded by his colleagues. >> i'm glad to be at the middle of it so that i can make the best out of it. >> this is a big victory for the entire west coast. >> reporter: it definitely was a big victory as we take a live look here at one of the main entrances to the port. like i said, it's a smaller crowd than what we saw 24 hours ago. i talked to one protester who said he has been out here for the past 24 hours the first day of the protest and he said he is tired and he is going home. i think a lot of these people even though they are still excited about shutting down the port, maybe a second day, i think a lot of them are getting some common sense and going home to sleep. >> who can blame them if they have been ou

. >> the longshoremen are going on in. those who had a check in are going to pay. >> any movement that attacks the boss is from what is going to be inconvenient for a few people. is a long run, it is going to make alice stadler. to assess >>j.r.: there no protesters in 90 of us on protesters are in the process of an arsonist is. no as we get a date akron at the year is a live look at protesters. a have regrouped. what happens in new zealand and happened " which whether there are a they are regrouping and heading source of a horde of zero wins. to correct his its zenith and not a clinton-sheehan. sinhalese or an dimeters under a cloud unfortunately police did arrest three people carrying weapons. in houston texas, some demonstrators were arrested when they tried to shut down the port here. >>catherine: court officials say that they never succeeded in fully shooting down the port. what you are looking at live is the march by protesters towards the port of oakland. stay with kron4, we will have updates throughout the night an

i talked to the longshoremen union. a spokesman told me none of the workers have been asked to report for the second shift tonight, that starts in a hour because of the protests and there is still no easy answer as to whether they support this protest or not. >> reporter: they backed up trucks and for a while slowed down business. erators shut down many unions opposed but still allowed members to carry out on their own. >> my union didn't openly endorse this. we did want work today. the 52 guys we had took the day off. >> they say 150 of 200 workers could not get to their jobs because of the morning wave of protests and were allowed to go home. by mid-day officials were painting a brighter pictures. >> operations are back up and happening and workers are able to work at each one of the terminals. >> reporter: they wouldn't get more specific than that. while we observed trucks going in and out, some terminals were locked up. despite picket signs, some drivers told us occupy protestors are missing the mark. >> when you vo

activists blocked terminals and truckers and longshoremen couldn't get to work. police stood by and let the crowd shutdown the port. now some councilmembers are questioning that tactic. pushing for a resolution that would require more police action to prevent another shutdown. last night the situation got confrontational. >> you are not giving this man the right of free speech. i -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: after a long night the city council did not vote on the issue. protester are making their stance clear on this. they think freedom of speech gives them the right to protest at the pore. they don't think it is good for -- at the port. they don't think it is good for police to move in saying some protesters would resist that could lead into confrontation with police could turn into a pepper spray, baton situation like we saw in downtown oakland and frank ogawa plaza. the city council decided to table the issue and did not take a vote. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> bay area sports star in the news this morning not for what he did on the course. monta ellis is

closure is part of a coordinated effort to shutdown ports up and down the west coast this time the longshoremen'sunion says it will not take part. >>> new group of san jose firefighters hired with help from a federal grant will be displaying skills today before going officially on duty for the first time next week. 15 million dollar federal staffing grant is being used to restore 49 staffing cuts in san jose the second round of firefighters who will return to work after completing a six week refresher training course. another round of firefighters will be back by next february. >>> investigators believe a cigarette sparked a fire that injured two and drove at least 65 out of their hopes in san francisco's tenderloin district the -- the fire started yesterday morning in a light well of a six story building on eddy between jones and leavenworth. it appears someone deposited the cigarette into the light well and it ignited debris one resident and one firefighter suffered minor injuries. >>> concord police asking visitors to help track down the person or people who have been shooting ducks and geese.

. >> reporter: although some longshoremen took part in the blockade their union did not support it.the international warehouse union says it did not support the action because it was not consulted by the occupy movement prior to the blockades. >>> have likely caused a loss for the port of oakland of millions of the dollars when it comes to business. a port spokesman said an exact figure has not been tabulated but the port of oakland has -- on a typical day. the blockade prompted the cancellation of at least three of the longshoremen shifts. >>> tom vacar reporting on the fall out from the protests at the port of oakland during the past two days. >>> a small group of occupy protesters has taken it's protest to lake merit. over the weekend about five protesters launch add boat made of wooden blanks and barrels on to lake merit. they've been floating there since saturday. today they came briefly ashore to talk with us. they said that more occupy protesters are t esters are planning to join them. >> we're probably breaking minor laws, but nothing major and so far i don't think we're rea

occupy protests protested when the longshoremen -- >> it's a 24-hour shutdown for the port [ cheers ] >> reporter: truck drivers say they lost hundreds of dollars. >> a couple of hundred dollars because i didn't get to come to the port. so i just had to stay local. >> reporter: the port of oakland concedes, they did create a backlog of work. in a news release, these delays caused delays. occupy oakland is planning to expand, not reduce the commitment. >> we're gonna come back and do it again. we're not going anywhere. >> reporter: the backup out here is beginning to become a problem. if you come out here, this truck driver missed the line, and he backed up and he is try to get in the center median, as is this blue truck and they are trying to get caught up. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> new documents show oakland police approved the use of tear gas on occupy protesters in the days before a violent clash near frank ogawa plaza back on october 25th. operational plans for the raid show the department authorized using chemical agents to disburse crowds if it i

when longshoremen refused to cross, no work was getting done. it came after city officials promised to prevent it. >> i think -- >> you sent a message that you're not going to allow something to happen and then it happens. i think the shippers and businesses and all of those people will have second thought next time to use oakland. >> reporter: the resolution seeks to give the city administrator the power to prevent future shutdowns. the resolution also pro-- also prosides keeping up the port. -- provides keeping up the port. >> the resolution that says they make $600, $700 a day, they are lucky to make that a month. >> reporter: the teamsters union says for now, shutdowns are the most effective tool they have. >> basic, they are owner operators and legally we have some anti-trust problems. >> some of them will lose their ability to earn a living and i don't think that's the way to do it. >> reporter: the port was shut down on the 2nd. that was because of an improm tour march from o-- frank ogawa plaza. the meeting starts at 5:00. kraig debro, k

they cite a dispute between some port operators and longshoremen as a reason for the blockade. the action is considered the occupy movement's most traumatic gesture since police raids shut down most camps. >>> occupy protestors will likely cause some congestion on capitol hill today. protestors are marching from their encampment at mcpherson square and they're going to the headquarters of both republicans and democrats. the g.o.p. is on first street southeast at c street. the democrats are located at south capital street and d street. the march will begin about 3:00 this afternoon. >>> president obama is meeting with the iraqi prime minister at the white house today. the two leaders will have a lot to talk about with the deadline for u.s. leaving iraq in about three weeks. tara mergener reports from the white house. >> president obama sat down with iraq's prime minister at the white house to talk strategy. the two leaders are discussing security concerns and how iraq will maintain stability without the help of u.s. military forces come the first of the year. hundreds of u.s. tr

he said some longshoremen who arrived at 3 a.m. this morning to report for work were told to go home but it was quite a different scene from last night. take a look at this amazing shot of so many protestors showing up. police estimate probably about 1,000 protestors were there last night. one group left from frank ogawa plaza around 4:00 in the afternoon. another group left from the west oakland bart station around 5:00 yesterday afternoon. a spokesman for the longshoreman says that shippers at the port usually ask for between 100 to 200 workers for the overnight shift. but there weren't any requests last night because of the ongoing protests. it's been a busy 24 hours. many of these protestors are tired, want to go to the bathroom. one protestor wanted to continue this morning. >> seems like everybody has taken off and i don't know why. [ laughter ] >> reporter: would you like to stay longer, then, i'm presuming? >> i actually thought we were going to block business here today. but it's just you know -- what's happening today and

hopefully the longshoremen are reporting for work. >> thank you, gil diaz. >>> while this protest was peaceful, the use of tear gas against "occupy oakland" protestors in october had been approved prior to their confrontation at frank ogawa plaza. the "associated press" obtained documents showing the police department authorizing use of chemical agents if commanders on the scene said they needed it to disperse crowds. the ap also found undercover officers were shooting video when police raided the "occupy" camp on october 25. >>> also another kind of "occupy" protest. they are calling themselves "acquapy." this weekend they set sail on a raft they have named uss don't let banks punk you out. we tried to interview them. they refused. but they did tell us off camera that they are doing this as a creative way to bring attention back to the "occupy" movement. >> they look lonely out there. >>> the mantook over pg&e three months ago says customers should pay most of the costs for upgrades and repairs to its natural gas pipeline. anthony earley says shareholders should not have to carry the

the longshoremen union said employers here at the port did not hire any workers for tonight's second shift. but not everybody here thinks that's something worth celebrating. >> second wave of protesters came back to try to shut down business at the port of oakland, forcing some trucks into reverse, even though the drivers are the ones they are supporting. [ music playing ] >> come off the port and they only make 8-$10 an hour. >>> the crowd is a repeat of this morning where hundreds blocked trucks but said it was a message to the 1% in charge. most unions with held their support and some opposed it. >> if you are going to take an action that will effect working people they should be part of that and that did not occur. >> reporter: they say 50-200 workers made it to their jobs because of large crowds of protesters in the morning. shipping companies that port did not order workers for tonight. >> what do you say to the guy who is losing work today? >> i think where we are at with this economy, everybody has skin in the game and everybody has to hurt. >> reporter: coming back out here

being held on hostage after she learned that the protesters will be planning to pull out the longshoremen's3:00 a.m. shift as you can see it is already underway. they moved from the port's main entrance here about a mile away. it is not on out there and the shift is currently awaiting or trying to be unloaded here after the side. we'll see what will happen. this is an issue we'll continue to file. i'm robert lisles, cbs5. >> across oakland, another occupy protest. check it out. they are calling themselves aqua pie. and this weekend, they set sail on the uss bank, letting it pump you out. we tried to interview them, but they refused. however, they did tell us off camera that they are doing it as a creative way to bring attention back to the occupy movement. >> california seemed to make higher income earners pay more taxes. the policy institute found that 65% of the supporters support his plans to raise sales income taxes on californians making more than $250,000 a year. 28% are posing it. 41% said they prefer to close the budget gap with a mix of spending cuts and tax increases. and the gove

large numbers of them were international longshoremen and warehouse union workers.s time the union won't back the shutdown. therapy siding with the port of -- they are siding with the port of oakland commissioners instead. in a newspaper ad the port says, "shutting down the port of oakland is a bad idea. another shutdown will only make things worse, diverting cargo, tax revenue and jobs to other communities. it will hurt working people and harm our community." but "occupy" protestors are firing back saying it's a matter of people over profits. they want to bring attention to what they call our poor working conditions at the ssa terminal in l.a. and for firing truck drivers who unionized. that terminal is partially owned by goldman sachs, the investment bank that got bailiot money from the t.a.r.p. -- bailout money from the t.a.r.p. program. they want to highlight the issue of nonunionized labor meaning that companies don't pay fica on the workers' comp. so they get more more money. they will march to the port of oakland at a 3 p.m. rally on monday. later this mornin

. >> this action lends support to port truck drivers and longshoremen who have been under attack by the 1%. >> reporter: after successfully shutting down the port of oakland on november 2 the "occupy" protestors were planning to shut down three ports on the west coast: l.a., seattle and oakland. they say it's an attempt to highlight the exploitation and poor working conditions at the ports. it's also to show how big business gets away with not paying certain taxes and workers company by using nonunion workers.not everyone is happy. this union worker doesn't get paid. >> i'll be out of a job. take my loot. >> reporter: clarence thomas a 27-year mental of the port's biggest union says -- member of the port's biggest union says people have to be willing to give up a day's pay for the future of the workforce. >> if it weren't for union we wouldn't have the eight-hour work day, children would still be exploited. we wouldn't have healthcare benefits. and the only way we got that was through struggle. and that's just how it goes. >> reporter: in oakland, anser hassan, cbs 5. >>> thieves stole

the protests forced nearly a third of the port's longshoremen to miss a day of work yesterday. 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 oak

. >> in solidarity, with the longshoremen in long view, washington who are facing union busting activities by grain exporters. >> reporter: the second planned shutdown does not have support of the long shore workers union. they issued a strong statement following occupy movement's announcement. they and local 21 are not coordinating independently or in conjunction with any self-row claimed organization or group to shutdown any port or terminal. occupy oakland still expects support from union membership. i talked to a spokesperson with the local ilwu chapter who tells me they are not participating in next week's action because they weren't approached by anyone at occupy oakland. i'm sergio kwan tan >>> police have cleared out -- tents outside the county courthouse. police removed the encampment yesterday while protest in another part of town taking over ava captain bank building. department -- over a vacant bank building. >>> governor brown is expected to release case of his tax hike ballot initiative he wants the initiative put on next november's ballot the plan includes increasing state s

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 had been kidnapped. she was later found in vallejo. the teen says she was trying to gain sympathy from her family. >>> two people were hospitalized after a fire tore through their pacifica home this morning. crews arrived just after 8:30 to find heavy black smoke. the flames were knocked d

maureen kelly- jens >>maureen: of some longshoremen were turned away or not hired or sis or cancelled. >> it is a bad time of year for the 99% to be suffering. >> delays caused by the demonstrations heard the companies that depend on these courts. not all of them are big corporations. >> there are thousands of businesses that shipped in and out of this port. >> it hurt us yesterday but hopefully there is a cause. hopefully it works out. >>catherine: oakland officials are still adding up the cost of police from last year. 1.5 million has already been spent in dealing with the occupy movement. >>catherine: said there is an upcoming hearing in sacramento for the use of force at the universities. the officials will be testifying, this was sparked by instances of pepper spring. the police, advisers and students will also be there. >> the kron4 news at 8:00 a.m. is just getting started. pg&e is taking a stand on his financially responsible for last year's five line explosion. that is coming up. >>charles: in the east bay, a chp said they support a call for a ban on testing and talking on it

joined with insurgent longshoremen on the west coast it's going to enjoying community struggles everywhere it's going to join with student struggles in response to the fact that the bald and awesome that that one sort of generation of students after another is graduating from college with you gets a no possibility of getting employment occupy will be there with the student protesters to as they try to rally against tuition increases and fee increases so what i believe. is that we are at the beginning of another mass protest movement in the united states. and what we all have to understand if we can understand it is that these protest movements have been the major corrective in american history. of business corporate excess. the greed is bred by capitalist society a capitalist political culture when it is not reined in by popular influence. i think it's a brilliant analysis it seems that you said you know two thousand and eight to those ninety thousand ten passed and nothing happened but obama was elected and it seem to you know correct me if you think i'm wrong but it seems like for the pe

in both cases, thousands of protesters shut down traffic and blocked the longshoremen from reporting for work from the 24 hours and cost a lot of money. the measure under consideration will direct city leaders to use whatever lawful tools they have to present something like this from happening again. we will let you know what happens. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look outside on the chilly tuesday morning. traffic is growing of the golden gate. >>justine: we are hearing about a small plane crashed in northern new jersey on interstate 287. there is no word on any injuries. >>mark: a quick weather update. >>james: it is fairly clear out there across most of the bay area. there is some fog for but mainly towards fairfield. forties, thirties and upper 20s. this afternoon, los 60s but we are expecting to mostly sunny day with evening conditions getting pretty chilly. here is where tensors are at the moment. 32 in novato, 30 in santa rosa. below freezing their. we still at freezing in antioch and livermore. everywhere around the bay, it is cold

the longshoremen union said they had about 5000 workers affected and had to go home early 19 needed and due to the blockade. >>reporter: clear and easily the california highway patrol said they support the ntsb called for a nationwide ban on the use of cellphone while driving who. they say that even though using a hand-held device in texting while driving has been illegal in california's central 2009, drivers have become complacent. who is your alone sleazy has issued more than 100 of it thousand citations more distracted driving query and--. >>kimberlee: why some people believe that this is a bright idea and it can save lives, others believe that the government need to back off clinic a typical asking our viewers what they think about the recommendation, and you could see the results here. 75 percent said the recommendation is pointless timid people will still do what they want to do regardless of any band, while 25 percent said that this is a great idea. basic to many accidents are caused by people talking or texting on their cellphone. we would like to know when you'd think. visit ou

each east longshoremen issues in long view washington against each. you is the most one of the most powerful unions in the country and the g.t. is effectively trying to break apart that union and. if they fall then all other organized labor throughout the country it will just be a domino effect so you see this more as a bigger picture of unions really needing to make sure the employees are treated well making sure these unions stay together and you're doing so at a place where the unions have been around for one hundred years it sounds like ramon i know you are in l.a. you were up early this morning did you see and did the people there that you ran into did they see this as a success for failure. well the people that we spoke to definitely saw this as a success now this morning hundreds of people showed up here in long beach there's been hundreds of protesters in oakland and in washington state and although they didn't have massive numbers like the port shutdown that we saw in oakland last month people saw this as a great success even though the shutd

longshoremen's union said that they were not in support of this but that was the upper leadership of the union there were letters written from rank and file members who said that they do support but obviously they couldn't walk off the job for you know fears of you know being punished for that within the crowd we saw teachers we saw there were other workers who were part of the union so definitely the fact that unions said that they did support it. helped encourage some people to come out but they obviously did not show their numbers the numbers would have likely been much larger had those union members come out now now that we saw that they were able to do a partial shutdown we'll see what the unions do in reaction to that but the main message was that for these protests is that they are looking out for the ninety nine percent which includes some of these longshoreman who belong to the unions now this is what some of the protesters told us this morning. it would betray my love for this country to not be willing to put my body against the gears and enjoy the freedoms of young america

uh, longshoremen from 151 worked both ships.i wouldn't count on much help. why is that? guys who work the docks-- not exactly boy scouts. megan: i got a message you're not releasing susan lim's notes. after you left, i started thinking. why is the fbi so interested in these girls? because a reporter, your partner, was probably murdered. i get that, but you were already on the case when this was just a chinese girl being brought in for the sex trade. i don't see how that matters. when we were doing our story, we saw 12-year-old girls being sold by their families. prostitutes beaten by their pimps, left on the sidewalk to die. we knew who was behind it. but they were hidden behind dummy import companies, and we couldn't get to them. i don't see where this is going. we called the fbi. they said if it wasn't terrorism, it wasn't a priority. but here you are now, the same fbi, wanting her notes. it's just a murder investigation. agent reeves, if-if what you're looking for is related to susan's death, these boxes are important. i can

warehouse union now the occupiers and cells would say that they have the support of many rank and file longshoremen and it was the union leadership who decided not to endorse the action although they did express their ideological support for the movement they would also say the goal of the protests were to target the s.s.a. marine a shipping company that's locked in a labor dispute with some port truckers and is partly owned by wall street investment bank goldman sachs so to my viewer i understand your hesitation i have some too but the bottom line here is that the one percent possesses all the tools in the world to get their voices heard more most importantly that's money but the ninety nine percent on the other hand has to go out raise hell even to make a little tiny blip and that's just what they did earlier this week and next on respond to viewer the watch my interview yesterday with rocky anderson presidential candidate from the newly formed justice party madness realm commented on you tube i'm glad someone finally got it however there is little chance for such a party to ever floors given how

. >> the ilwu which represents the longshoremen say they share many occupy wall street's concerns and that the shut down will affect the 75 ,000 plus workers tee pending on the port business. the president wrote, quote, we must be clear any action organized by the outside groups proposing to the various terminals have not been by the democratically lead process. but they have the support of many of the rank and file. today they took to the water on lake merritt to advertise tomorrow's port shut down from alaska to san diego. >> we just got here last night, and we are occupying lake merritt. it will bring attention to occupy oakland and get people thinking about the port shut down. >> it could be a repeat of the last protest. tonight there are about 30 vans parked behind the oakland police department. in a letter today, mayor gene quan urged restraint and understanding. how does shutting down the port and causing thousands of workers to lose a day's pay create positive change? >> now, the port of oakland says they stand to lose about $8.5 million if there is a full shut down of the por

and one of the most recent ones was they tried to shut down the port, and that's something the longshoremen were not agreeing with. they were preventing the 99% from actually getting the work. >> they got a lot done on their screenplay. >> or they put us to work. we had overtime. >> and weren't they condemning you on camera, but then after the camera they said, i really think it is great, and i love having you here. >> >> they would scream, "you are murdoch'swhore on camera, and -- on camera" and then afterwards they said, look, i know you are just doing your job. >> what about the polls that show the rich aren't paying their fair share of taxes? >> it fits in line with the majority of americans think the system is rated against them. aol financial page had a poll that said the majority of americans actually -- like their bank, they like their own bank more than they like the government. there is a million polls. people don't like it when the economy goes down and they feel like they didn't have a fair shot. it is hard to look at what happened in the last couple years and think they are wro