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lyle. >> thank you. really just wanted to say -- >> sorry, really just wanted to say first of all it was a very long difficult day yesterday and ultimately while we accept the decision that was handed down yesterday, respect the court and obviously the italian justice system we find that we are found looking at this again and thinking how a decision that was so certain two years ago has been so emphatically overturned now which obviously raises further questions in as much as there is a third defendant guede, convicted, appealed and upheld and at the time i understand the courts agreed that he wasn't acting alone, of course, if the two who were released yesterday were not the guilty party then we are obviously left wondering who are the other personal people and really for us it feels almost like back to square one and the search goes on really to find what truly happened. thank you. >> a question for -- >> james bond? >> i wonder whether you see any parallels between this case and amanda knox and anothe
lyle. >> thank you. really just wanted to say -- >> sorry, really just wanted to say first of all it was a very long difficult day yesterday and ultimately while we accept the decision that was handed down yesterday, respect the court and obviously the italian justice system we find that we are found looking at this again and thinking how a decision that was so certain two years ago has been so emphatically overturned now which obviously raises further questions in as much as there...
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as robert lyles shows us, he was not alone. >> why did the chief step down?i feel like i don't have full control of the oakland police department. >> that announcement shook the latino merchant's association like a trembler. 1200 a month on private security since police layoffs. he says he'll keep quiet no longer. >> i'm blaming the city of oakland. maybe it could be from the city council's office or within hire. >> jimenez and jose ortiz say that's what is tough on crime, but saw that as the making of a misstate. >> are you saying the mayor and city council handcuffed the chief? >> yes. he should be the one making decisions that have to do with the oakland police department. >> he has been more figure head than chief. >> i have had 20% control of this police department, but i have full accountability. if i have full accountability, i want full control. >> the mayor opposed, that's one of the antiloitering ordinance, there was one already on the books. expand the gang injunction, mayor qualm believes violence can be suppressed with midnight basketball and kee
as robert lyles shows us, he was not alone. >> why did the chief step down?i feel like i don't have full control of the oakland police department. >> that announcement shook the latino merchant's association like a trembler. 1200 a month on private security since police layoffs. he says he'll keep quiet no longer. >> i'm blaming the city of oakland. maybe it could be from the city council's office or within hire. >> jimenez and jose ortiz say that's what is tough on...
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it's now being removed, but robert lyles reports, people that have been fighting for the change says that's not enough. >> last spring, cbs 5 introduced you to eldorado county's dirty little secret. the tiny mormon island relocation cemetery, where this nation's ugly racial past was not buried, but memorialized in stone. >> going to come off of those tombstones. >> the n word not by pranksters, but the army corps of engineers. >> it's a disgusting offense that needs to be cleared. >> 82-year-old michael harris say they have been fighting for a decade to bury monuments of hate, but bureaucratic finger pointing to the cemetery administration, left three rows of hate on full display. >> their reality is going to come to light or we're going to continue to treat people of african decent like the grave markers said for about 55 years. >> the reality came yesterday when the county replaced 30 of the 36 offensive tombstones. >> the new tombstones have been fenced off from the public's view, but gone is the n word, replaced with this language, moved from the cemetery. an $18,000 fix that som
it's now being removed, but robert lyles reports, people that have been fighting for the change says that's not enough. >> last spring, cbs 5 introduced you to eldorado county's dirty little secret. the tiny mormon island relocation cemetery, where this nation's ugly racial past was not buried, but memorialized in stone. >> going to come off of those tombstones. >> the n word not by pranksters, but the army corps of engineers. >> it's a disgusting offense that needs to...
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robert lyles on what happened with that suspect elude police. >> for the second consecutive day, full scale fragment on the bay area streets. this manhunt completely shut down friday at the start of rush hour. >> searching the suspect is armed and dangerous. >> the gunman with the intent to fire on the innocent. >> she was screaming because she was hurt. >> free to be at fight, as long shop owner says it started at an atm and the victim had just withdrawn cash when this happened. but this victim fought back. >> she ran after the guys car and shot her. >> she was 2 feet away from the gun. >> i believe she was shot in the side. >> i believe it was two shots. >> surveillance cameras may have captured the shooter this better way not, call me to crash his car. put to the officers were brought out to scrub the 580, but after a few hours, the search was called off. but many atms, violence is growing. >> there have been guns brought in people consistently here for the last two months. >> we have hired the security team and you can depend on a lot of stuff that's going on. >> so they are not s
robert lyles on what happened with that suspect elude police. >> for the second consecutive day, full scale fragment on the bay area streets. this manhunt completely shut down friday at the start of rush hour. >> searching the suspect is armed and dangerous. >> the gunman with the intent to fire on the innocent. >> she was screaming because she was hurt. >> free to be at fight, as long shop owner says it started at an atm and the victim had just withdrawn cash when...
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robert lyles is in oakland with what protesters are planning next. robert. >> reporter: dana, now that occupy oakland has returned to its original location here at franco plaza. this movement has galvanized in numbers. hundreds of demonstrators held a candle light vigil for steven olsen. he is the iraq war veteran shot in the head by a police fired projectile on friday night. oakland police are now saying that it is unclear if the projectile was fired by one of their officers. what is clear, demonstrators are back now planning a labor strike for this coming wednesday. they say it is proof that this movement is politically winning, but sources tell cbs5, newly appointed, was cut off by the knees. first, authorizing the use of force against protesters on the streets of oakland. then telling the chief to stand down. but the mayor was taking no questions at city hall, as you see, about changing her decisions. in fact, she snuck out of a back entrance and would not lower more car window to take questions from cbs5. she was at a press conference with this
robert lyles is in oakland with what protesters are planning next. robert. >> reporter: dana, now that occupy oakland has returned to its original location here at franco plaza. this movement has galvanized in numbers. hundreds of demonstrators held a candle light vigil for steven olsen. he is the iraq war veteran shot in the head by a police fired projectile on friday night. oakland police are now saying that it is unclear if the projectile was fired by one of their officers. what is...
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robert lyles on the alert thousands of parents are getting tonight.ert. >> elizabeth, there was a message received here at concord high school earlier today. apparently so rattled the staff that the mt. diablo schools took to the phones tonight with these ominous details. >> this afternoon concord high school received a threatening fact that stated someone would come to the campus tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and shoot people. concord high staff contacted the concord police who are investigating the matter. >> alerts have been issued to eldorado and westward elementary schools because they are across the street from the cann concorde campus. they are taking no chances because a similar call was made to the high school in martinez just one week ago tonight. cbs 5 has also been told every teacher at the combined three schools have been instructed to prepare to lock down the campuses on a moment's notice, but that is offering little comfort to parents who answered the superintendent's call tonight. >> oh, kind of scary. >> in what way? >> don't want to send my
robert lyles on the alert thousands of parents are getting tonight.ert. >> elizabeth, there was a message received here at concord high school earlier today. apparently so rattled the staff that the mt. diablo schools took to the phones tonight with these ominous details. >> this afternoon concord high school received a threatening fact that stated someone would come to the campus tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and shoot people. concord high staff contacted the concord police who are...
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robert lyles is there. robert, have police moved in? >> reporter: no police here at all as a matter of fact. despite it being more than one hour past that city imposed deadline. occupy oakland has taken on one part festive atmosphere and as you can see, equal part defiant. they issued this letter saying they have no intentions on leaving. >> well, the notice today went out at 4:00. >> that the city of oakland wants occupy oakland out by sock p.m. >> we are going to give them the opportunity to take down their tents, take down their cooking supplies, remove their belongings and we expect they will comply. >> as the clock prepared 7:00, no one was packing up. instead, they were circulating this letter saying this is oscar grant plaza and occupy oakland will do as they see fit. >> are you willing to meet that with some kind of resistance? a fight to stay here? >> a fight would be particularly slanted word. resistance is a good word for it. >> in fact, occupiers say the support based numbers in the thousands and they will mobilize to protec
robert lyles is there. robert, have police moved in? >> reporter: no police here at all as a matter of fact. despite it being more than one hour past that city imposed deadline. occupy oakland has taken on one part festive atmosphere and as you can see, equal part defiant. they issued this letter saying they have no intentions on leaving. >> well, the notice today went out at 4:00. >> that the city of oakland wants occupy oakland out by sock p.m. >> we are going to give...
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now despite those threats, robert lyles reports some are looking to make cannabis a career. >> malcomeey is a member of an unwanted club. the bay area's unemployed. >> it is a struggle. >> for more than a year, the talk of san jose earned his membership card. >> i'm looking for a job right now. >> so came to earn new w-2's in an industry growing like weed, literally. >> i think that most people think that the jobs in the industry are all selling medical marijuana. >> organizers of the first annual cannabis industry job fair hope that misconception goes up in smoke. >> 90% of the jobs are servicing the people that are selling the medical marijuana. >> they need talent from the compliance side. >> you could be an accountant, a real estate agent. >> retail and production jobs you likely never heard of, like a tremor, think of a bartender that knows the flavor and effect of the cannabis, or a cook, but you are making cannabis edible and making far greater than minimum wage. >> there are dispensaries starting around $15 an hour for the retail position. >> normally the leading question is pa
now despite those threats, robert lyles reports some are looking to make cannabis a career. >> malcomeey is a member of an unwanted club. the bay area's unemployed. >> it is a struggle. >> for more than a year, the talk of san jose earned his membership card. >> i'm looking for a job right now. >> so came to earn new w-2's in an industry growing like weed, literally. >> i think that most people think that the jobs in the industry are all selling medical...
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robert lyles in oakland. thank you. >>> protesters in our nation's capital could be there through the new year. the u.s. park police has extended the demonstrator's permit by four months. they started their protest thursday to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the war in afghanistan. >> jobs, and tomorrow the president's half a trillion jobs package gets its first test on capitol hill. san jose city leaders join silicon valley congressman to urge lawmakers to support the plan. spending on infrastructure, ease business taxes and liberalize immigration laws. ease business taxes and liberalize immigration laws. >>> the sluggish economy got a shot in the arm with a surge on wall street. the dow gained 330 points today. investors were encouraged by news that germany and france reached an agreement to end europe's debt crisis. >> for the fourth time in five days, law enforcement officers in the south bay reached for their guns and opened fire. and tonight, this assessment from the police. it's happening because
robert lyles in oakland. thank you. >>> protesters in our nation's capital could be there through the new year. the u.s. park police has extended the demonstrator's permit by four months. they started their protest thursday to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the war in afghanistan. >> jobs, and tomorrow the president's half a trillion jobs package gets its first test on capitol hill. san jose city leaders join silicon valley congressman to urge lawmakers to support the...
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in oakland, i'm robert lyles, for cbs news. >>> meanwhile, we go to atlanta now. overnight, police remove occupy wall street protesters from a local park. protesters who set up in tents were told to leave woodruff park. more than 50 demonstrators protesting corporate greed were arrested. there was no violence. >>> most americans have heard something about the occupy wall street movement. according to a new cbs news/"the new york times" poll, 43% say they agree with the movement's views, 27% disagree. a majority of americans say neither the president or republicans in congress have a clear plan for creating jobs. only 38% say the president has a clear idea for creating jobs. just 20% say the same about republicans in congress. >>> job creation and ideas about fixing the ailing economy dominate the campaign season. today, the president unveils his plan to help those with student loans lower their payments. meanwhile, texas governor rick perry is now on board with instituting a flat income tax. we go to susan mcginnis in washington with more on all of this. susan, go
in oakland, i'm robert lyles, for cbs news. >>> meanwhile, we go to atlanta now. overnight, police remove occupy wall street protesters from a local park. protesters who set up in tents were told to leave woodruff park. more than 50 demonstrators protesting corporate greed were arrested. there was no violence. >>> most americans have heard something about the occupy wall street movement. according to a new cbs news/"the new york times" poll, 43% say they agree with...
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robert lyles tells us despite this latest threat, the medical marijuana business is looking to hire. >> malcome is a member of app unwanted club. the bay area's unel employed. >> for more than a year. >> i'm looking far job right now. >> both came looking to earn new w2's in an industry growing like weed, literally. >> i think most people think that the jobs in the industry are all selling medical marijuana. >> organizers of the first annual cannabis industry job fair think that misconception goes up in smoke. >> 90% of jobs are servicing the people that are selling medical marijuana. >> they need talent from the compliant side. >> you could be an accountant, a real estate agent. >> retail and production job you have likely not heard of. think of a bartender who knows the flavor and effect of the cannabis or a cook, but you're making cannabis edible and make far greater than minimum wage. >> there are dispensaries starting around $15 an hour for the retail position. >> normally the leading question is pay, but the leading cannabis placement agency, yes, there is such thing, is hearin
robert lyles tells us despite this latest threat, the medical marijuana business is looking to hire. >> malcome is a member of app unwanted club. the bay area's unel employed. >> for more than a year. >> i'm looking far job right now. >> both came looking to earn new w2's in an industry growing like weed, literally. >> i think most people think that the jobs in the industry are all selling medical marijuana. >> organizers of the first annual cannabis industry...
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as robert lyles shows us, a group fought for the change says rewriting history won't bury the past. >, cbs 5 introduced you to eldorado county's dirty little secret. the tiny mormon island relocation cemetery, where this nation's ugly racial past was not buried, but memorialized in stone. >> it is going to come off of those tombstones. >> the n word chaise led into three dozen tombstones not by pranksters, but the army corps of engineers. >> it is a disgusting offense that needs to be cleared up once and for all. >> 82-year-old ray and michael harris say they have been fighting for a decade to bury these monuments of hate, but bureaucratic finger pointing, even the army corps of engineers left three rows of hate on full display. >> the reality is going to come to light or we're going to continue to treat people of african decent like the grave marker said for about 55 years. >> harris' reality came yesterday when the county replaced 30 of the 36 tombstones. >> the new tombstones have been fenced off from the public's view, but gone is the n word, replaced instead with this language, m
as robert lyles shows us, a group fought for the change says rewriting history won't bury the past. >, cbs 5 introduced you to eldorado county's dirty little secret. the tiny mormon island relocation cemetery, where this nation's ugly racial past was not buried, but memorialized in stone. >> it is going to come off of those tombstones. >> the n word chaise led into three dozen tombstones not by pranksters, but the army corps of engineers. >> it is a disgusting offense that...
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live in the laurel district of oakland, i'm robert lyles. cbs 5. >> all over the world, memorials are growing in honor of steve jobs. people showed up in droves at apple headquarters in cupertino. they left flowers and notes. some reflected on how steve jobs directly affected their lives. >> he is a person that had he not beep been here, wouldn't be in the business of a computer consultant. i owe him my career. >> meanwhile in san francisco, dozens of sticky notes, note cards, decorate the union square. some people left lengthy notes, some just said thanks. >> people will likely be thanking steve jobs for years, for his impact on their every day lives. anthony mason with one more look at the legacy of steve jobs. >> it's hard to imagine such an open display of grief for any other american ceo. steve jobs was a populous corporate hero. these days it seems like a contradiction. jobs challenged us to think different. his famous ad campaign that celebrated rebels. >> they aren't fond of rules and have no respect for the status quo. >> jobs conne
live in the laurel district of oakland, i'm robert lyles. cbs 5. >> all over the world, memorials are growing in honor of steve jobs. people showed up in droves at apple headquarters in cupertino. they left flowers and notes. some reflected on how steve jobs directly affected their lives. >> he is a person that had he not beep been here, wouldn't be in the business of a computer consultant. i owe him my career. >> meanwhile in san francisco, dozens of sticky notes, note cards,...
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dana. >> robert lyles in oakland. thank you. >>> a woman celebrating her 40th birth birthday was killed. the woman from britain was trapped as the chopper sank. two people aboard clung to the side until rescuers got to them. two of threat are in the hospital. the chopper was out of control before it went down. >> apparently the pilot said he was havings. >> it spun around few times and it flipped over with the nose facing towards queens. it just went right over. >> the pilot got out. reportedly swam to shore without assistance. another passenger is in stable condition. >>> first he said no, then he reconsidered, but today new jersey governor chris christy confirmed that he is not entering the presidential race. >> now is not my time. i have a commitment to new jersey that i simply will not abandon. >> despite pleas from supporters to run for the nation's highest office, christy admitted he faced too many challenges. mitt romney could benefit the most as political experts believe he would have balled with the governor
dana. >> robert lyles in oakland. thank you. >>> a woman celebrating her 40th birth birthday was killed. the woman from britain was trapped as the chopper sank. two people aboard clung to the side until rescuers got to them. two of threat are in the hospital. the chopper was out of control before it went down. >> apparently the pilot said he was havings. >> it spun around few times and it flipped over with the nose facing towards queens. it just went right over....
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robert lyles on the well-known liberal saying mayor khan should probably go, robert? >> reporter: well ken, he has taken on both president clinton and bush and now michael moore is taking on oakland mayor, saying he's staying right here in the bay area until saturday, until he gets a sit-down meeting with the mayor who he accuses of militarizing the police. now, he turned the microphone into a syringe, injecting the occupy protesters with adrenaline. they watched a police fire projectile into iraq war veteran scott olsen's head. moore says it's a water shed moment. he even says in tahrir square in cairo, the protesters that brought down mubarak took to the streets of cairo to support occupy portland. back in oakland, he sets his sights on the mayor saying hwants her to stay down. >> this movement has no spokesperson. everyone here is a spokesperson. the mayor is having a press conference right now. >> yeah. i sent her an e-mail asking if we could speak. while i was here. >> i don't know how, you know, what their thought process was and it is really not up to me to com
robert lyles on the well-known liberal saying mayor khan should probably go, robert? >> reporter: well ken, he has taken on both president clinton and bush and now michael moore is taking on oakland mayor, saying he's staying right here in the bay area until saturday, until he gets a sit-down meeting with the mayor who he accuses of militarizing the police. now, he turned the microphone into a syringe, injecting the occupy protesters with adrenaline. they watched a police fire projectile...
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. >> nancy lyle with is with the woodbridge workers committee which organized the fund- raiser. many of the families affected by the flood have received donations of furniture from various charities. right now, many of them still need money. >> they have nothing right now. >> according to lyle, every penny donated will be given to the victims of the flood. the woodbridge workers committee will continue accepting donations for the foreseeable future. matt jablow, 9news now. >>> a maryland family is suing the farm responsible for shipping listeria-tainted cantaloupes to local stores after one of their relatives died. >> 87-year-old clarence wells died after eating cantaloupe that originated from jensen farms in colorado. so far, 17 deaths have been linked to the cantaloupe contamination. the centers for disease control says that number could go up. >> the numbers just have me in just complete awe that there are a million and a half cantaloupes and my father is one of the people who ate the cantaloupe. >> listeria cases linked to the cantaloupes have been reported in 19 states incl
. >> nancy lyle with is with the woodbridge workers committee which organized the fund- raiser. many of the families affected by the flood have received donations of furniture from various charities. right now, many of them still need money. >> they have nothing right now. >> according to lyle, every penny donated will be given to the victims of the flood. the woodbridge workers committee will continue accepting donations for the foreseeable future. matt jablow, 9news now....
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ken. >> all right robert lyles with the latest from oakland. thank you. >>> san francisco mayor, ed lee, is defending himself against allegations of campaign fraud. they center on home video that shows lead supporters helping voters mark their ballots. several of lee's rivals are calling on the feds to investigate how much help those voters were getting. the mayor says the group doesn't work for them. >> they should be compliant with the law as we demand everybody that volunteers in any effort, they have to comply. if it was my campaign, i would fire them immediately. they should not be handling ballots for everyone else. >> this is a coordinated effort to basically steal an election. >> the district attorney is also looking into the matter. >> it's about two feet tall, weighs 4,000 pounds and it has vanished. a church bell stolen, presumably for scrap metal. why it may be impossible for the thieves to unload it. >> the travelers have spoken after ruling the roost for 18 years, we've been bumped from the top travel spot. where people would rath
ken. >> all right robert lyles with the latest from oakland. thank you. >>> san francisco mayor, ed lee, is defending himself against allegations of campaign fraud. they center on home video that shows lead supporters helping voters mark their ballots. several of lee's rivals are calling on the feds to investigate how much help those voters were getting. the mayor says the group doesn't work for them. >> they should be compliant with the law as we demand everybody that...
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i spoke to lyle just before they went into the court yesterday and said how are you feeling.tty obvious they'd come to the conclusion that it was all over so far as knox and sollecito were concerned and probably would be freed. they've said all along that they have faith in the italian justice system. they are extremely confused as to what has happened. this is what stephanie said a little earlier on. >> first of all, it was a very long difficult day yesterday. and ultimately while we accept the decision that was handed down yesterday, respect the court and obviously the italian justice system, we do find that we are now left obviously looking at this again and thinking how a decision that was so certain two years ago has been so emphatically overturned now. >> reporter: yeah, of course was lyle, apologies for that. one of the journalists at the press conference also who is very close to the kercher family also asked whether they thought they might sue like o.j. -- the o.j. victim did and arline's answer to that and that's the mother, of course, said she doesn't know. there a
i spoke to lyle just before they went into the court yesterday and said how are you feeling.tty obvious they'd come to the conclusion that it was all over so far as knox and sollecito were concerned and probably would be freed. they've said all along that they have faith in the italian justice system. they are extremely confused as to what has happened. this is what stephanie said a little earlier on. >> first of all, it was a very long difficult day yesterday. and ultimately while we...
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robert lyles is live with the details. what's the update, robert? >> reporter: allen, that three- hour dragnet and manhunt was just shut down seconds ago. as i step out of the way, it was a very dramatic shutdown just 15 minutes ago all of 35th avenue, the overpass to 580, had been completely lined with oakland police officers. they are now all gone. chp is telling us that they will be re-opening the westbound lanes of 580 to traffic. police are confirming that this robbery did take place in the parking lot of the ace hardware store at 39th and mcarthur. they don't know if the woman shot was an employee or a customer of that ace hardware store. but they do tell us that she is in critical condition right now with life-threatening injuries at highland hospital. they have no idea where the suspect is right now. police are telling us that the search for that suspect continues. his vehicle has been recovered. they say at this hour, all that they will confirm is that that vehicle is not stolen. allen? >> all right, robert lyles, thanks. we know the traffi
robert lyles is live with the details. what's the update, robert? >> reporter: allen, that three- hour dragnet and manhunt was just shut down seconds ago. as i step out of the way, it was a very dramatic shutdown just 15 minutes ago all of 35th avenue, the overpass to 580, had been completely lined with oakland police officers. they are now all gone. chp is telling us that they will be re-opening the westbound lanes of 580 to traffic. police are confirming that this robbery did take place...
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robert lyles in oakland, thank you. >>> a little background here. it was a predawn raid that was the end of the "occupy oakland" encampment. it was a well coordinated effort to clear protestors from the grounds around city hall. christin ayers is there now. and christin, the "occupy" protestors have vowed to return to that spot to return to the city hall area. do you see any signs of that? >> reporter: well, they did briefly return and we did see what has been estimated to be about 500 protestors right in this area outside of the barrier that's been established outside of city hall. and again a very peaceful protest. people walking around with signs and drumming going on. some chanting that sort of thing but nothing at all violent whatsoever. there was again a five-minute warning. people understood that the police were threatening to go forward with some arrests within five minutes if they didn't clear out and at that point, that's when we started to see some of those protestors trickling further uptown. we can still hear some of the drum that was g
robert lyles in oakland, thank you. >>> a little background here. it was a predawn raid that was the end of the "occupy oakland" encampment. it was a well coordinated effort to clear protestors from the grounds around city hall. christin ayers is there now. and christin, the "occupy" protestors have vowed to return to that spot to return to the city hall area. do you see any signs of that? >> reporter: well, they did briefly return and we did see what has been...
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just a short time ago her brother, lyle, said it's too early to talk about forgiveness.till something that's an ongoing, open wound for them. keith miller has been following this story for us from perugia. i guess the clock is ticking. the earliest we'll hear is about 3 1/2 hours from now, keith? >> reporter: that's correct. the judge did say before dism s dismissing court it would not be before 8:00 p.m. local time here in italy. he did admonish the crowds in the courtroom along with the family and the journalists that he won't tolerate any sort of outburst, either cheering or anything else once the verdict is actually delivered. they could take longer. the first trial, the jury was out for about ten hours. so it could go longer, but we'll have to wait for the judge. we will all be getting lots of notice because, of course, amanda knox and her co-defendant, rafael sollecito are back in prison awaiting to be called back to the courthouse here in perugia, so they'll give us about an hour, hour and a half heads up. meanwhile, we're told inside the prison amanda knox is in
just a short time ago her brother, lyle, said it's too early to talk about forgiveness.till something that's an ongoing, open wound for them. keith miller has been following this story for us from perugia. i guess the clock is ticking. the earliest we'll hear is about 3 1/2 hours from now, keith? >> reporter: that's correct. the judge did say before dism s dismissing court it would not be before 8:00 p.m. local time here in italy. he did admonish the crowds in the courtroom along with the...
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and robert lyles reports, bs wasn't alone. why did chief batts step dos oakland top cop? his first night out of the hospital in more than 6 mon. doctors transferred him fron francisco general today to a long- term rehabilitation center. they won't say where exactly. he still can't stap or walk, but the doctor said stow is able to move his boy and sit up on his own. "when bryan came here, he wn a comatose state. when he lt us today, he was able to sp, interact with his family, 's beginning to eat as well and he's making dramatic progre" stow arrived at s-f general s-f general after first beig treated in l-a after he was attacked outside dodger sta. two suspects have pleaded nt guilty to the attack. tonight services were held r two of the men killed in lat week's mass shooting at a cupertino quarry. family and friends of 48- year-old manuel pinon held a rosary at the oak hill funel home in san jose. 51-year-old john vallejos ws also remembered tonight wita visitation service in san j. both men will be buried tomorrow. pinon's brother says the toughest part is te lack of clo
and robert lyles reports, bs wasn't alone. why did chief batts step dos oakland top cop? his first night out of the hospital in more than 6 mon. doctors transferred him fron francisco general today to a long- term rehabilitation center. they won't say where exactly. he still can't stap or walk, but the doctor said stow is able to move his boy and sit up on his own. "when bryan came here, he wn a comatose state. when he lt us today, he was able to sp, interact with his family, 's beginning...
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but as robert lyles shows us, batts wasn't alone. why did chief batts step down as plot that reads like a movie script. the u-s government says an elite wing of iran's military --responsible for past terror attacks.. tried to hire a mexican drug cartel hitman to assassinate the saudi ambassador in washington. the prime suspect is this man: mansoor arbab-seer. he was charged in federal court in new york today. he has duel citizenship in iran and the u.s. bob orr on how the plot was uncovered. nns-n restrictions: -this story san francisco's mission district campus is forcing neighbors to shelter-in-place. one student says the evacuation was chaotic. "um, there was a police officer there, he just bum rushed us out of the class and said to evacuate. he didn't say why or anything so we just left." 600 students were evacuated. police bomb squads did find 2 suspicious packages on campus. one has been cleared. part of valencia street was closed for a time, but has now re-opened. first he was the front-runner. then he fell behind. now mitt ro
but as robert lyles shows us, batts wasn't alone. why did chief batts step down as plot that reads like a movie script. the u-s government says an elite wing of iran's military --responsible for past terror attacks.. tried to hire a mexican drug cartel hitman to assassinate the saudi ambassador in washington. the prime suspect is this man: mansoor arbab-seer. he was charged in federal court in new york today. he has duel citizenship in iran and the u.s. bob orr on how the plot was uncovered....
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. >> lyle went on to say the support that his family has received from around the world. >>> and rick perry's rapid rise in the race for 2012 has lost its steam with the same poll showing an equally impressive jump from herman cain. tracie potts joins us with more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. cain is now in second place, second with rick perry who had been the front runner before cain won in florida and missouri. mitt romney now has a 27 percent lead. on the other side, president obama calling himself an underdog. he realizes that it will be tough to win reelection but he is banking on americans seeing a vision for the u.s. he admits that americans are not better off than they were four years ago. his jobs bill is in jeopardy. the 4$447 billion package will not pass. >> tracie, thank you as always. >>> here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. plumes of smoke blackened the skies over one texas town forcing officials to clear out schools and neighborhoods. the evacuation orders came after a chemical plant fire erupted monday m
. >> lyle went on to say the support that his family has received from around the world. >>> and rick perry's rapid rise in the race for 2012 has lost its steam with the same poll showing an equally impressive jump from herman cain. tracie potts joins us with more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. cain is now in second place, second with rick perry who had been the front runner before cain won in florida and missouri. mitt romney now has a 27...
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robert lyles, cbs 5. on website this morning. >>> very sad breaking news coming into our newsroom this morning. oakland raiders al davis, the owner of the oakland raiders, has passed away. the team just announced it on its website this morning. he was 82 years old. al davis' family plans to send out a statement later today. oakland raiders owner al davis passes away, just announced this morning. >>> an amazing rescue caught on tape. that is after a pilot had to ditch his plane in the pacific ocean. the 65-year-old pilot took off from monterrey yesterday. the coastguard says he radioed for help 4400 miles east of gila, hawaii, saying he was running out of gas. the call came in at around 12:30 in the afternoon. the crew from the ac-130 hercules sprang into action, intercepting the cessna and followed it for about 90 minutes. then they helped pilot brian mellow prepare for the water landing. you see it there, apparently a picture-perfect landing according to the coastguard. they say he stayed calm and profes
robert lyles, cbs 5. on website this morning. >>> very sad breaking news coming into our newsroom this morning. oakland raiders al davis, the owner of the oakland raiders, has passed away. the team just announced it on its website this morning. he was 82 years old. al davis' family plans to send out a statement later today. oakland raiders owner al davis passes away, just announced this morning. >>> an amazing rescue caught on tape. that is after a pilot had to ditch his plane...
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she actually was leaving that press conference when last night a reporter, robert lyles, approached her trying to get her attention. she was inside her car, left the window up in her car and then eventually drove away. quan wouldn't speak to us directly and still hasn't spoken face to face to protestors. she planned to speak at a general assembly inside the camp last night. but she was told that she could only speak as a community member not as a city official. so she skipped it in five of having her own press conference. that's where she was joined by police chief jordan who also turned down the opportunity to appear at the public meeting inside the "occupy" camp. and it was during that conference that mayor jean quan did apologize for what happened on tuesday. that's of course the raid that happened and tear gas and rubber bullets shot at some of the protestors. but she also laid down the law for what she expects from protestors who stay inside the plaza. here's a look at the requests she is making of protest, 1, we need to have a direct communication between city hall staff and "occu
she actually was leaving that press conference when last night a reporter, robert lyles, approached her trying to get her attention. she was inside her car, left the window up in her car and then eventually drove away. quan wouldn't speak to us directly and still hasn't spoken face to face to protestors. she planned to speak at a general assembly inside the camp last night. but she was told that she could only speak as a community member not as a city official. so she skipped it in five of...
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robert lyles has been out on the streets all night long covering the story. robert, what's the latest? >> reporter: behind me is 14th and broadway and it is effectively the line in the sand, allow me to step out of the way. on the west side of 14th street are oakland police. they are determined not to allow occupy oakland demonstrators back on to city hall property. the camera slowly pans to the right, you can see that city hall and frank ogowa plaza below. surrounding all the streets of downtown for the past six hours have been occupy oakland demonstrators. many of them recently dispursed from this very intersection after police fired a number of tear gas canisters into the crowd. police saying that they were forced to fire those tear gas canisters. the crowd has swollen to approximately 800 people as we move through this six hours of tonight just before they fire at those canisters. the numbers dwindled. 200 in the intersection behind us at 14th and franklin. one of the most significant things to happen tonight, again, are those tear gas canisters. one, app
robert lyles has been out on the streets all night long covering the story. robert, what's the latest? >> reporter: behind me is 14th and broadway and it is effectively the line in the sand, allow me to step out of the way. on the west side of 14th street are oakland police. they are determined not to allow occupy oakland demonstrators back on to city hall property. the camera slowly pans to the right, you can see that city hall and frank ogowa plaza below. surrounding all the streets of...
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robert lyles on how the mayor explained the poll numbers or more accurately, how she dismissed them. >> it is said the numbers don't lie. in an exclusive scientific poll, 53% of oakland voters said they disapprove of the mayor cease job performance. surprising when you consider just the past april, 57% of voters told our pollsters they approved of quam's performance on the job. tonight, the mayor is taking exception with those numbers. >> telephone polls are notoriously off. >> please repeat after me. >> quam made a brief comment as she swore in howard jordan. you might say an ironic setting, considering our poll asked how much confidence does the public have in quam's ability to reduce the crime problem? 69% answer they have little or no confidence at all. so what's quam's response? >> i have no doubt that people are concerned and it's a hard job. i do the very best i can. so i try not to worry about that. >> but when cbs 5 questioned how she plummeted in just six months of office, we were dismissed. quam turned from our camera. so i headed to city hall to get a clearer answer from
robert lyles on how the mayor explained the poll numbers or more accurately, how she dismissed them. >> it is said the numbers don't lie. in an exclusive scientific poll, 53% of oakland voters said they disapprove of the mayor cease job performance. surprising when you consider just the past april, 57% of voters told our pollsters they approved of quam's performance on the job. tonight, the mayor is taking exception with those numbers. >> telephone polls are notoriously off....
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robert lyles on the well known liberal who says mayor quan should probably go. >> reporter: he has takenboth president's clinton and bush and now michael moore is taking on mayor gene quan. he is staying right here in the bay air until he gets a sitdown with the mayor who militarized. >> occupy oakland. >> reporter: michael moore turned the mic into a syringe injecting some protestors with hope. >> he is very inspirational. everything he said had a lot of truth. >> he spoke from everybody's heart. >> another white savior coming to save the day. >> no more useful or intelligent than any other individual personally. >> reporter: they gathered to hear his message as the world watched tear gas land on demonstrators on tuesday night. moore calls it a watershed moment. >> this is an incredible movement. and it is amazing. and it is only going to spread. >> reporter: the same protestors who brought down mubarek marred in support. >> you have to resign. >> michael are you suggesting that mayor quan step down? >> i'm saying it is something she should thin about. >> mayor quan dodged my questions
robert lyles on the well known liberal who says mayor quan should probably go. >> reporter: he has takenboth president's clinton and bush and now michael moore is taking on mayor gene quan. he is staying right here in the bay air until he gets a sitdown with the mayor who militarized. >> occupy oakland. >> reporter: michael moore turned the mic into a syringe injecting some protestors with hope. >> he is very inspirational. everything he said had a lot of truth. >>...
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as many as four hundred protesters walking up and down broadway at this hour near city hall, robert lyles on the ground tonight. he said they are peaceful and the police are keeping their distance, far cry from the chaos that happened in that neighborhood last night. we are watching the situation. if it changes we he will go back to it. >> we are just minutes from calling a night on this october the 26th for today's highs across the bay area in the 07's across the board, sfo at 69. we look at the bay waters, from the chopper and appears like the northeast winds are dialing back but still a red flag warning in effect for those red highlighted areas, at least for the next six and a half hours, the winds above 25 miles an hour and that's above one thousand feet in elevation, low humidity, the other side of the coin, 34 tonight, this will be the coldest night this autumn season. that is so far. with temperatures 30s and 40s. tonight into the mid40s in san francisco and in san jose. sunny and seasonal tomorrow. 68 to 75 degrees with that 60- mile radius. high pressure in control meaning tomorr
as many as four hundred protesters walking up and down broadway at this hour near city hall, robert lyles on the ground tonight. he said they are peaceful and the police are keeping their distance, far cry from the chaos that happened in that neighborhood last night. we are watching the situation. if it changes we he will go back to it. >> we are just minutes from calling a night on this october the 26th for today's highs across the bay area in the 07's across the board, sfo at 69. we...
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robert lyles is there now. robert, what's happening? >> elizabeth, it's a festive atmosphere out here despite the notice to be out of the park, meaning legally, no one is supposed to be camping here. it is still an on going occupation. in fact, the occupiers issued this letter saying that they will not be bullied by the city so they have no intentions to leave. >> well, the notice today went out at 4:00. >> that the city of oakland wants occupy oakland out by 10:00 p.m. >> we're going to give them the opportunity to take down their tents, take down their cooking supplies and we expect that they will comply. >> as the clock prepared to strike 7:00 tonight, no one was packing up. instead, they were circulating this letter addressed to the city administrator saying this is oscar grant plaza and occupy oakland will do as they see fit. >> are you willing to meet that with some kind of resistance? a fight to stay here? >> a fight would be particularly slanted word. i would say resistance is a good word for it. >> in their words, support based
robert lyles is there now. robert, what's happening? >> elizabeth, it's a festive atmosphere out here despite the notice to be out of the park, meaning legally, no one is supposed to be camping here. it is still an on going occupation. in fact, the occupiers issued this letter saying that they will not be bullied by the city so they have no intentions to leave. >> well, the notice today went out at 4:00. >> that the city of oakland wants occupy oakland out by 10:00 p.m....
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until yesterday, lyle and stephanie kercher thought justice had been served to hathr sister's killers>> we're left looking at this again and thinking how a decision that was so certain two years ago has been so emphatically overturned now. >> waiting another year now to get the truth. >> matthew chance is in perugia. and the family feels that they're back to square one in this case, don't they. >> reporter: they do. they've been very disappointed about the decision by the court here in perugia to overturn the murder convictions. because they said they thought the police investigation initially was very thorough. they were anxious of course to find the cull pretties behind the killing of meredith kercher the sister of lyle and stephanie. and the fact that these people have now been let out, the fact that hair murder convictions have been overturned, has opened all sorts of questions for them. like if there were other people involved in the killing of meredith back in 2007, who are they. are there still killers out there responsible for this terrible, terrible murder. these are the conc
until yesterday, lyle and stephanie kercher thought justice had been served to hathr sister's killers>> we're left looking at this again and thinking how a decision that was so certain two years ago has been so emphatically overturned now. >> waiting another year now to get the truth. >> matthew chance is in perugia. and the family feels that they're back to square one in this case, don't they. >> reporter: they do. they've been very disappointed about the decision by...
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i asked lyle kercher how they were feeling. they looked nervous. how did they respond to the decision? >> very different, obviously. it was a stark contrast. while there were whoops and cheers in the amanda knox corner, if you like, of the courtroom. just in front of me was sitting arlene kercher the mother of meredith kercher. stephanie kercher, her sister, as well. they were very silent when they heard this verdict come through, this acquittal come through. the mother arlene sat in silence. you could see tears welling up in her eyes. stephanie kercher broke down in tears and was being comforted by the person next to her. obviously, they've been through hell in the past several years. they wanted very much for the original convict in the first trial when found amanda and raffaele guilty of murder. they believed there was good reason to suspect they did do it. as we've seen in these dramatic scenes here in perugia, the jury on this occasion did not agree with them and set them free. >> we are hearing a lot of sound from around as people respond to
i asked lyle kercher how they were feeling. they looked nervous. how did they respond to the decision? >> very different, obviously. it was a stark contrast. while there were whoops and cheers in the amanda knox corner, if you like, of the courtroom. just in front of me was sitting arlene kercher the mother of meredith kercher. stephanie kercher, her sister, as well. they were very silent when they heard this verdict come through, this acquittal come through. the mother arlene sat in...
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. >> all right, in oakland, robert lyles, thank you. >> the two san jose police officers have been arrested for embezzling from the latino peace officer's association. manny, the former president of that group and marco were both arrested today on suspicion of felony grand theft. the offices of the latino peace officers association are closed. their phones have been disconnected. police say it is bankrupt. investigators say viagrano took $80,000. ivaro took $40,000. all the money had been donated for college scholarshipping benefiting latino youth. >> very, very disconcerning to have to arrest another officer, but it's one of those things that it really makes me angry when any officer violates the public trust in the way these two individuals did. >> police say the thefts began in 2005 when he became president of the society. viagrana was fired last august on an unrelated personnel matter. >> bart spent millions building a new ramp for disabled riders at the louisiana fayette station, but there are a few things they forgot. the ramp on the south side of the station is designed to help wheel
. >> all right, in oakland, robert lyles, thank you. >> the two san jose police officers have been arrested for embezzling from the latino peace officer's association. manny, the former president of that group and marco were both arrested today on suspicion of felony grand theft. the offices of the latino peace officers association are closed. their phones have been disconnected. police say it is bankrupt. investigators say viagrano took $80,000. ivaro took $40,000. all the money...
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or reporter robert lyles attempted to speak with her and ask her questions after the press conference. he asked to speak with her at the car. she kept her car windows rolled up and just drove away. still fingers being pointed at mayor quan. a lot of questions about how she will continue to collaborate with the protestors and also how she will continue to work with police. chief jordan was given mixed messages in the week, first told to raid the plaza, then told to allow the protesters to return. it's been all of the drama that's happened in the past week that's garnered a lot of national attention and in fact, the "occupy" protestors expect to have a very special visitor later this afternoon, documentary filmmaker michael moore tweeting earlier yesterday that he understands the frustration of the protestors and expects to join them later on today. back to you. >> hey, kristy, you have been covering this for a few days now. what is the sense do you get from protestors with the mayor kind of going back and forth and now kind of being in the middle of what they can do, how long they can
or reporter robert lyles attempted to speak with her and ask her questions after the press conference. he asked to speak with her at the car. she kept her car windows rolled up and just drove away. still fingers being pointed at mayor quan. a lot of questions about how she will continue to collaborate with the protestors and also how she will continue to work with police. chief jordan was given mixed messages in the week, first told to raid the plaza, then told to allow the protesters to...
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robert lyles was asking about constitutional rights. you have the constitutional right to assembly and protest. we have the constitutional right of the freedom of the press. so are you picking and choosing which constitutional rights to uphold? >> that's a great question. i appreciate being asked and to be honest, uhm, right now, in this moment, that was the safest decision that we felt that we could make. >>> one protestor's dog went after a local reporter. he was not hurt but it was a close call. >>> and oakland protestors got a special pep talk. the three cal graduates recently freed from an iranian prison spoke to the crowd. this is the first time josh fattal and shane bauer have been in the bay area since their release. >> coming home to this, i mean, we came back to this country couple of weeks ago but this feels like coming home to, coming home to oakland, coming home to this is amazing. >> the hikers told the protestors they stand behind the "occupy" movement. >>> an israeli soldier back home with his family in israel right now
robert lyles was asking about constitutional rights. you have the constitutional right to assembly and protest. we have the constitutional right of the freedom of the press. so are you picking and choosing which constitutional rights to uphold? >> that's a great question. i appreciate being asked and to be honest, uhm, right now, in this moment, that was the safest decision that we felt that we could make. >>> one protestor's dog went after a local reporter. he was not hurt but...
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robert lyles is in oakland where the intense manhunt just ended. >> reporter: it was a three- hour dragnethunt taking place right behind me. this is 35th avenue in the laurel district of oakland. police spent much of this afternoon searching for an individual they say
robert lyles is in oakland where the intense manhunt just ended. >> reporter: it was a three- hour dragnethunt taking place right behind me. this is 35th avenue in the laurel district of oakland. police spent much of this afternoon searching for an individual they say