one tweeter said dialogue would have been nice even acknowledgement another one these are all occupy chicago people another one said that there were lots of heated opinions going around one person called them horrible allies the fact is that occupy as with it's brother and sister movements all over the world in the middle east and in europe and in latin america and in asia and all over thrive on the horizontal ism on the situation which everyone is a leader and no one has any sort of. officially designated leadership role you know apart from that everyone has. and so i think that when. any individual or a publication like adbusters attempts to position itself you know in the helm of the thing which they've been credited by you know the new york times and the new yorker and rolling stone as having been for occupy wall street that's bound to ruffle some feathers of people who are committed to leader listeners or universal leaders or so so what do you think is going to come out of this what's going to happen. well i think it's going to be incredible i mean as i say the organizers have been hard

speech will forever be a little less strong now thankfully the new laws are being challenged by occupy chicago so we will make sure to keep you updated on any developments in this case. well it's now been two here since the supreme court handed down its decision on citizens united allowing the floodgates to open for corporate spending in our political system and today protests took to took place across the country and action called occupy the courts here in d.c. protesters gathered on the steps of the supreme court and were met with the police presence and arrests congressman dennis kucinich meanwhile introduced an amendment yesterday to have the supreme court decision overturned saying that because of citizens united american democracy has been put up on the auction block. so two years in public opinion soured enough for the overturning of citizens united to actually have a chance joining me from our studio in los angeles is john tomato founder of crooks and liars john i want to thank you for joining me tonight and first of all let me just ask you know we have seen some effects obviously of c

chicago chose to conjure up images of the wild and are kids protesters of your and out peaceful occupy chicago protesters who will also be at the summit but emanuel is really just taking a page out of the playbook of many cities before it drumming up fear to make a grab for power and grab he did it through the ordinances passed this we granted manual sweeping new powers including us a little army he's going to have you off there already to deputize law enforcement personnel from the d.a. that's the eye of the a.t.f. the d.o.j. the illinois state police and quote other law enforcement agencies determined by the superintendent of police to be necessary for the fulfillment of law enforcement functions and that last part is pretty good wrong hire blackwater for example well with language we really don't know which is alarming to say the least and what a proper crackdown be without increase or valence of course this is also going to increase video audio and telecommunications equipment to monitor the city and also increase the minimum fine for resisting arrest from think the dollars to two hundred

. >>> 400 arrests sparked outrage, those occupy chicago are marching in solidarity for the bread win in oakland california. we are keeping an eye on the occupy dc movement and today is a deadline, and linda so has a preview of what could be going on. >>> today at noon, the deadline for when dc protesters need to pack up tents or be arrested. police tut up notices at the camps in dc, telling protesters to stop camping out. the notices come after a congressional hearing last week, questioned whether it was legal for protesters to sleep overnight on grounds. tensions rose sunday when park police had to subdue a protester with the stun gun. the protester was arrested. demonstrators plan to stay no matter what. >> they come to arrest me for camping and take me to jail. i will be out the next day and here and arrest me again. >> we learned some dc protesters are trying to come up with a plan b, and playing board games to stay awake and churches are thinking about housing the protesters overnight. >>> only one more day of campaigning before florida holds the crucial presidential primary tues

occupy chicago protesters also honor dr.g today started their day taking pictures for a rally and they joined more than 1000 people who gathered at the people's church on lawrence avenue in uptown, the event included several presentations included one from cook county board president tony preckwinkle. earlier today preckwinkle spoke at sea temple beth el in northbrook and talked about a jewish communities through the civil rights movement. preckwinkle said that the civil-rights movement had countered supporters whose names are not in any history books but whose contributions were invaluable. gov pat quinn was out today promoting the importance of the earned income tax credit, last tuesday queen sign the measure that doubles the tax credit for the working force. this is tax relief for working families on the federal level it's important we help our neighbors in to make sure that they are aware of their opportunity unfortunately every year as many as 20 percent of those who are eligible to not apply. quinn spoke about the tax

>>occupy chicago has a new home base to coordinate its winter activities it is leasing two units of the riverfront work loftus complex at 50 west cermak in the pilsen neighborhood that is the former location of the thompson and taylor spice co. the group has protested downtown and held meetings in grant park regularly since september it plans to hold its first general assembly tonight and an open house for demonstrators this sunday >>still ahead why propose changes to the definition of quietism could curb the so- called epidemic of that disorder in the wake of this week's massive anti-piracy protest on the internet the federal government shut down a major role [ woman ] for months, i had this deep pain all over my body. it just wouldn't go away. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia -- thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. and for some people, it can work in as early as the first week of treatment. so now i can plan my days and ac

they are trying to form decent relationships as they tried with the occupy chicago protesters >>according to newly released records president barak obama as reelection campaign together with the democratic national committee raised more than $68 million in the fourth quarter of last year mr. obama picked up more campaign funds for his election bid during a home town visit yesterday the president left the city last night after a daypack with fund-raisers across town he made appearances at three different events including one at the university of illinois at chicago there the president urged his supporters to stand with him and step up efforts to win him a second term >>we can have given to those who think that we can only respond to our challenges with the same tired old solutions handing out more tax cuts to to those who don't need them and let companies do what ever they want ... by the end of 2011 the president's campaign had raised just over $86 million and another $61 million is on hand >>the president also made a surprise visit to his campaign headquarters on the strand of the presid

occupy chicago protesters interrupted as the mayor started to talk. out after about 2 minutes >> said david axelrod as new position perfect fit for him after two years working in the white house best contribution i can make to help inspire young people to go into the public arena and president always available to him anything he wants but a plant official role one more assignment committed to that that he gets the elected >> also possibility obama presidential library established university of chicago david axelrod says working hard to make sure the president does have to make that decision for a long time and if he does any consulting work in the future campaign related >> new movie about drew peterson about to make television debut people close to the two women in the movie and getting their reaction and revelations that captain of the sunken cruise ship do it after the ship hit rock before he jumped into the lifeboat. tonight's medical watch birthweight and the brand new study finds a link between low birthweight many studies established a genetic

town motorcade enormous security detail uic for just before 6:00 greeted by a small group of occupy chicago waiting for hours >> will not win if we give in to those on the response to challenges head out more tax cuts let companies do whatever they want to hold for prosperity to trickle down on everybody else >> inside the music of r and b singer at crowd of about 500 who paid between 44-$100 private fundraiser still to come. thanks to media mogul fred eychaner dinner goers back more than $36,000 a couple. from the moment the wheels of air force one touched down on campaign >> paying a visit president the election campaign headquarters downtown shaking many many hands a day filled with that starting in washington from a celebrity visit brad and to intervene at the white house to a city bracing for the white stuff snowplows aiding crowd crowd control outside of uic forum. >> most americans understand in this together we rise and fall together one nation and what people. that is what is at stake right now what the election is about >> president did not talk at any of the gop opponents. my nam

who would have thought when occupied chicago protesters would mention my name in the press, but thats largely because once you're an executive position if you are honest and look at the facts, for a republican or democrat or conservative standpoint, savings or may choose different ways. i take to save money and put it back in the hands of entrepreneurs who feel the economy through entrepreneurial spirit. liberals may want to put it in the hands of more government spending. but either case is increasingly come at least a month executives , understanding it or have the option either way if you don't tackle the virus, which is like a speaker and out of control. illinois is a prime example is satisfies in california to a certain extent. but illinois has a pension system that's only about half done. they have a bond trading above their fiscal agents this year talked essentially advised bond buyers not to buy their bonds and raised the question, what is the bottom with the bond ratings out there. and mention that with chief executive magazine. we went up 17 spots not. illinois the last tig

who would have thought when occupied chicago protesters would mention my name in the press, but that is largely because once you're an executive position if you are honest and look at the facts, for a republican or democrat or conservative standpoint, savings or may choose different ways. i take to save money and put it back in the hands of entrepreneurs who feel the economy through entrepreneurial spirit. liberals may want to put it in the hands of more government spending. but either case is increasingly come at least a month executives , understanding it or have the option either way if you don't tackle the virus, which is like a speaker and out of control. illinois is a prime example is satisfies in california to a certain extent. but illinois has a pension system that's only about half done. they have a bond trading above their fiscal agents this year talked essentially advised bond buyers not to buy their bonds and raised the question, what is the bottom with the bond ratings out there. and mention that with chief executive magazine. we went up 17 spots not. illinois the last t

chicago history repeating itself scenes from 1968 protest outside democratic national convention ad busters magazine: 40,000 occupy protesters to descend upon chicago in may. they want people to fill the streets during g8 and nato summit. tomorrow for but pivotal republican primary for president tonight mitt romney dominates the polls winner-take-alll contest preview tonight. >> mitt romney surging in the polls one day before a florida goes to voting booths. " p at university survey released monday former massachusetts governor 14 point lead over newt gingrich former house speaker still confident over prospects beyond florida. argument mitt romney is to moderate to defeat president obama in november. state hit hard by the housing crisis mitt romney continues to attack newt gingrich for involvement with mortgage giant freddie mac. >> huge bubble erupted people got hurt and the idea somebody running for president was getting paid by freddie mac time it was going on at $1.6 million hurts people >> called a barrage of attack advertisements mitt romney campaign airing in florida dishonest. >> mitt romney might think ca

who would have thought a year ago when occupy chicago protesters came in, they'd mention my name and rahm emanuel's in the same breath. [laughter] if you're in an executive position f you're honest, if you look at the facts -- now, from a republican or democrat orifice call standpoint, the savings we might look at a different way. liberals may want to put it in the hands of more government spending, but i think there's increasingly, at least among executives, understanding that you don't have that option either way if you don't tackle the virus which is legacy costs growing out of control. illinois is a prime example of just status wise, and california to a certain extent. i mean, think about it. illinois has a pension system that's only about half funded. they have a bond rating that, you know, their fiscal agents earlier this year, essentially, advised bond buyers not buy their bonds and raised the question. what is the lowest? california at the bottom when it comes to bond ratings. and in fact, i mentioned that in chief executive magazine. we went up 17 spots in that. illinois in

who would have thought when occupied chicago protesters would mention my name in the press, but that is largely because once you're an executive position if you are honest and look at the facts, for a republican or democrat or conservative standpoint, savings or may choose different ways. i take to save money and put it back in the hands of entrepreneurs who feel the economy through entrepreneurial spirit. liberals may want to put it in the hands of more government spending. but either case is increasingly come at least a month executives , understanding it or have the option either way if you don't tackle the virus, which is like a speaker and out of control. illinois is a prime example is satisfies in california to a certain extent. but illinois has a pension system that's only about half done. they have a bond trading above their fiscal agents this year talked essentially advised bond buyers not to buy their bonds and raised the question, what is the bottom with the bond ratings out there. and mention that with chief executive magazine. we went up 17 spots not. illinois the last t

. >> an in thai consumer magazine is calling for 50,000 occupied protesters to descend upon chicago in may. ad busters wants people to fill the streets during the g-8 summit and recreate the scenes we saw during the 1968 protests outside the city's democratic national convention. why it could take nearly a year to remove the italian cruise ship from the tuscan coast where it you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job. so why are you doing hers? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious... like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provides 24-hour heartburn relief but can also help heal acid related erosions in the lining of your esophagus. talk to your doctor about the risk for osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels with long-term use of nexium. possible side effects include headache diarrhea and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. let your doctor do her job and you do yours. ask if nexium is r

who would have thought a year ago that when occupied chicago protesters came in the would mention myand rahm emanuel in the same breath. but that's largely because once you are in an executive position if you are honest, if you look at the facts. now come from the republican or democrat or conservative standpoint from savings might choose to spend in different ways. i like to see that money and put it back in the hands of entrepreneurs who i think fuel the economy through renovation and spirit. liberals may want to put it in the hands of more government spending. but in either case i think there is increasingly at least among the object of this you don't have the option either way if you don't tackle the virus which is legacy costs' growing out of control. illinois is a prime example of the status. in california but think about it, illinois has a pension system that's only about half. the heavy bond rating that one of their fiscal agents earlier this year talked essentially advised not to buy the bond and raises the question what is the lowest in california at the bottom when it come

why the funeral was held in chicago vis-a-vis other things that might have been going on in the city's history, and my second question is who will be the joe hill of occupyn of the industrial workers of the world. and they just felt that that was, that would be a city where many people would appreciate hill and his life and, apparently, they did. 30,000 people turned out for the funeral. as to who will be the joe hill of occupy wall street, i don't know. i mean, there are many people who are doing a great job singing all over the country, but one thing i think is that, you know, as i said, hill's songs weren't written to be performed per se. they were written to be sung en masse, and i think if anything, he would probably appreciate it if occupiers were singing all the time. finish and so i think john fromer and a bunch of other people are writing some new songs for the occupy movement. it's important. >> a lot of songs being written for the occupy -- >> [inaudible] >> anyone else? one sec. >> i'm intrigued about your experience as a writer throughout the years it took to write the book and where was the place where you got most possibly depressed about

the florida primary new gingrich is dealing with a lawsuit that's been filed by a chicago area musician and the occupy d.c. protesters had to court in a last-ditch effort to be able to stay put part of the recovery mission at the costa concordia is called off today ... the cruise ship crashed into a reef off the coast of italy about two weeks ago when the captain deviated from his route. for at least 17 passengers are confirmed dead, and 15 others are still missing. italian officials decided today to end the search is in the part of the vessel that is submerged. they say that it is simply too dangerous. but the rescue teams will still look for victims in the part of a ship that is above water >>we're now hearing the chilling 911 calls from the deadly chain reaction crash on a florida interstate >>all my god what is going on! >>witnesses called police late saturday and reported the crash as as they were happening ... 10 people were killed in those auto crashes officials say visibility was poor due to the thick smoke it came from a nearby fire at least 12 cars and seven semi trucks were involved at the

elsewhere, mostly nonviolent occupy protests were carried out in new york, chicago, tampa, and des moines, iowa. now back to washington where occupy campers are standing their ground. brian todd is in the thick of it. why are they cracking down and why now? >> well, randi, it came to a head in recent days with a congressional hearing on capitol hill where congressman darryl issa of the oversight committee, he and the d.c. government pressured the national park service to do something about the protesters at that hearing last week the park service was pressured to come in and at least do something about the people that they say are camping out here. that's what they are doing today. we think they are moving in soon. if you look over here, some of the protesters have been gathering around. some of the police who have been basically standing here, not really doing anything yet. they said that they were going to move in and get rid of possibly who they call the campers, people who have seen to be camping out, they are going to target them possibly for arrests and take down some of their tents

daily is resigning after a year on the job and wants to return to chicago and spend more time with his family. >> the war between occupyakland and city it wants to occupy continues tonight. today the battle shifted to the court house, demonstrateor as rested saturday night supposed to face a judge that. is where we find nick smith. >> good afternoon. there is a show of solidarity for those arrested over the weekend. among charges were vandalism and possession of an explosive. police say that was a quarter stick of dynamite. the bailiff posted the list of names, removed from the list were five of the six people arrested in a march saturday night. protesters marched carrying banners directed at police. the protesters marching without a permit were stopped near 7th and police say things got out of control. protesters started of a bonfire, spray painted a media van and smashed windows of this starbucks. before the ending would end, six people were arrested for charges. >> and the problem here is that opd needs to stop filing charges that the district cannot pursue. >> we're trying to create a save environment for people to

chicago. now we will have continuing coverage of the occupy protest throughout the morning here in the bay area and across the country. we also have more information any time of day on our website ktvu.com. >>> all right our time is 6:06 this morning. police in walnut creek investigating several weekend fights on locust street. ktvu lorraine blanco is out there now with more. the details and how two people ended up in the hospital. lorraine. >> reporter: yeah all the problems did happen on locust street from a bloody fight up here in this parking garage to a big brawl over at cinco de mayo restaurant. a few weeks ago someone recorded this cell phone video of a fight add shiro. that is a sushi restaurant. fights sent two men to the hospital. nine people got locked up and three officers suffered minor injuries. just last week the city council here started talking about serious plans to crack down on the drunken fighting. >> that has lot a lot of elements -- that has a lot of elements in it for me. not just safety but cleanliness. i want to make sure we are investing in our downtown. >> reporter:

occupy the dream, there's a growing movement. we're planting good seeds in new york and los angeles and chicago and washington, d.c., and philadelphia, and kansas city and minneapolis. we were in over 20 cities today. right now, just got a text from chicago. they are just beginning outside the federal reserve bank. the clip you saw earlier at the beginning of the show was from new york. we had a good crowd. i'm so pleased that not only black people and white people and asian and native americans are truly -- it's a multiracial dynamic happening. dr. king would be so pleased to see people supporting and recognizing his birthday in an activist way. we need to challenge income and inequality. economic injustice. so i like what you wrote today in terms of occupy the dream, the mathematics of racism. the economics of racism. the politics of racism. but also when we talk about racism, we think only black people are involved. all people are involved when we need to get this money out of our system. that's why occupy the dream supports a constitutional amendment to ban all this corporate money out of politics today. we have to rescue our de

sort of mentor, mentee passing the torch in chicago kind of heupbg. >> reporter: no, it's not like president obama reads the book, goes out and says, occupydemonstrate, confront, be agrees i. it's the influence as opposed to the direct translation of tactics. megyn: this is from a saul alinsky biographer who came out and said that saul alinsky was not a bomb-throwing radical by any means. others have said he's not as controversial as people like newt gingrich would have you believe. there is a question of how closely barack obama read him or is affiliated with him. >> reporter: saul alinsky said the have notes should take away the power of the haves. it's that expression, take it away, it's that aggression that goes to the core of the argument. megyn: thank you, stu. it was lawmakers versus park rangers on capitol hill in a fight over the occupy washington protests. >> my job as a 35-year veteran of the national park service is to protect the individuals' rights under the first amendment. when each protest -- >> wait a second, to protect their rights under the first amendment, is it not also your job to enforce the law? megyn: up next we'

occupy protesters have been speaking out for months and this weekend, more confrontations between police and those protesters in oakland, chicagolanta, the message they are not giving up their fight. now tonight, the national park service is cracking down on those living in two parks here in d.c. >> and our armando trull is monitoring the situation for us in mcpherson square. what's going on behind you? >> actually, it's absolutely nothing going on behind me. take a look. ri

occupiers marched through new york and arrested people. the marchers were marching for what any say is excessive force by the oakland police. >>> and chicago protesters held up a large sign reading "the 1% are killing us." a police car could be seen escorting the group. we have continuing coverage on the occupy protests on our website. just go to ktvu.com and look for a link at the top of the page. >>> that crippled cruise ship off the coast of italy could stay right there in the water for another ten months. italian officials say it will take ten months to completely remove the cruise ship -- partially because -- cruise ship partially because of the rough seas. search crews did find a woman's body yesterday. so now the death toll is at least 17. 16 other people are still missing and resumed dead. >>> well, opposition fighters in syria have taken control of the barriers on the outskirts of damascus. take a look. this is the curbs under rebel control -- suburbs under rental control -- rebel control. >>> in less than three hours from now, a defendant in a military hazing case heads to a court in hawaii. lance corporal harry lu committed suic

york, los angeles, miami, chicago, looks right now like the best collection of players in the nba have wound up in oklahoma city after just toying the warriors, and -- occupying side seat for the games today. first pass, look how it ended? robn 't sin, the warriors -- they were down only five. james hardin up top. he misses it. look at them get it going the other way. ellis, had problems scoring of late. not on that particular job. only 13 points tonight but the thunder, they just clicked it on in late. they score 28 points in the final six. durant, wow, have a look at his move on the base, so quick and he owns it in the final moments, 37 to lead everybody another of his efforts, thunder, completely playing ahead at different speeds. >>> anybody who has any ideas to what to do with a bat, welcome addition to the giants and they go get what you may call a tough out. good guy with a bat. ryan, joining the giants, one year deal. that's not guaranteed, it's pending a physical. he lands a spot he will make 1.25 million. he hit 271 last year with the cardinals. you may remember him, two outs, two strike hit in the 9th inning for the cardinals. sent the game into ex

. >> from chicago to indiana and even an upstate new york is not just cold temperatures but icy roads that have proved dangerous including a pileup on interstate 75 in kentucky. that the occupy d.c. camp at mcpherson square protesters have been dealing with outdoor living for months but this extreme blast of cold weather is compounding matters. you have? >> i'm trying to get vitamin c. in the food i eat it. >> that protester named mike dunne is not even able to sleep this morning. he would rather walk around to try to stay warm. the woman that you saw said that he has been forced to sleep outside of the tent because it is infected with rats. she already has a very bad cough. she's not sure how she will fix that because she will not make it to the hospital. i asked her if it is worth the sacrifice to be here in the cold. she says it is absolutely worth it for the cause. don gonzales reporting live, abc 7 news -- john gonzales. >>> lisa baden has traffic. >> there's a crash on the outer loop on the left side of your screen, newschopper 7. there's a crash at georgia avenue on 95. the right side of the screen giving you an example of slow traffic. they are moving everyone onto t

york, los angeles, miami, chicago, looks right now like the best collection of players in the nba have wound up in oklahoma city after just toying the warriors, and -- occupyinge seat for the games today. first pass, look how it ended? robn 't sin, the warriors -- they were down only five. james hardin up top. he misses it. look at them get it going the other way. ellis, had problems scoring of late. not on that particular job. only 13 points tonight but the thunder, they just clicked it on in late. they score 28 points in the final six. durant, wow, have a look at his move on the base, so quick and he owns it in the final moments, 37 to lead everybody another of his efforts, thunder, completely playing ahead at different speeds. >>> anybody who has any ideas to what to do with a bat, welcome addition to the giants and they go get what you may call a tough out. good guy with a bat. ryan, joining the giants, one year deal. that's not guaranteed, it's pending a physical. he lands a spot he will make 1.25 million. he hit 271 last year with the cardinals. you may remember him, two outs, two strike hit in the 9th inning for the cardinals. sent the game into extra

occupy wall street protester at a cloud rally outside of the gate. president and first lady not home at the time out to dinner 7 reddick 48th birthday tonight first lady. reaction of beating of chicago teenager posted on you tube first showed at 9:00 last night questioning six boys about attack saturday in an alley. area one police headquarters >> no charges in the case at this hour but videotape difficult to watch turned out to be incredible tool for investigators identified things like faces and voices interestingly enough public is responding. we want to warn you it the video is graphic >> kicking and punching or again profanity from start to finish 17 year-old high-school student hardly stood a chance tried to hold his own and an alley it was six against one of that day. the video can be found on due to getting a lot of play already 43,000 hits. victim was told he was being robbed attackers tried to take his coat and tissues maybe more. high school star of the student population fears retaliation can come next attending a rival high-school >> cannot believe somebody would do that heard about it in the morning people told me to look at these videos and >> he must have done someth

chicago. he walked into walgreens and opened fire at around 10:00. a 23-year-old man has been killed and the shooter is believed to have fled on foot. no arrests yet. from occupierssan francisco break into the abandoned hotel, after day long protests which ended in at least 19 arrests, and demonstrators made a humankind in front of the corporate headquarters of wells fargo demanding banks end evictions and foreclosures and create add fire hazard by blocking exits. >>clayton: will the upcoming elections be a clash between capitalism and class warfare? that is next. the best approach to food is tkeep it whole for better nutrition. that's what they do with great grains cereal. they steam and bake the actual whole grain while the otr guy's flake is more processed. mmm. great grains. the whole whole grain cereal. what's going on? we ordered a gift oine and we really need to do something with it... i'm just not sure what... what is it? oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus i can pick it up for free. perfect because we have