we showed you ken pritchett in the mountains. not snowing yet. rain and snow past midnight.now level 5500 feet. system is a slow mover. not that powerful. inch of rain in the north bay. most of us, quarter inch to half inch. most of the rain comes overnight. few sprinkles in the morning. tonight as the system moves in, the rain starts heaviest in the north bay, gusty winds. rain spreads south. heaviest rain at 11:00 tonight. as the front slides south overnight showers will move that way. rainfall accumulations 10th of an inch. cooler tomorrow. the front is a fast mover. cool air in place. tomorrow morning, valley fogga possibility. as it has been. what i am getting at, thanksgiving, sprinkles around. you will see more sunshine. more sunshine than today. 11:00, there it is. right? that's the heart of the storm. santa rosa. 3:00 a.m., falling apart. 8:00. lingering showers. in the mountains, snow flurries tomorrow. snowing till tomorrow afternoon. and then the system moves on. back tonight at 10:00 to update the forecast. we are close enough, we should be able to dial it down.

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland merchants were happy to end the end of the encampment saying it was ruining their businesses. >> 60%, you know? we don't make money here. >> they plan to take advantage of the publicity by launching a program asking the public to visit, slop and eat in oakland. police released details of the gunman in the shooting last week. investigators say the man was known to be a resident of the camp and behaved erratically. he is 20-25 years old, weighing 150 pounds. a $10,000 reward is offered for information leading to his arrest and conviction in the case. anyone with information is urged to call police. >>> our coverage continues later on. we will remain live on the scene and check back on the protesters, plus the legal fight against uc police for their handling -- [no audio] >>> some organizers say the oakland encampment has them worried. it is keeping people wary here because they see how quickly they mobilize. >> police actions in oakland, portland and other cities show cities are mobilizing to end the movement. >>> police are on the scene o

in oakland, ken pritchett. >>> our coverage continues on our website ktvu.com. just look under today's hot topics on our home page. >>> happening right now, we want to show you a live picture from justin herman plaza in san francisco where occupy protesters are about to take a vote on whether to move to a shuttered school campus. ktvu has learned a permit was issued late today allowing the protesters to move their encampment to the mission district. we don't know yet what will happen if the protesters refuse to move. ken wayne is monitoring the situation and will keep us posted as this story develops. >>> tension once again over a reoccupation effort at frank ogawa plaza. i want to show you live pictures where a massive tent city was just torn down two weeks ago. what you're looking at now is what you might call the new occupy oakland site down there. there's an information postthat has been set up. things got heated earlier when police knocked down the tepee you're looking at there put up by occupiers to symbolize the occupation. still some say there shouldn't

ken pritchett has the story. >> reporter: when i was here it started with a dozen tents. now you see close to 60 tents. and monday is the day of the planned general strike. occupy uc davis protesters had their thanksgiving dinner this afternoon despite the cold and rain. >> the community is providing. we had, you know people after people coming to give us food. we've had one group that came and baked us this whole batch of cookies this morning. it's just piling up. >> reporter: among those bringing food and supplies was margaret ong inspired by the events that sparked this encampment at uc davis. >> when i saw the episode of the pepper spray, i was, i was just very upset that this happened. >> reporter: on friday two campus police officers used pepper spray on protesters who refused to disperse. those officers and the police chief were placed on administrative leave by the chancellor who apologized before thousands of students and faculty at a monday rally. the chancellor has since allowed this camp to take hold by providing bathroom facilities and even food. >> the chanc

ktvu's ken pritchett is here now. >> reporter: the work goes on here at the bay bridge. over the weekend caltrans fired a technician responsible for falsely verifying that some projects have no structural weaknesses. >> reporter: he insists the bay bridge's safety hasn't been compromised. >> after investigation of the bay bridge and all the testing, we are confident it will perform as designed and we don't have any concerns about any of the work that went into the foundation. >> reporter: they say they fired the inspector. those falsifications include two southern california overpasses and a highway sign in oakland. >> we have gone back and did a thorough review to ensure we didn't have concerns. >> the documents are sufficient to validate our position. >> reporter: that's news to the sacramento investigative producer. >> they said they don't have those documents. >> reporter: the files on the testing the inspector did over many years were discarded once he completed his written reports. >> if you don't have the raw data files you can't say that you have been able to rul

ktvu's ken pritchett is there live. >> reporter: we had a large rally this afternoon. thousands of participates. what we are left with now is a tent encampment that was put up this afternoon in defiance of the administration. what they are protesting is the pepper spraying incident on friday. many here say that is not enough. >> reporter: this is the video that outraged some at university of california at davis on friday. police pepper sprayed protesters. today thousands returned to the common area to protest that event. she spoke to the crowd. she was one of those pepper sprayed. >> i describe it, sitting in front of a fire and you get to point, it's too hard and you pull away. >> reporter: two police officers involve were placed on leave. this morning the chancellor announced the police chief was placed on leave. many say it is the chancellor who should resign. >> i am here to apologize. i feel horrible for what happened on friday. >> reporter: chants of resign could be heard as she left the stage as she was fallowed by an angry crowd to her car. >> don't come back.

our chief meteorologist bill martin will tellous how close the rain is, first to ken pritchett in the sierra. any snow fall today? >> reporter: right now here it is not snowing but it is very cold. it is windy. if you are headed up to the sierra be prepared and be prepared for traffic. thanksgiving is the busiest time of the year in terms of traffic. as you can see right now, the interstate is fairly clear. >> reporter: this morning traffic was light. but caltrans says 2-3,000 cars per hour will pass over the summit of interstate 80. so this family from san jose timed their trip just right. >> easy. no traffic at all. zero. >> reporter: but they had to drive to king veil to find enough snow to slide on. >> tons of fun. >> reporter: the mountains aren't covered in snow but the ski resorts have been making snow. >> i was surprised. we were happy. >> they have been open since october but squaw valley is one of several opening in time for thanksgiving. the haul day is consider -- the holiday is considered a bonus as they expect to open by mid- december. >> 8 inches of natural storm. and w

ktvu's ken pritchett tell us how internet sales actually help brick and mortar stores. >> avoiding the hectic shopping experience is why many people shop online. >> i do half of it online and half at the store. because i like the ambience of being with the people at the store. >> reporter: shopping on mobile devices such as iphones and i pads made up 10% of those sales. >> if i were to purchase something i probably would use my iphone because it's a mini computer. >> reporter: after a jump in sales on black friday it is expect cyber monday will top last year's $1 million mark. >> 2010 it was 100% bigger than 2009 and this year our expectation will be 20% bigger than black friday. >>> but despite a huge surge in online shopping, going to the store and walking out with a bag in hand is still by far how people spend their holiday cash. >> i like going into the stores and being able to see and touch and feel stuff. that's just me though. >> reporter: the boost of sales is also the same for traditional stores such as macy's. because department store sales online jumped by 60% compared to la

. >>> from alex we go straight to ken pritchett who talked to a witness shortly after that shooting, ken. >> reporter: frank we are right now outside the hass school of business. there's a police officer keeping people outside the building. the building is still evacuated. when we arrived there were students and faculty who had been evacuated. we heard from the people outside that the shooting had happened in a third floor computer lab after a staff member noticed a man with a gun in his backpack. we talked to a student who saw the gunman, here is what he saw. >> i work at the hass computer lab, four or five officers came in, they knew, it seemed as if they knew there was someone of suspicious nature in the lab. >> reporter: alex arroyo says the officers made their way into a classroom that was attached to the third floor computer lab. out of view from his location at the front desk. >> from where i was sitting i heard an altercation then, put down the gun, put down the gun, put down the gun. next thing i know i hear five or six shots, pop, pop, pop right away. >> reporter: the stude

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the free lunch is over for lawmakers. they voted to pend perks on the taxpayer dime. from now on each member will be billed $2,000 a year to cover their meal expenses. >>> the have been may over turn a law that require 6 live stock to be euthanized. the law goes further than federal laws. a ruling hasn't been issued yet but the justice appears poised to rule against the california law saying state laws can't supersede a federal law. >>> raregreement in congress could -- a rare agreement in congress. a committee approved a measure to consolidate highway industries. that is good news for our state that relys on the government for 20% of our transportation funding. >> very difficult to go with big major projects because funding is uncertain. this will create stability. >> the measure still has to pass the full senate and win in the house as well. >>> toyota announced a recall. the problem involve as glitch in the steering that could make it harder to steer. 80 owners reported reported the defects. the recall involves 550,000

some say the occupy protesters are hurting the city's bottom line, ken pritchett has the story. >> reporter: occupy oakland has made their message clear, shut down the city. but that's leaving some business owners with a tough decision. clorox is here but many of the businesses are small mom and pop operations like uncle willie's bar-be-que. >> we support the cause but we have a family we need to feed, we need the business. >> reporter: this vietnamese restaurant plans to close but this burrito stand will stay open. >> if you're part of the 99% which i think most of us are, you're hurting the others. >> reporter: the movement is blamed for killing three oakland business deals. >> one with 38,000 square feet pulled out of a deal. one with 100 employees pulled out of a deal another with 15,000 square foot pulled out of a deal. >> reporter: the oakland port is one of the most busy and also on the list of a blockade. >> of our piers we heard from one of them that they have decided to shutdown. there was some reference to the november 2nd action. >> reporter: others worry about getting home thro

some say the occupy protesters are hurting the city's bottom line, ken pritchett has the story. >> reporter: occupy oakland has made their message clear, shut down the city. but that's leaving some business owners with a tough decision. clorox is here but many of the businesses are small mom and pop operations like uncle willie's bar-be-que. >> we support the cause but we have a family we need to feed, we need the business. >> reporter: this vietnamese restaurant plans to close but this burrito stand will stay open. >> if you're part of the 99% which i think most of us are, you're hurting the others. >> reporter: the movement is blamed for killing three oakland business deals. >> one with 38,000 square feet pulled out of a deal. one with 100 employees pulled out of a deal another with 15,000 square foot pulled out of a deal. >> reporter: the oakland port is one of the most busy and also on the list of a blockade. >> of our piers we heard from one of them that they have decided to shutdown. there was some reference to the november 2nd action. >> reporter: others worry about getting home thro

they're americans first and foremost. >> reporter: ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> whale watcherse been getting a remarkable treat lately in santa cruz, but it comes with a warning. as these home videos show, humpback whales are swimming very close to shore, attracted by tiny marine organisms, called krill. they can get up to 50 feet long and weigh up to 40 tons. with kayaks and other small boats, they're getting close to these whales, there's concern for those onboard. >> the whales could send that person flying into the air, or if you have a calf, a mother is going to protect her calf. >> the boaters could face fines, starting at $2,500, if they get within 100 yards of those whales. >>> those who work at the monterey bay aquarium, are sad to learn a young shark released just nine days ago has died. it was released last week off the coast of santa barbara county, where it was originally caught. aquarium officials said the shark appeared to be doing well, but his tag popped free this afternoon, and they realized the shark had died shortly after his release. >>> trembling. i didn't

ktvu's ken pritchett talked to a federal agency with a new top ten list of accused medicare criminals and the connection to the bay area. >> reporter: this is 25-year- old ecetarina slikova of russia accused of living it up from money stolen from medicare. she was part of an organized crime network that stole over $50 million a crime that started with i.d. theft of medicare residents skr- z they will steal, they match those two together and they bill medicare for millions of the dollars of services they never provided. >> reporter: money was laundered through thousands of fake businesses including a bogus doctors office in this san francisco building. and a bay area doctors identity was stolen by the group. >> now they come knocking at your door and says, you owe tacks on $3 million of income and you have no idea what they're talking about. >> reporter: but after years of investigation of slyvoka she bailed and went back to russia. when they knock down one of these medicare organized crime screams -- schemes some of the same people resurface later. they're looking into a bakery that i

they're americans first and foremost. >> reporter: ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> whale watchers have been getting a remarkable treat lately in santa cruz, but it comes with a warning. as these home videos show, humpback whales are swimming very close to shore, attracted by tiny marine organisms, called krill. they can get up to 50 feet long and weigh up to 40 tons. with kayaks and other small boats, they're getting close to these whales, there's concern for those onboard. >> the whales could send that person flying into the air, or if you have a calf, a mother is going to protect her calf. >> the boaters could face fines, starting at $2,500, if they get within 100 yards of those whales. >>> those who work at the monterey bay aquarium, are sad to learn a young shark released just nine days ago has died. it was released last week off the coast of santa barbara county, where it was originally caught. aquarium officials said the shark appeared to be doing well, but his tag popped free this afternoon, and they realized the shark had died shortly after his release. >>> trembling. i di

ktvu's ken pritchett is live in the city with one candidate's unusual approach.en. >> reporter: maureen, we're in the park not because of the people with the sign or the music, but because of what you are going to see. this video we shot a little time ago, goats that are carrying sign for the john avalos for mayor complain. it may seem like a strange idea, but it got our attention and got the candidate's name on tv. so it worked. many of the candidates are reaching out in a variety of ways, as the seconds in this campaign tick away you had to be nimble and fast to keep up with the candidates on this sunday. sent leeland yee's trolley stopped here and at the time time interim mayor ed lee was reminding voters about election tuesday. campaigners for dennis herrera were on geary street. and tony hall was at a shopping center. >> i think we're doing really well. we're going to be in the mix of this one, believe it or not, even in san francisco. >> reporter: no matter of the candidate or size of the entourage, they said they felt good about the election. >> we're goin

ktvu's ken pritchett talked to a federal agency with a new top ten list of accused medicare criminals and the connection to the bay area. >> reporter: this is 25-year- old ecetarina slikova of russia accused of living it up from money stolen from medicare. she was part of an organized crime network that stole over $50 million a crime that started with i.d. theft of medicare residents skr- z they will steal, they match those two together and they bill medicare for millions of the dollars of services they never provided. >> reporter: money was laundered through thousands of fake businesses including a bogus doctors office in this san francisco building. and a bay area doctors identity was stolen by the group. >> now they come knocking at your door and says, you owe tacks on $3 million of income and you have no idea what they're talking about. >> reporter: but after years of investigation of slyvoka she bailed and went back to russia. when they knock down one of these medicare organized crime screams -- schemes some of the same people resurface later. they're looking into a bakery that i

they will be around but a parent that is a ware can then be caution. >> reporter: ken pritchett. ktvu channel 2news. >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney reveal aid new add using the president's own campaign from 2008 against him. >> i'm cost we can steer ourselves out of this. >> the add was timed to hit the air waves in new hampshire when the president was making his own appearance. it features snippets of the president's speech in october of 2008. democratic party official its say the quotes were taken out of context. >> michelle baachmann is predicting victory in iowa. >> ly win because it's time to have a mother in the white house. we never had that to have a mom in the white house. i think its time. >> she believe there is will be an upset in iowa. she said there is a good ground organization and the campaign has worked hard. she is trailing in the polls. >> the republican candidates are facing off in a debate that just got started. >> i think -- we can all agree if you like what obama has done you will love when he has done to the national security. former penn

we have team coverage tonight, ken pritchett has more on the victim's. first to eric rasmussen with more on the dramatic surveillance video of that shooting and the possible connection to local rap artists. >> reporter: police confirmed today that a group of people had just finished recording a video. they blew out the tires on this car, and they hit seven people. and all of it was caught on surveillance video. surveillance cameras captured the moments that gunshots sent people scrambles. look closely and you can see one man on the ground shooting back. a second camera around the corner recorded three of the shooters from behind. one of them continued shooting as he backed away. when the shooting stopped, seven people had been hit including 1-year-old harem lawrence. >> it's tragic for a little kid like that to be shot at such a young age and he didn't do anything. >> reporter: local wrapper kafani says the young victim is his cousin. oakland police confirm people in the crowd had just finished recording a music video, but even though a promotional van w

. >> i think the mayor has made it clear pritchett is not want people camping in the city. >> they are not enforcing it. >> with the mayor decides to enforce a, there will be time to do it. >> if they are forced to take down their tents, they say they will come back. they do not think the city is ready to deal with it. >> i do not think they are willing to risk that. >> occupiers and york city are marching down to washington, d.c. and are expected to step down in baltimore this weekend. it will be interesting to see how many of them stay and how many from other cities come down here. the word is stuck there are no plans to remove the tax. -- tents. >> there is continuing coverage of the occupied baltimore protests and a nation on our web site. you can find it all on wbaltv.com. baltimore county police are looking for two man who insulted a girl this afternoon treat the victim told police she was walking in the 1800 block of woodlawn drive when one man forced her into a van at gunpoint for the drop off into another location, possibly baltimore city. the victim told police it was there s

at berkeley, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> again the hass business school was evacuated after that shooting. this is the text alert sent to students after it happened. a suspect is in custody and it warned them to stay away from the building. >>> all of this happened just after 2:00 this afternoon. four students were inside the room when the shots were fired. authorities then shot the man several times. police were tipped off after a staff member saw the man hold the gun out of his backpack in an elevator. >> he looked at her, and then apparently reached into his backpack, pulled out an object which this person thought might be a gun, but didn't know for certain. was now know for certain it was a gun. and put it back into his backpack and then got off on the third floor. >> that suspect is now at highland hospital, we do not know about his condition. >>> protesters are taking part in a general assembly. earlier they were taking part in a general strike. eric rasmussen is right in the middle of that crowd there at sprawl plaza. what's going on as we speak. >> reporter: this cro

good evening i'm ken pritchett in for ken wayne. >> hello everyone again, i'm heather holmes. bracing for the city's next move after another warning to vacate city property or face arrest. oakland protesters have standing firm preparing for a possible show down with police. jade hernandez has been at the scene monitoring the situation at frank ogawa. she spoke to demonstrators who told her they expect a police raid any time. >> reporter: at tonight's general assembly protesters discussed this latest notice to vacate and to stop what to do if arrested. despite city warning more than 110 tents remain at frank ogawa. >> i wonder more on what will happen if i'm not sheer. -- if i'm not sheer. >> reporter: for good reason the seattle woman remains. >> i got arrested and got roughed up pretty good by the oakland police and i was surprised. >> reporter: so tonight the general assembly warned protesters and briefly instructed those gathered to take down a phone number to call if jailed. some occupiers are concerned if and when police move in anarchist, plaid in black and wearing gas m

ken pritchett is live in -- why brick and mortar stores can also be happy. >> because of such a large increase in sales online, traditional department stores are also seeing some good news in these numbers coming out because department stores online, their online sales jumped by 60% compared to last year. avoiding the hectic shopping experience. >> i did half of it online and half of it in the stores because i like the ambience of being out with the people. >> reporter: online sales are surging up more than 24% over last year according to john squire. >> the spending started on thanksgiving so thanksgiving was up 39.3%. >> he says shopping on mobile devices such as i-phones and i- pads made up 10% of those sales. >> if i were to purchase something i probably would use any i-phone. >> it is expected that cyber monday will top last year's 1 billion-dollar mark. >> this year our expectation will be 20% at least bigger than black friday. >> but despite a huge surge in online shopping going to the store and walking out with a bag in hand is still by far how people spend their holiday cash.

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in live storm tracker two, picking up a few showers offshore. they are weak, as this system passing but it's going to be a weak one. tomorrow lots of clouds in the bay area. here's the system, main system is going to help south. heaviest rainfall is going to be down here in encenada. computer model does this. here we are tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m., rain still offshore. here we are at noontime and you can see showers just hanging offshore with a few widely scattered showers. we will run the rest of the model, and we will go right to the five day forecast. we still have your weekend in view with a lot of clouds. >> the wall street journal reported that facebook has agreed to make changes to resolve a nearly 2-year-old investigation. the paper says the settlement would require facebook to get explicit consent to make changes. >>> facebook is also changing its news feed. facebook is adding a sort link at the top of the news feed. users who pick highlighted stories will push the story to the top of the page. >>> casino workers protest their workin

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in live storm tracker two, picking up a few showers offshore. they are weak, as this system passing but it's going to be a weak one. tomorrow lots of clouds in the bay area. here's the system, main system is going to help south. heaviest rainfall is going to be down here in encenada. computer model does this. here we are tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m., rain still offshore. here we are at noontime and you can see showers just hanging offshore with a few widely scattered showers. we will run the rest of the model, and we will go right to the five day forecast. we still have your weekend in view with a lot of clouds. >> the wall street journal reported that facebook has agreed to make changes to resolve a nearly 2-year-old investigation. the paper says the settlement would require facebook to get explicit consent to make changes. >>> facebook is also changing its news feed. facebook is adding a sort link at the top of the news feed. users who pick highlighted stories will push the story to the top of the page. >>> casino workers protest their workin

in davis, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> john issued a statement about the police pepper spraying at university of california at davis saying a i am appalled by the way students at university of california at davis were treated. police should know better than to pepper spray peaceful protesters. he saformer university of california reginant. >>> police moved in and removed the occupy encampment from snow park. they gave protesters time to gather their things and leave. >> they asked us politely with no harassment, they gathered together in groups, offered to help us, make sure we could see. >> workers brought in trucks to remove personal belongings. a few protesters remain but all of the tents were gone. >>> in san jose protesters is keeping up the presence across the street from city hall and will hold another gathering in an hour. there were 7 people and they will keep demonstrating till the city gives them what they want a permit to move their protest to the plaza in front of city hall. they also say they will keep the protest on the move. >> city hall may stop us from being st

ken pritchett. >>> for the latest on the occupy movement be sure to visit ktvu.com then click on the occupy protest tab. >>> in arizona, authorities confirmed that six people including three young children were all killed in a plane crash near mesa last night. the twin engine plane slammed right into a sheer cliff and then caught fire. scorch marked are clearly visible right up the mountainside. the pilot had just picked up his three kids. two other adults were also on board. so far there's no indication of a cause. >> it happened just at the very crest of this mountain almost as if it would make it over. the crash occurred there and the debris was scattered not only due to the crash but the manner of the explosion. >> at this point only the body of a child has been recovered. the nature of the mountains and canyons is makes it extremely difficult for search teams to reach the crash site. >>> federal investigators say pilot error is the likely cause of a plane crash that killed two. the pilot of the cessna was given instructions for take off. he was also told that take off was at his

ken pritchett. >>> for the latest on the occupy movement be sure to visit ktvu.com then click on the occupy protest tab. >>> in arizona, authorities confirmed that six people including three young children were all killed in a plane crash near mesa last night. the twin engine plane slammed right into a sheer cliff and then caught fire. scorch marked are clearly visible right up the mountainside. the pilot had just picked up his three kids. two other adults were also on board. so far there's no indication of a cause. >> it happened just at the very crest of this mountain almost as if it would make it over. the crash occurred there and the debris was scattered not only due to the crash but the manner of the explosion. >> at this point only the body of a child has been recovered. the nature of the mountains and canyons is makes it extremely difficult for search teams to reach the crash site. >>> federal investigators say pilot error is the likely cause of a plane crash that killed two. the pilot of the cessna was given instructions for take off. he was also told that take off was at his

ken pritchett is at san francisco state and says staff members say they are being robbed of money they have earned. >> reporter: what happened here a few hours ago that picket took place at all 23 campuses, members took to the picket line demanding pay and change. 99% is the cry of occupy protesters but that's not what this is. dozens of staff took to the picket line on 19 the avenue to protest everything from pay to declining teaching conditions due to budget cuts. >> class that i may have had 30 students now is about 50. >> we want people to understand that the system is now broken. >> reporter: a one professor joined this union picket organized by the california faculty association. they say csu went back on $20 million in pay races agreed to by both sides in negotiations two years ago. >> we did the work for which we were expecting to get the wakes and they were withheld. that's called wage theft. >> reporter: the chancellor's office said the races were based on anticipated funding but the state cut more than half a billion dollars from the system. >> pay $20 million in races when

ken pritchett tells us how csu faculty picketed it at all 23 campuses across the state today in protestcupy protesters but this is not an occupy event. dozens of san francisco state faculty took to the picket line on 19th avenue to protest everything from pay to declining teaching conditions due to budget cuts. >> a class that i might have had 30 students in, maybe 35 now is running about 50 50 students. we want people to understand that the system is now broken. >> reporter: deriotus joined this union picket. the union says csu reneged on negotiations two years ago. >> we did the work for which we were expecting to get those wages and those wages were withheld. in other words that's known as wage theft. >> reporter: but the csu say it is state cut more than half a billion dollars from the csu system. >> today $20 million in raises when we're receiving such massive cuts is fiscally irresponsible for the universities. >> reporter: the possibility of $100 million more, today it was a picket on november 17th faculty at two csu campus. - - campus. >> tim: go on strike. >>> university of cal

ken pritchett tells us how csu faculty picketed it at all 23 campuses across the state today in protesthe cry of occupy protesters but this is not an occupy event. dozens of san francisco state faculty took to the picket line on 19th avenue to protest everything from pay to declining teaching conditions due to budget cuts. >> a class that i might have had 30 students in, maybe 35 now is running about 50 50 students. we want people to understand that the system is now broken. >> reporter: deriotus joined this union picket. the union says csu reneged on negotiations two years ago. >> we did the work for which we were expecting to get those wages and those wages were withheld. in other words that's known as wage theft. >> reporter: but the csu say it is state cut more than half a billion dollars from the csu system. >> today $20 million in raises when we're receiving such massive cuts is fiscally irresponsible for the universities. >> reporter: the possibility of $100 million more, today it was a picket on november 17th faculty at two csu campus. - - campus. >> tim: go on strike. >>> unive

. >> reporter: it my sound like john pritchett is searching for extra terrestrial. >> he is part of arowing trends who has been around for 100 years. according to the federal communications commission, ham radio lies ens are at an all- time high. >> that's great. that's a wonderful hobby. >> it's one of these radios we can easily communication around the world. >> the ham radio business is going well. >> i think there is something magical about being able to communicate with people around the world using nothing but radio, wireless communication, you don't have to rely on cell phones. >> while most hams talk to people in far off distances. if you want to ham it off with friends, you need to do a search. this is the equivalent of ham- to-ham. most radios compete to find a transmitter. they attach them to a receiver. >> the fox hunt is really fun. competition being the first to find the transmitter. >> all you need ace couple up bucks to get started and an fcc license to join the craze. michele maccalusso. >> it's a craze. >> i'll stick to my smart phone. i can't figure all at that out.