this week of course marked by the situation in oakland california iraq war veteran scott olsen who you see standing here he is fully protesting well moments after this video was taken he was severely injured you can see him there on the gurney being carried out taken to a hospital with a fractured skull this of course sent shock waves throughout the world and in particular through the military veterans community as well as the occupy movements we also have some video from last night in oakland california more than a thousand people came out with candles and signs holding vigil in honor of scott olsen we're told by the way his condition has been upgraded from critical to fair but he will need brain surgery hospital officials say scott is awake and aware but unable to talk since the injuries he sustained are near the speech center of his brain two tours in iraq and it's oakland california where scott olsen is badly injured it's a reality again that has really outraged so many people including military veterans in this country and one in particular you remember you may remember this video

to four year old marine and iraq war veteran scott olsen shot in the head by a police tear gas canister unable to even see his name. he's now in critical condition. at a march of solidarity with the open protesters in new york leads to ten arrests. protesters slammed into the ground and netted by police earlier in another marine confronts police treatment of protesters in a video now gone viral on the web. if you think those who risk their lives for america now part of the uprising marines and others who serve the u.s. go public in their fight for the occupy wall street because let's find out what this means for them the fact that more and more military personnel are joining us shows that they recognize that this is an american movement it's not about hippies in a negative stereotype thirty year old gary briggs has served in the national guard for the last ten years he's spending his short vacation at occupy wall street just marines national guard maybe studios. there and more the better a guardsman is outraged at the fact that marines are getting attacked at home but top that better sh

why they think it might have been an exploding tear gas canister now earlier i spoke to want to scott olsen's friends and also a fellow iraq war veteran names emily gates to start things off i asked her to give me a quick update on her friend scott wilson's condition take a listen. well yes the last i heard is that god is now in their condition of greed and. breeding on his own but it seems like he's going to need surgery to remove some of the pressure from his brain. what was your reaction the reaction of other veterans that you've spoken with over the last twenty four hours to see this video i could be mistaken but i'm pretty sure scott was even wearing that trend's t. shirt when this happened what has been the conversation about the fact that this happened . well first got was at an impact bring a better and for peace t. shirt which i think makes all of this even more ironic but the veterans community is just completely horrified that all this happened to scott and that this could happen to anybody but especially to a veteran it just goes to show you the the reaction of law enforcement to

this reaction especially at the video that was why rule was shocking this release scott olsen is you know a patriot for this country and he you know decided to go out and stand up for the people he chose to protect in iraq so. you know the police no disregard for him or his uniform was shocking you know i believe so interesting to him he was wearing a veterans for peace t. shirt at the time that this happened i know that your reaction is not unique a lot of people are just simply outraged when they saw these pictures come down i want to play some video from a couple nights ago in new york when news of what happened in oakland a raid came down these are some pictures of occupy wall street protesters in new york just a couple nights ago the protesters showing solidarity with what happened in oakland i think. we're seeing your head in this video actually as well i'm pretty sure you were down there it just tell us a little bit about what that was like so many people in the three it looks like there's police officers there as well what was the mood i just a couple nights ago there in on o

again i want to try to convince the galvanized large numbers was the story of iraq war veteran scott olsen was hidden ahead by tear gas canister close range leaving him critically wounded here's video of scott being carried out after he was initially hit. was. shot. but you. today scott was upgraded from critical to stable condition but he still remains in the hospital and already calls been made for the city's mayor to step down people across the country veterans abroad in war zones have all decided to join and call for solidarity to join. this movement asked for more people around the country to really join up but you know this is one of the things too that shed light on the mainstream media the fact that it's overlooked so much of the coverage of the occupy movement or i guess what you can better explain as mockery of this movement as they basically describe them as a bunch of spoiled dirty hippies but now u.s. veterans are taking part because they've been a group that's been harder hit than the average population in this economy the national official unemployment not counting the six s

and authorities say they are investigating an incident involving 24-year-old scott olsen. olsen survived two tours of duty in iraq. he's a veteran. he was critically injured with a fractured skull after getting hit with a projectile. >> [ bleep ]. >> help him! >> [ bleep ]. >> olsen remains in an oakland hospital, but his condition has been upgraded to fair. vigils across america are honoring olsen are planned for tonight. joining me now is joshua sheppard. josh is a friend of scott olsen and was at the occupy oakland protests with scott. he is also a veteran of the united states navy. great to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time, josh. >> thank you. >> the "l.a. times" is reporting that scott will undergo surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. can you tell us anything? do you know anything about that? >> yeah. scott was removed from his breathing machine. he's listed in fair condition. but yeah, it is still a very significant injury. and we're maintaining optimism, but we are still very cautious. >> josh, what happened? explain to our audience tonight what

tonight doctors say scott olsen is in fair condition. this is video from a vigil held earlier where supporters lit candles. the former marine suffered a fractured skull. a friend of scott olsen's visited him at the hospital today. >> i am happy the prognosis now that he is doing better. however, i was mad about the fact he went to iraq and didn't get injured and got injured here. >> scott olsen's parents arrived from wisconsin today. his status has been upgraded to fair. >>> some members of the o-o movement are seeking ref fuge of the occupy berkeley movement. this group that writes and sings protest songs was in oakland tuesday. protesters in san francisco. police say they were just preparing to help out in oakland if it was needed. the player says he wants to work with the protesters to keep the plaza clean. eviction plans appear to be on old. >>> stay with kron 4 news as we continue to cover the protest, we have the latest on our website, www.kron.com. and don't forget, share your photographs, videos and your opinions with us on our f

an unknown number of protesters were injured again scott olsen was among them.e is going to be star power out here today. michael moore, the famous documentary maker is going to be out here not to shoot footage, as far as we know, but showing his support for the occupy oakland forces which have come back to frank ogawa plaza. police were saying they were going to remove them if they came back, but they are not doing that now. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> speaking of scott olsen this morning the iraq war vet who was badly injured during tuesday night's protest is now in fair condition. he suffered a skull fracture when he was hit by a fear gas canister fired by police. last night demonstrators held a can jill light vigil. doctors are --s did are hopeful -- doctors are hopeful he will make a full recovery. >> scott olsen is featured in a new ad blasting oakland's mayor. >> is mayor quan, is this your city? is this how we treat free speech in the united states of america? >> the ad produced and paid for by moveon.org begins running today. over images of tear gas

and opened more than a thousand people came out with candles and signs holding vigil in honor of scott olsen we're told by the way that his condition has been upgraded from critical to fair but he will need brain surgery hospital officials say scott is awake and aware but on able to talk so that the injuries he sustained apparently took place near the speech center of his brain in some ways this incident has awakened a sleeping giant giant the military community in this country and who have band together in support of scott olsen one of those people is mathis sure row afghanistan war veteran and antiwar activist i spoke to him a short time ago and here is part of our conversation. there was shocking in horrifying and you know i immediately actually had a flashback to an event three years ago nearly to the day where another friend of mine nick morgan was also had a skull fractured by the police on the sidewalk peacefully protesting when they tried to clear an intersection. it's heartbreaking. especially to think that this young man when overseas twice and came back in one piece to a country i

in any event, scott olsen parents are in the bay area they arrived yesterday. although he is in fair condition at this point he is unable to speak. >>justine: some members of the occupy oakland movement are seeking refuge in the occupy berkeley movement. this group that writes and sings protest songs weren't there tuesday before the confrontation with the police. occupy participants in san francisco are still on edge after rumors spread that they will be kicked out of their encampment. the raid by the police never happen. the police told us they were assembling on wednesday night in case oakland police needed extra help. mayor ed lee said the war to work with the protesters to keep justin herman plaza clean. the eviction plans in san francisco now appear to be on hold. stay with us on kron4 as we continue to cover the occupy protesters around the bay area, around the nation and around the world. we have the latest information on our web site at kron4.com. you can share your photographs, videos, and your opinions with us on our face the, and our twitter feed. >>

look at a tribute to a former marine scott olsen injured in a protest tuesday night. some say he was hit by a tear gas canister thrown by police he's in fair condition now. there are 30 tents up now in the place where occupy oakland held a meeting last night. mayor quan wanted to speak but her appearance caused such a ruckus, pro and con she never did speak. >> we need to show everybody that we are a little bit nicer than you think. a little bit cleaner, we'll clean it up, come back stronger, it up better, no more rats, nothing like that >> reporter: more than one -- 100 arrests tuesday night. protesters clashing with police tuesday night. mayor quan has apologized for the outcome of that demonstration. she says she is going to take things one day at a time going forward. dozens are sleeping out here peacefully not a police officer in sight. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> police in cupertino looking for a man who nearly choked the life out of a student at de anza college. this is a sketch. the woman describes him at 5'4, blonde hair and speaks with a russian accent.

barrage of police but these pictures now being seen around the world the man you're seeing there scott olsen military veteran who served two tours in iraq he's being carried away there had a fractured skull and brain swelling from blunt force trauma possibly from an exploding tear gas canister these pictures are perhaps one reason police decided to leave last night you could call it a tactical victory for protesters who were also given support for from oakland's mayor that's a mayor earlier praised police for their response now she says police presence could be kept to a minimal. those pictures you just ask on olson sparked anger from so many people including many fellow veterans the internet today filled with a major show of support and i want to read just a few of those comments posted on the business insider website today the first one is by someone who calls themselves euthanasia but they write fellow veteran here as well that's our effing brother i didn't stomp around in the you know like to come home and watch my brothers spit on like this. and one kid process as when someone attacks a

people trying to help injured marine scott olsen in the summer police rounding. and there you have the flash back again into this how this just one of the footage that we've been getting from the u.s. again you can see more on you tube dot com swash our team. and over on our website we've also got plenty more on this story including news of digital help for demonstrators there's a new application for android phones called i'm getting arrested it alerts lawyers friends and family if a protester is. you can check out all the details at r t v dot com. now european banks will write off fifty percent of greek debt the deal was reached during an emergency summit in brussels which continued well into the night among other measures the eurozone and the i.m.f. will give the country another one hundred billion euros and rescue there's also an agreement on expanding the bailout fund to one trillion euros and commenting on the deal the french president nicolas sarkozy said he plans to turn to china for help on friday the c.e.o. of europe's bailout fund. to talk to potential

especially scott olsen sparked anger from so many people including fellow veterans take a look at this picture this is a photo of marine corps sergeant j.j. until holding up a picture of also and a sign that says you did this to my brother several people wrote in with comments and i want to share a few euthenasia writes a fellow veteran here as well that's our effin brother i didn't stomp around in the you know what to come home and watch my brothers spit on like this. and one key pro says when someone attacks u.s. marine who are very much my family i will stand and i will fight to protect them because they did the same for me and asked nothing in return and love and live in comments oakland just woke up a sleeping dog or a dog the police need to protect them the police are supposed to be that dog instead they bite their owner looks like they woke up the big dogs we need you we have reached a tipping point the numbers of people joining throughout the u.s. have been skyrocketing and we want to take a deeper look now into the changing faces of this movement and how it's changing the move

his video shows scott olsen on the ground after he was hit. many protesters were already retreating but some stayed behind to help him. a police officer can be seen throwing tear gas into the crowd. he served two tours of duty in iraq without injury, today his friends spoke out in front of city hall. >> i think it's uncockable that some of our citizens can protect our citizens, just to come back and have our own police injure them. >> tonight he is in serious but stable condition at a hospital. >>> we encourage you to stay with kron 4 news as we dorff opprotest. we will keep you updated in oakland and san francisco throughout the newscast. >>> well, moving on to weather. a big chill will be settling in throughout the bay area thursday morning. what is going on? >> it's already getting cold. look at these temperatures. 40s. we are going to be dropping to near freezing in the north bay. right now 44 santa rosa. 43 half moon bay. 73 napa. 79 los gatos. most 30s in the north bay. tomorrow cold start to the day. napa 34 degrees. warmest location in

week. >> scott olsen is a good example of the police brutality. the underlying threat to this whole movement has to do with police brutality. >> our message to the police is hands off the vets. >> organizers very occupy oakland say they are also planning to march to the port of oakland and shut it down as part of their wednesday general strike as well. >>> this morning, the oakland mayor calls for a general strike on an official-looking city website, but the only problem is the mayor's staff says that site is a fake. take a look yourself. looks pretty official at first glance, but the site is oaklandmayor.com. the city's official website is oaklandnet.com. the imposter website boasts a letter allegedly penned by the mayor in which she supports the occupy movement and calls for a general strike. the mayor's office denies these claims and calls them bogus. we are still trying to track down who created that fake website. >> we, the people, want to occupy the economy that is ours. this is a democracy. [ cheers and applause ] it's as simple as that. we

we're told the mayor did come by and she told scott olsen i'm sorry for what happened to you. and they said he shook her hand. now, the police department has said this is their highest priority in terms of investigations. as you may know there is a vigil tonight at 7:00. live in highland hospital, abc 7 news. >> thank you. and now, when scott collapsed on the street a group moved in quickly to help him. but what transpired that have is now under scrutiny by police and protestors. the tactics police followed in situations like this. oakland's interim chief acknowledges officers fired bean bag rounds. the chief said they were used against those throwing objects at the officers. >> and that is fired from a 37 mm firearm. and there is no flash that was used. >> and there are protestors insist the grenades were tossed when a group of people came to help scott olsen, people were behind two barricades. take a look at the officer highlighted. he steps back, someone throws an object at the crowd, then, the officer tosses some kind of canister. >> this explodes. >> i don't see the prote

. >> the police chief visited scott olsen in the hospital. >> to express our concern about what happened to him. and that to let them know that this wasn't something we intended to happen z that we're sorry that that took place. >> very been contacted by a number of people. >> in the meantime, oakland civil rights attorney says he's been contacted by several demonstrators injured in suing over actions tuesday night. >> we're evaluating to determine whether or not constitutional rights were violated. no decisions have been made as to future litigation is going to take place. >> and there appears events have drawn new faces to the movement like iraq war veteran officials. >> in tuesday night what they did to a fellow iraq veteran met vaited me. >> and she was before the encampment. the mayor told us she's taking a day by day approach to this growing tent city. health inspectors i'm told will be taking tours and going through to see what conditions exist. but at this point there is no clear plan fwou leave the campers, and tents, alone. >> and there is doctors expect scott olsen, the iraqi

you need to know this occupy oakland demonstrator an iraq war veteran scott olsen still in the hospital in stable condition with a fractured skull after being hit the head of the tear gas canister canister during tuesday night's police assault on occupy oakland in solidarity the movement returned to the streets last night and this time the police left their military tactics at home and investigation has been launched by the oakland police department to determine if the police action used on tuesday that left one man fighting for his life was too excessive in the aftermath of this week's violence oakland mary jeanne on has changed her tune after initially praising the police's crackdown on occupy oakland on monday night where kwan threw her support behind the ninety nine percent movement in a statement released last night reading we support the goals of the occupy wall street movement if i levels of unemployment and we have high levels of foreclosure that makes oakland part of the ninety nine percent too if you cited to have a minimal police presence at the plaza for the short term and b

consequences of the clashes between police and protesters of the occupy movement like the story of scott olsen the twenty three twenty four year old iraq war veteran who was hit in the head at close range by a tear gas canister just days ago compared to the hours the respect discussing this poll about hillary clinton scott only received a few minutes of coverage on all the networks today. the iraq war vet starvation his goal as you may recall fractured during an occupy rally with you tonight witnesses say he was struck by a tear gas canister fired by police officers family members say that you can now talk to the right but doctors still haven't ruled out surgery. i personally find it outrageous that every news channel isn't spending time talking about the occupy movement the importance of veterans becoming a part of that movement or talking about the militarization of the police force in this country the fact that practicing your first amendment rights has become criminalized in some respects we don't have the greater issues that need to be addressed and need to be solved those are the convers

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this is scott olsen, the marine who was injured. we do have that video that shows the moment last night when he was hurt. it was chaotic. and scott olsen who's seen two tours of war in iraq found himself on the ground at home at the occupy oakland protest. people were picking up the marine and carrying him away from the police line and the cans of tear gas. his eyes were open, but people there tell us he appeared to be in shock. our video shows that while olsen was on the ground, one officer tossed a cannister into the group and exploded into the crowd where they were trying to help the fallen marine. the marine under sedation has bleeding in his brain. back at the protest, one young man who helped olsen last night was still shaken and showed us a large bruise on his back. >> i was trying to carry him away and they shot me in the side. >> reporter: they held a brief meeting about his friend. >> he's a very peaceful, generous person. for example, he's really into the occupy movement. he would work his job during the day as a computer

this week was of course marked by the situation though in oakland california iraq war veteran scott olsen you see him standing there peacefully protesting moments after this video was taken he was severely injured carried away taken to the hospital with a fractured skull this video these pictures sent shock waves through the world and in particular through the military veterans community and all throughout occupy movements around the country. take a look at this video from last night in oakland more than a thousand people came out with candles and signs holding vigil and honor of scott olsen we're told by the way his condition has been upgraded from critical to fair he will apparently need brain surgery hospital officials say scott is awake and aware but unable to talk since the injuries he sustained are near the speech center of his brain. i want to talk more about the evolution of this movement with ron you call it a journalist with alter net who has been covering this hey there ron you're we just covered a lot of ground showing pictures from around the country and i want to talk about

highland hospital says 24-year-old scott olsen was discharged yesterday. his condition has improved since his skull was fractured by some type of object. his friends say it may have been a police tear gas canister. >>> halloween fever seems to be taking over the occupy movement in san francisco. several protesters got into the halloween spirit.today, and organizers told demonstrators to dress up as what scares them the most. such as a ghost, a goblin, or a quote greedy banker. protesters also marched down market street in downtown. and police are also letting the protest camp in justin herman plaza remain intact at least for now. >>> in santa rosa, a change of heart, by city officials after occupation protesters took up residents at that city hall today. on wednesday, occupy santa rosa announced plans to set up tents in defiance of laws against camping at city hall. the city manager initially promised a crackdown. but today, he instructed police not to break up the encampment for now. organizers already planned to extend their stay. >> at the council meeti

scott olsen was hit by a tear gas canister fired by police. last night demonstrators health a candlelight vigil in his honor. here's lilian kim with the story. >> we have an update on scott's condition, he's conscious. [ cheering ] >> reporter: hundreds gathered at frank ogawa plaza in oakland in honor of scott olsen the 24-year-old iraq war vet was hit in the head with police project during today night's confrontation. >> very, very upset. about him in particular because he's a veteran. he survived two tours in iraq and he got shot in the streets of oakland. >> reporter: olsen was unresponsive and had to be intubated when he arrived at the hospital. now he's breathing on his own. doctors are hopeful he will make a full recovery despite a fractured skull and major swelling on left side of his brain. >> that swelling makes him not function as well that portion of his brain is his ability to speak. other than that, he's fine. >> reporter: the hospital says hunts from around the world have called to wish him well. the new so-called face of the occ

a twenty four year old marine and iraq war veteran scott olsen shot in the head by a police tear gas canister unable to even see his name. a march of solidarity with the oakland protesters in new york leads to ten arrests. protestors slammed into the ground and netted by police earlier in another marine confronts police treatment of protesters in a video now gone viral on the web. site. you know those who risk their lives for america now part of the uprising marines and others. public in their fight for the occupy wall street let's find out for them. thirty year old gary briggs has served in the national guard for the last two years he's spending his short be cation at occupy wall street guys marines. maybe. more the better the guardsman is outraged at the fact that marines are getting attacked at home but. others here believe it won't be long however until the police join the crowds instead of restricting them . and they're going to. zero but even if this doesn't happen the movement won't be scared away any time soon with marines and other military vets pledging to have the proteste

veteran seriously injured this week in the police crackdown of the occupy protest. 24-year-old scott olsen has been recovering at highland hospital in oakland. police say he suffered a head injury in violence on tuesday. olsen is no longer there. >> he left highland about 6:30 in the evening. his condition was the same, fair. we have no news, no new news to provide. when he left here, he was in fair condition. >> highland hospital is not releasing the facility where olsen was transferred. film maker michael moore tweeted he had gone to highland to visit olsen, not knowing he had been moved. occupy wall street -- >> to union square. some wore halloween costumes in the spirit of the holiday weekend. the city says the encampments can stay for now. they're working with protesters to keep the site clean and safe. >> protesters are being allowed in kansas city hall for the time being. protesters cheered when city officials say flounced the protesters could say stay put. the camping will be tolerated as long as there is no violence, alcohol, drugs, or public urination. thousands of people took pa

>> reporter: from portland to los angeles. >> scott olsen is a hero for standing with the people. >> reporter: tonight in many cities the occupy movement appears energized. sot olsen's family uh arrived here in the bay area from wisconsin to good news. he's been upgraded to fair condition. meantime the demonstrators will hold a vigil for olsen later on tonight. brian? >> miguel, it's bracing to hear that call for a medic in the states for a guy who survived combat overseas. miguel almaguer, thanks. >>> the protest slogan from the '60s, the whole world is watching, has never been as true as it is right now. pictures from inside the protests that the news media show often originate from social media. while police are increasingly getting called out these days for their behavior, remember, we can now see more of their behavior than ever before and they are under close scrutiny as nbc's mike taibbi reports. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., a disabled man is pulled from his wheelchair and dropped on the ground, his head wound bleeding profusely and later requiring stitches. police say he

instead, they assembled for a candlelight vigil for scott olsen, the iraq war vet shot in the head by a police projectile tuesday night. >> interview: it's a very willful line on the part of the mayor and chief of police to say they were invitessed by occupy oakland. that was never decided in any general assembly. in fact, the exact opposite was said. >> interview: we were having discussion saying we waiting inside our offices all night. >> reporter: but that does not explain why she dodged our cameras and questions about them in the plaza. >> reporter: mayor quan, you're going to drive off without addressing this. >> interview: we were hoping to speak earlier but they didn't let me. >> reporter: the police raid and the use of force have garnered so much national and international attention documentary filmmaker michael moore just tweeted he'll be in this plaza tomorrow. >> interview: yeah, this is i was just about to stay this is one for the textbooks but maybe it will be on the movie screen before that happens. >> reporter: that is a very good possibility. >> interview: mind-bogglin

marine scott olsen we'll see the minute he's lying on the ground then a group of protesters rushed up to him at that moment appears a flash bomb was thrown by one of the policemen seems to be activists will rewind it watch again other videos of the protests as well also available at our to you tube channel it appears that the ability to make footage like this public is making a difference to the current protests says joshua holland news editor of the independent news website alter net. everybody has a cell phone camera there is millions and millions and millions of cell phone cameras that are just photographing all of this stuff it all ends up on you too so i think without having a greater impact than it might have had in the past when you know if if if an act of excessive force by a police officer was in captured by c.b.s. nobody would ever see it the movement has shifted the discourse in this country dramatically just a few months ago the national journal did a study that found that the mainstream media was focusing much more on the deficit then on the unemployment crisis the forecl

reinvention scott olsen is. grounding a group of activists approved to help him but a policeman next be deliberately aiming at the protestors and the flash bombs thrown into the group that goes off immediately. to see someone again. this is from the protest are available. on our websites we've got plenty more on the story including news of a digital help for demonstrates it's not the case but i'm sure it phones called getting arrested and it's known as friends and finally a protest is being uncovered check on the details of the dot com. now european banks will write off fifty percent of greek debt the deal was reached during an emergency summit in brussels which continued well into the night among other measures the eurozone and i.m.f. will give the country another one hundred billion euro in rescue that is also agree . meantime expanding the bailout fund to one truly and you know but commenting on the deal with french president nicolas sarkozy said he plans to turn to china for help on friday as the c.e.o. of e

marine scott olsen the twenty one year old was hospitalized in critical condition with a picture of call he was hit in the by a police projectile and many marines now are up in arms are are taking to the internet very angry that a police official said in the united states were treated better in this way he was mentioned one of the many optimists that were peacefully protesting odd that suffered many injuries as police many say used the force against these occupied. to this that we're just trying to exercise their right to free speech now the crowd in oakland california has gotten even larger since the crackdown by police and here the occupy movement in new york city has negotiated sharing their supplies with the optimists didn't hold it here in new york supply keep coming in because it's. been growing louder growing larger since it began pepper seventy a lot of people believe that these athletes would not last as long as they are out but we do see that despite the what weather despite the dropping temperatures they are still out here talking about corporate influence on us politics talki