this memorial is a scott olson. he olson. he is scott olson.>reporter: scott olson is that they expected to make a full recovery. this is when he was heard on tuesday. he was badly injured. this is a confrontation involving oakland police with tear gas canisters. the police insisted they had to -- administered tear gas on to the crowd for safety. this is his roommate. >> it is important that we have to provide solidarity, and even of the police officers tried to stop us protesting. >>reporter: olson is awake but not able to talk but his family has joined him. they are by his bedside. >>mark: thank-you. the san jose occupy movement is also an area of concern. this protester is still on the 36 story. he is been of beer for nearly one week. >>mark: at 2:00 a.m., police moved in with dozens of officers descending on the ink encampment. the police declined on how many arrests were made. the protesters were advised that they are free to picket, but they're not able to stay, overnight. >>daria: this is from natural, tennessee. protesters are sitting d

. >>> scott olson is an iraq war veteran injured by police projectiles during an occupy oakland protest t. is our top story at 7:00. we are live where a vigil for scott is just getting underway. >> reporter: things are just getting started a dozen people are taking part in this event. all in honor of scott olson, the injured iraq war veteran injured a few nights ago during a protest here in oakland. people are lighting candles in his honor, friends are here and strangers, and everyone is hoping he makes a full recovery and we have just found out he is doing a lot better than he was when he first went to the hospital. his doctor gave us an update a short time ago. olson he got a visit from his parent who's flew in from out of town. >> he blossomed. it really helped. it was clear that he absolutely under stood who was there and he could communicate with them by guesture and by everything but the spoken word. he could write so he is processing information effectively. >> reporter: olson is alert and breathing on his own at this point. this is two days after injured during a protest in down

>>reporter: scott olson has come a long way since tuesday. he is now in fair condition. others at tonight vigil spread the good news. >> we have an update on scott's condition. he is conscience. [applause]. >>reporter: hundreds of people gather at the plaza in oakland in honor of scott olson. 24-year-old iraq war veteran was hit in the head with a police projectile during tuesday night violent confrontation between up protestors and officers. >> very, very upset. he's a veteran. he survived 2 tours in iraq. and he got shot in the streets of oakland. >>reporter: olson was unresponsive and had to be interest baited when he arrived at the hospital and now is communicateing in writing and breathing on his own. doctors are hopeful he will make a full recovery despite fractured skull and major swelling on the left side of the brain. >> that swelling pushes the nerves together and makes it not function as well. writ now that portion of his brain not functioning as well is his ability to speak. other than that, he's fine. >>reporter: the hospital says hundreds of people from arou

>>reporter: scott olson has come a long way since tuesday. he is now in fair condition. others at tonight vigil spread the good news. >> we have an update on scott's condition. he is conscience. [applause]. >>reporter: hundreds of people gather at the plaza in oakland in honor of scott olson. 24-year-old iraq war veteran was hit in the head with a police projectile during tuesday night violent confrontation between up protestors and officers. >> very, very upset. he's a veteran. he survived 2 tours in iraq. and he got shot in the streets of oakland. >>reporter: olson was unresponsive and had to be interest baited when he arrived at the hospital and now is communicateing in writing and breathing on his own. doctors are hopeful he will make a full recovery despite fractured skull and major swelling on the left side of the brain. >> that swelling pushes the nerves together and makes it not function as well. writ now that portion of his brain not functioning as well is his ability to speak. other than that, he's fine. >>reporter: the hospital says hundreds of people from arou

she was protesting alongside iraq war veteran scott olson when he got hit with what witnesses say was a tear gas canister. >> i turned over his eyes were rolling in the back of his head. he was bleeding out of his mouth from his head. nothing, wake up, can you hear me. >> she and others were carrying olson to safety when they got hit again. >> while we were clearly screaming for medical attention, a police officer so kindly threw a flash grenade. it hit me in the leg and exploded. it makes me really sad. i moved here a month and a half ago from dayton ohio. only 20 years old. i've never been so disappointed in my government. >> his military hat, i thought he would want it back. >> reporter: she says the man who served two tours of duty in iraq, doesn't deserve what he's suffering, a fractured skull and possible brain damage. >> i think that scott olson was a hero before tuesday. and the fact nawaz a war veteran he came to support this cause speaks volumes about him as a person. i didn't personally know him, but i'm honored that i was in to stand with him. >> we are back here -- >> we'

scott olson was transferred from highland hospital in oakland to another undisclosed medical facility this weekend. doctors say he suffered brain damage, and at this point is unable to speak. they did upgrade his condition from critical to fair and say he's able to communicate by writing notes at this point. he's now a member of the group iraq veterans against the war. many in the occupy movement see him as a symbol of police brutality. >> reporter: on tuesday night, police tried to get campers to pack up and leave. that clearly hasn't happened. in fact, this movement seems to be growing. another night of occupy oakland. another night of protesters going head to head with police. this time marching out of the plaza and into city streets. this latest march comes four days after opd tried to shut double the camp outside of city hall. >> they just sprang up. >> dozens of tents are back up. >> vietnam vet. and i'm here to support scott. >> and more seemed to be getting involved. theodore wisinger joined the movement only after seeing what happened to scott olson, the former marine, an ira

scott olson is making remarkable progress and organizers spread the good news. >> we have update on scott's condition. he is conscientiou conscientious. [applause]. >>reporter: the people who gather tonight have been following olson condition very closely. many were part of tuesday night protest in which olson got hit by a police projectile. it led to a fracture on the left side of his skull which in turn bruised the part of his rain that controls speech which is why olson can't talk. doctors however are optimistic the iraq war veteran will make a full recovery. he understands what has happened to him and able to communicate in i writing and breathing on his own. doctors don't believe they have to perform surgery. they are hoping the swelling of the brain will go down on itststs o. >> when you hit the back of the head with a hammer it swells up. same thing happens to the brain except it can't swell because it's inside a rigid skull. and so that swelling about pushes the nerves together and makes it not function as well. right now that portion of his brain that is not functioning as well is

scott olson's family arrived here in the bay area from wisconsin to good news. he's been upgraded to fair condition. meantime the demonstrators say they plan to go nowhere here in san francisco. they will hold a vigil for olson 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 was cited for public drinking and assaulting a police officer. a bystander cell phone camera on

a facebook page has been created called we are all scott olson. in a day and a half, over 600,000 people are following the page. nearly 700,000. it says united against police brutality. the world is watching in people from all over the world have been leaving comments on this page. they have been leaving their well wishes. on twitter, the hash tag scott olson has been popular all day. users are sharing his story. there are recommending people show support by sending cards to scott at highland hospital and there is a reward for the release of the name of the officer that release to the item that injured olson. if you'd like to visit the facebook page for olson, a visit our facebook fan page. >>pam: another east bay earth quake. kron4 takes you to were the worst of it was felt. >>reporter: this morning's earthquake was centered on the uc-berkeley campus. some students say, it will come up from a sound sleep. >>pam: we will speak with usgs about what these recent earthquakes could mean. >>pam: anger over the closure of five elementary schools in oakl

we understand quan visited scott olson at the hospital. she shook his hand and appare apparently he gave her a smile. again, we are hearing reports she will come out and talk with this crowd. she is going to get an earful for certain. people are very angry about what has happened here over the last few days. reporting live in oakland, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. another interesting night regarding the occupy oakland protest. >>> prosecutors say he's a man with high end taste who doesn't want to pay. a man accused of a string of art thefts pleaded guilty to stealing a picasso sketch back in july. police say they found 11 pieces of stolen art in his new jersey apartment while investigating the picasso set. in a strange twist, his attorney pointed to his mental state of mind. >> they were all taken within a 30 day period with no behavior like that before. that suggests there was a psychiatric episode going on. >> reporter: he faces 16 months in state prison for credit served for the time he's already served. >>> right now

certainly, what happened to scott olson over in san francisco will result in litigation. the cost of the obligation to oakland and the police agencies involved is going to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, even before you get to a settlement, a court trial, or any of that. what i saw in oakland last week was fear. a few bass reaction to something that the people cannot understand or control. it amazes me that throughout history, those in power never learn any less. you just get more and more people. that is what we have seen. over the last 30 years, corporate america and wall street, they have not been winning. they have been cheating. they have been taking money from the 99% and using it for political contributions, buying political representatives. taking that money, combining it with fear, theater, racism, creating things like the tea party. what scares the power about the occupied movement -- occupy movement, the things that happen to our economy have affected everyone across the entire political spectrum. you have an entire generation of people coming out of col

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>>darya: scott olson, the iraq war veteran who was injured is in fair condition this morning, still unable to speak. about 1000 people turned out to honor him. a friend of oils and visited him in the hospital, here is what he said. >> we are happy that the prognosis is better, but i was pretty mad about the fact that he did two tours in iraq and injured but was shot by police during a peaceful protest. >>darya: the parents of all seven are in the bay area this morning. they arrived from wisconsin yesterday. here is video from when it happened. a former marine suffered a fractured skull when he was hit by a projectile fired by police. this san jose protester who has been standing on top of a large wall outside of city hall says he wants to meet with city officials. sean kelly sent a handwritten note asking officials to allow protesters to remain in he will come down. police say that he could be cited or arrested when he does come down. he has been up there for nearly a week. in nashville, police arrested 30 occupy protesters. if the police moved in an overnight using the same policy that sa

scott olson works at a bay area technology company. he was reportedly hit by a tear- gas cannister fired by police. the marine veteran suffered a fractured skull. he has become a worldwide symbol of the occupy movement. >>ysabel: protesters in new york are reading this note. they are huddled in tents as the snowfall. croquettes-- the forecast calls for a mix of snow and rain. the new york mayor called the propane tanks fire hazards. >>ysabel: in the east coast, a number of homes and businesses are without power. the unusually early snowstorm is still passing over new england but is expected to stop later today. the connecticut governor says it could be longer than a week before people get electricity back. >>marty: here is a live look outside. what a contrast. a beautiful day around the bay. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. we are expecting a carbon copy of air to yesterday's. >>ysabel: it's pretty nice day. '60s and '70s. we even saw some '80s. >>marty: at the end of october. >>ysabel: 80 today is the high. 74 is not bad

doctors say scott olson was well enough to be released from highland hospital yesterday. >>> and today, the member of the hell's angels bike club killed at the funeral of another member of the hell's angels was buried in san jose, in the same cemetery where he was gunned down. kris sanchez shows us how police worked with the victim's family and hell's angels to make sure things stayed peaceful this time. >> reporter: a peaceful good-bye for the so-called enforcer for the santa cruz hell's angels. 1,000 people gathered at the center to pay respects. inside oak hill cemetery, only invited guests witnessed as his flag-draped casket made its way to the final resting place amid a military sendoff for the former marine. along the way, many gathered to witness the spectacle of hundreds of bikers moving in mass in a loud procession with a visible police presence. >> i just ride, you know. but i like to see all the bikes. it's really exciting. all the noise. >> 700 cops out here right now. four across the street, four in the parking lot. >> reporter: 700 officers may be an exagger

injured during tuesday night's occupy oakland protests remains in fair condition tonight. 24-year-old scott olson was transferred from highland hospital in oakland to another facility but where olson went is not being released. he was injured when he was hit in the head with a projectile during tuesday night's melee. >>> halloween fever is taking over the occupy movement in san francisco. ♪ demonstratorred dressed up as what scares them the most. protestors also marched down market street in downtown and police are also letting the protestors camp out -- letting the protestors camp at the plaza remain intact at least for now. >>> occupy santa rosa protestors took up residence today in front of the town city hall. originally police would crackdown on the illegal tent city which that decision was reversed today. protestors will be allowed to set up an encampment until tuesday. >>> in san jose, this is the sixth night at an occupy protestor is camped out on the wall outside city hall. sean o kelly will stay there until the city agrees to allow the demonstration at the city hall plaza to go on. so fa

this video shows the aftermath after a member was hit by a police projectile. >> my friend scott olson is a two-time iraq war marine veteran. he was struck in the head by a police projectile. now, he is in critical condition with bleeding on the brain. >> this video shows olson being carried away to get medical help. >> i think it is unconscionable that some of our citizens can go overseas, protecting our citizens, so-called, just to come back and have our own police into them. >> friends of olson gathered in frank ogawa plaza yesterday asking for prayers. the same thing that's got stood for. hold him in light. although some positive thinking to around believing that he will fully recover it continue to fight alongside as. >> others say what happened tolls and should be a call to action. >> if you think that was wrong, if you think there is something that needs to be done, if you agree with ending the war is in iraq and afghanistan and the occupy movement, come out here and support him and support of the people that have been in the streets for weeks. take part in this, do it peacefull

scott olson's head is fractured. former marine corps corporal served two tours in iraq before joining iraq veterans against the war. >> tonight we are learning new details about how bernie madoff and his wife ruth may have cracked under pressure. she claims the couple even tried to take their own lives. brian ross has nor on the story. >> reporter: according to her interview, ruth and bernie madoff tried to kill themselves on christmas eve in this new york city penthouse apartment. it was two weeks after mad off had been arrested and his thousands of victims realized he had cheated them out of millions of dollars. she admitted the suicide plan on 60 minutes. >> i don't know whose idea it was but a we decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous what was happening. we had terrible phone calls, hate mail. >> ruth and bernie had been married 50 years and she told cbs they decided together to swallow pills. i took what we had. he took more. but it was not enough. we took pills and woke up the next day. it was v

and scott olson, there is a memorial for him. his name was a raleighing psychiatry during last night's march. >> reporter: about 500 people took part in it the march. >> there was police presence. and no confront transitions with the protestors. and no arrests. >> litter on. after the march started. they broke the police and one man who said he is on the secure team. said the person who and whoever, the person who did this, we are asking that maybe. cool down. it is a lot of emotions in the crowd. and keep it peaceful. >> several occupy participants said it wasn't voted on and approved by the majority of the group. it. >> many of the poem who took part in the march consider them part of the "occupy oakland" demonstration. >> they did decide on a strike later this week. it is supposed to happen on wednesday. >> we can show show you some of the signs they have. are called for city workers across the city and the state to go on support of the cause. >> ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> this is during the occupy oakland protest. he is no lon

cnn's affiliate reporter scott olson -- affiliates report scott olson is in fair condition. the mayor is planning to meet directly with occupy leaders while asking protesters to stop overnight tamping on property. >>> 24 wounded rebel fighters will be transported from libya to a hospital. it's a gesture of support and partnership with the libyan people. that's officially on monday, the mission of nato. the council promises to address concerns about the number of arms remaining in libya and reports of reprisal killings. >>> post-election violence has broken out in tunisia. it happened after election officials said they found campaign finance violations and promised to eliminate the seats won by several candidates. this video purportedly shows demonstrators attacking the office of the islamists and another party. the moderate group won the most seats in the election, capturing 90 of the 207 seats in the new parliament.s rallied outside as well. >>> dr. paul white is testifying on behalf of dr. conrad murray. the prosecution argues that jackson died after murray injected him wi

this is video of scott olson being carried away by fellow demonstrators after a clash with police in oakland on tuesday night. olson is a former marine. he served two tours in iraq. i want to bring in amber with the latest. amber, what are we seeing here? do we have any clear sense of what actually happened to this guy, olson? >> i spoke with olson's mother and friends, they say that they believe some type of a police projectile hit him in the head fracturing his skull. some people say it might have been tear gas. there's a lot of speculation going on right now. we have no confirmation as to what object hit scott olson. this area of downtown oakland looked like almost a war zone late tuesday night as it was filled with tear gas also some protesters say they were hit with rubber bullets. we spoke with one protesters who says he was actually trying to help carry away scott olson when he saw him lying in the road with blood coming out of his head. he said that's when he was hit by a rubber bullet. he showed us a welt the size of a baseball on his side. we spoke with scott's mom. she said

scott olson had to be carried away after a projectile hit him in the head and fractured his skull.is condition has been upgraded to fair, doctors say they he is now able to read on his own. his family is reportedly heading this way. we have a new pictures of him before he made the headlines during the protest. grant lodes is here with a look at those. >>reporter: this is just going to fuel the anchor of occupy protesters nationwide who think that got olson was wrongly injured. take a look, we have slowed the video down that is caught -- scott olsen right there. he is standing next to the man waving the flag. and there he is standing, the masses behind him are chanting and he is not even chanting he appears to be protesting peacefully and silently. he is pretty much motion this. you can understand why the occupy protesters across the country are holding vigils in his honor. >>pam: the occupy oakland protesters have gained national media attention and have put the mayor under heavy fire. we want to check it with j.r. stone for the latest. >>reporter: i am outside highland general hos

they say he showed up unannounced and uninvited intending to visit injured occupy protestor scott olson. the hospital says olson had already checked out and moore disrupted the busiest trauma center. >> we can't have celebrities coming in and out and disrupting our focus. we have very polite message to mr. moore, mr. olson is not here, but if you do find out he is, the family doesn't want you come there either. >> that spokesman says his insurance carrier wanted him transferred to a different hospital. that is why he is no longer being treated there. he also on visited occupy san francisco encampment. that and new details on an agreement protestors have struck with the city to keep the camp clean, safe and open. >>> the occupy camp is bustling with activity and kitchen tent is turning out food. the kitchen and camp are still here because of an understanding the occupiers they say they have made with the mayor's office. >> if left alone we can work with the city we can get more organized. i know you can have a safe and sanitary field kitchen. it's absolutely possible. >> as part of that

. >> we are all with scottolson and we're all scott olson. >> reporter: michael moore's battle cry seriously injured during tuesday's profest. in the crush of people afterward, the millionaire film maker told us how he would offer up some of his fortune. >> first of all i want to make sure scott olson's bills are paid. >> that's how you're going to pay. >> absolutely, if he needs something, absolutely. >> thank you. >>> moore's experience is nothing like what happened to major quan who was booed off the steps of city hall last night. everyone more suggested she should resign. >> i'm saying it's something she should think about. this is a huge mistake that she made. >> reporter: meanwhile dozens more tents have been set up again at frank ogawa plaza part of a reenergize movement more seem to take responsibility for. >> i called for this rebellion. and i am just thrilled and one of many rebellions. >> many. >> that's right. >>> tonight we also heard more about plans for a general strike in oakland on wednesday. there is even talk about a march on the port of oakland. we're live here in oakland

. >> also scott olson is the war veterans suffered a sculptured scope. he found it appalling that police would harm protesters. the occupy " petaluma " will start today on henry street. they will set up their tents even with the threat of getting are rested. stay with kron 4 as we continue to cover the latest with the deal, information. www.kron4.com to not forget to share your information with us. kron 4 facebook fan page and your comments are welcome. >> we will take a quick look and check and with janu. we are talking about beautiful weather. >> you are correct about that, isabel a beautiful day on the bay area. clear skies. cool temperatures. this afternoon, we will see a lot of sunshine. today will be the warmest day of the week. slightly cooler to start your day. looking now, 40 degrees in santa rosa. we also have some 50s in santa --san francisco. the futurecast is showing the 40's and '50's but take a look by noon. he indicating 70's, by the yellow. upper 70's along the coast with 68 discret--degrees expected tod half moon bay. 70's through napa,

. >> we are all with scottolson and we're all scott olson. >> reporter: michael moore's battle cry seriously injured during tuesday's profest. in the crush of people afterward, the millionaire film maker told us how he would offer up some of his fortune. >> first of all i want to make sure scott olson's bills are paid. >> that's how you're going to pay. >> absolutely, if he needs something, absolutely. >> thank you. >>> moore's experience is nothing like what happened to major quan who was booed off the steps of city hall last night. everyone more suggested she should resign. >> i'm saying it's something she should think about. this is a huge mistake that she made. >> reporter: meanwhile dozens more tents have been set up again at frank ogawa plaza part of a reenergize movement more seem to take responsibility for. >> i called for this rebellion. and i am just thrilled and one of many rebellions. >> many. >> that's right. >>> tonight we also heard more about plans for a general strike in oakland on wednesday. there is even talk about a march on the port of oakland. we're live here in oakland

scott olson, an iraq war veteran was injured on tuesday night. his skull was fractured by a police projectile. they have been throwing to tear gas, here is a video showing olson line on the ground after he was hit by a projectile. many protesters were already retreating but some did stay behind to help him. >>darya: we just felt shaking in the studio, we just felt an earthquake. it is rare that you feel a jolt here in the studio. we have some hanging lights overhead, our said it is pretty or rock-solid, but i felt everything sway. >>james: we are going to try to get a preliminary magnitude on that. if you did feel that, feel free to jump on to facebook and let us know what you set.--let us know what you felt. >>darya: the usgs will certainly have the field mapping out for you to tell them if you felt it and where you work. in the newsroom, every time we get news of an earthquake, we did not really feel it. never have i felt one in my 12 years in the studio. in the newsroom, maybe. this was very loud and a set made a squeaking sound. >>james: the l

scott olson transfersed to anup disclosed area. he is expected to make a full recovery and his family is asking for privacy so he could make a full recovery. >>> they ruled over the weekend it is okay for protesters to set up and they were worried police would shut the place down and possibly use force. we met one woman who was just five blocks away. >> we have an arrangement, we stay at night, i pick up the kids in the morning and that's about it. >> they reported 40 people were at camp last night. >>> staying at that camp. , the services and reedlings committee, today's meeting gets underway at 10:00 a.m. in san francisco city hall. any time you need more information, go to www.ktvu.com and click on the occupied protest tab right at the top of the page. >>> in other news this morning, a monterey surfer could be released after a shark attack over the weekend. 27-year-old male was surfing early saturday morning when he was bit on the next and arm. he was able to get out of the area, he was airlifted to regional medical center who s

iraqi war veteran scott olson was injured on the ground. as you can see from this video people try to go in and help them. every everyone jumped back very stunned. they managed to get olson out. olson's roommate says he's sedated and in critical condition. for a look at what is happening today, we turn to christie smith. i understand it's a lot pr quiet this morning. >> reporter: yeah, it is extremely quiet this morning. maybe a dozen protesters out here. and there are two tents out here this morning. a handful of people sleeping on the're side. but i've only seen one oerk land police officer. he didn't get out of his car. he drove right by and took a look at it. yesterday the metal barricades around the plaza came down. protesters ripped down a chain link fence that had been surrounding the park. and i wanted to show you what they did this morning. they made a pyramid shape. one protester told me off camera that he helped make it. he thought it was in his opinion better than the oppressive fence that had been out here. yesterday protesters

sure that scott olson's medical bills are paid. >> you'll contribute to?> absolutely, if he needs help, absolutely. >> thank you. >> moore says he won't make a movie about the movement or what happened in oakland earlier this week. he did say mayor quan should consider resigning. kept visit toars discussing marching on the port of oakland as part of their general strike on wednesday. >>> oakland mayor jean quan is apologizing for tuesday's night's use of force, but despite calls from critics she is refusing to step down. >> i'm the mayor of the city. we need some stability right now. last thing i'm thinking of is my political career, whether i'm going to resign or not. have a job to do and i'm going to do it no the mayor also apologized to the family of scott olson, the veteran injured tuesday night in downtown oakland. critics say she did the right thing by apologizing and by letting protestors return to city hall but she's damaging her reputation as a progressive by delivering yataghan protestors cannot camp out downtown. >>> good morning to you! tempera

.: michael morrow was referring to scott olson who was injured during a tear- gas raid. a number of tents have been put up. we will show you what it looks like. >>pam: the oakland mayor is taking a lot of heat locally and around the country. she was booed out of frank ogawa plaza when the mayor attempted to address protesters. this morning, during a tour of the new bay bridge, reporters demanded a response to the controversy surrounding her into the actions of the occupy protests, but there was no response. this afternoon, the mayor did speak about the situation and took the opportunity to lay out some demands. reggie kumar is joining us live from oakland with details. >>reggie: moments ago the mayor's office released a statement saying, i offer my sincere apology for ordering the violent or fraction of the encampment, it reached the height of absurdity i have had a change of heart. here is what the mayor said earlier today. >>reggie: even though the mayor was of food, she said she still wants to stick with them. she said she assesses the situation of the in can't make d

i am here because of the images of scott olson being shot in the head. that is as much a part of public health and safety as what the protesters are doing. when it comes before the board, the second part of the resolution oakley addresses whether or not the police use projectiles, rubber bullets, i do not know all of the terminology. i urge everyone who is occupying to also occupied the voting booth on wednesday morning. thank you for what you are doing. supervisor avalos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> ♪ you have got all of the one before the rising sun you will fly so many roads to choose the protesters will start out walking and they will learn to run and yes we have begun before the city rises in the sun so many roads are you for us the bill that we find along the way talking is over just in all of us working together day to day. you have got the one hand we have got none i will give us one in a million chances in a lifetime showing some compassionate orders by one in a million from you and one fine day you will look at me and you will know that

scott olson is in the hospital and has been upgraded now to fair condition. a candlelight vigil capped off a day where occupy demonstrators began moving back in to reclaim the plaza outside the oakland city hall. >>> a soldier's return home from afghanistan is one his wife won't soon forget. she was having dinner at a chick fil'a. her husband brought over the food and his wife amy simply started screaming. she knew he was coming home but she didn't know when. in may the family will transfer to a base in missouri. >>> one of those popular spots to visit if you are in the market for entertainment. now a cam alert using a famous name from a website where you can buy tickets. >>> a new seventh that could span the country, for gift cards. details on this friday morning on "good morning maryland." the calendar says october and it is 41 degrees here in baltimore. in albany, new york they are getting their first snowfall. an inch of accumulation is predicted along grassy areas. temperatures will continue dropping. fall may justing getting started, but it is beginning

doctors say scott olson's experiencing pressure on the lobe of his brain that controls speech but saye optimistic for his recovery. oakland's mayor, jane quan, met with mr. olson and his family and apologized for the violence at the police raid. when she tried to address the protesters at a vigil last night, she was booed. she then wrote the group a written statement that said in part "i cannot change the past but i want to work with you to ensure this remains peaceful going forward." at occupy nashville in tennessee, 29 people were arrested when state troopers moved in overnight to enforce a newly enacted state policy that set a curfew for the grounds near the state capitol where the to te protesters have been in tents nearly three weeks. a night judge refused to sign the warrants because the curfew policy had been in effect a couple hours before police decided to enforce it. the protesters were cited misdemeanor citations holding them up in this photo after they got sprung from jail. occupy san diego protesters were kicked out today, tents and other gear confiscated in a san diego p

iraq war veteran scott olson. this is mr. olson being carried out of the cloud of tear gas, clearly dazed and bleeding from the head. a group called veterans for peace, which mr. olson belongs, told our show today that he has a fractured skull. the hospital he is at in california tells us that scott olson is in critical but stable condition. he reportedly served two tours of duty in iraq in 2006 and in 2007. we'll have more ahead including frank rich on the way the protests are policed directly affecting their political impact. that's coming up. brand... to learn more, or find an authorized retailer near you visit tempur-pedic.com. tempur-pedic the most highly recommended bed in america. >>> the 20% of americans who make the least money in the country have not had a great 30 years. since the late 1970s, the poorest americans have seen their overall income go up just this much. which is not much progress in the richest country on earth. and that's sort of the big picture here. look, over the last 30 years, the more you need yo

. >>> thousands of protesters are rallying around the war vet, scott olson. his skull fractured during a rally in oakland tuesday night. witnesses say he was hit in the head with a tear gas canister, fired by police. family members say he can now talk and write. but doctors still haven't ruled out surgery. the marine vet survived two iraq tours and won medals for his service. now the 24-year-old has become a defining symbol of the occupy movement. thousands holding vigils in his honor. last night the oakland mayor issued this apology for the excessive force used by police. >> i wanted to say to you tonight is how deeply saddened i am about the outcome on tuesday. it's not what anyone hoped for. i understand its my responsibility and i want to apologize to everyone about what happened. >> i'm joined this morning by george, the uncle of that injured iraq vet. it's nice to have you on. first off, how is scott doing and does he know exactly what happened to him? >> well, i guess he knows what happened to him. maybe not down to the absolute detail, obviously. but

this video shows scott olson being pulled away from a chaotic scene with a gash in his head. his friends say he was mitt by a police projectile. of course, there were many projectiles. it's only adding to the tension in oakland. christie smith is live with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, scott. i have to say we're not feeling any of that teng out here this morning. in fact,@quieter than it has been in a long time. this is the closest we've been able to get in a number of days. barricades and fence that were up here are gone. one man told me he thought quite a few people left oakland to support the occupy sf movement. they were concern that had police might move in there again, there are no fences up. really a radical departure from what it had been. maybe less than a dozen people and a tent out here. following an active day at the occupy oakland movement on what's going on with wall street. this is a much more sub daued police presence. at one point they tried to enter downtown bart stations. overall a much different tone out here. mayor quan who was ab sent from t

aggressive police eviction with tear gas cannisters and flash bang explosives left scott olson with ain injury and left mayor quan apologizing and then flip-flopping. it is helping fuel a move to recall quan from the mayor's office. >> whether you love occupy oakland or you think it's a terrible thing, people are just not happy with the way the mayor has handled this issue. >> reporter: encouraged by national attention the oakland movement has decided to be more open with news media even offering the help news reporters with coverage. still no one would comment on e- mails calling for a sit-in tomorrow at noon at the mayor's office. received by cbs5 news. >> we had all kinds of supplies, gloves, first aid kits. cold packs, compresses. all kinds of things. we were actually pretty well stocked for first aid response. >> reporter: although blake works with medics he knows of to plans to -- no plans to occupy the mayor's office tomorrow. but the employees want to take part in the strike they may do so if they have the hours coming if apply for them and if supervisors approve. ann? >>> acr

. >> reporter: he is referring to this shooting cbs 5 captured of scott olson, an iraqi war veteran. protesters claim he was shot at close range by police. the mayor says an investigation is under way but would not accept responsibility. >> i don't do the tactical planning. >> reporter: for giving the go ahead to using force and then traveling to washington, d.c. for a meeting at the white house! >> i didn't know what day. i was actually hoping it wouldn't be until i got back. >> reporter: now the protesters are ripping down fences. it appears the mayor may be back pedaling on the reoccupation of frank o'gala plaza. >>> eastern california was jolted by a earthquake last night. the magnitude 4.7 quake was centered about 35 miles west of reno, nevada, in a sparsely populated area. there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. >>> hurricane rina is expected to hit the resort heavy east coast of the yucatan peninsula sometime tonight. as seen from the international space station, rina is a category 1 storm with sustained winds of 85 miles per hour. rina is moving northwest threat

. >>> they asked for a moment of silence for scott olson. he is the 24-year-old decorated marine in fair condition. he suffered a fractured skull when he was struck by a projectile between protestors and police. doctors are hopeful he will make a full recovery. >>> meantime, all is quiet at occupy san francisco where protesters at a different sort made an appearance. the critical mass bike ride cycled through the city. it begins at justin herman plaza and tonight it was no different. the protest groups ignored one another. >> a weekend of shopping at union square turned into an embarassing incident. she was arrested last sunday by san francco police for felony shoplifting. now, here is more on the arrest and her spokesman's explanation of how this happened. >> the state assemblywomen was busted in san francisco's union square. she is now charged with stealing 2500 worth of clothes. >> they followed her and there was surveillance video that they have of her. they made a citizen's arrest. >> security agents here at nieman-marcus watched the as

. >> reporter: he is referring to this shooting we captured of 24- year-old scott olson. protesters claim he was shot by police but nobody know what was used because 17 bay area police agencies were brought in and nobody knows tonight what weapons they brought. >> in the agreement they are supposed -- everybody is supposed to abide by oakland rules. that is an issue we are looking into. >> supposed to but we don't know if that happened. >> no. >> reporter: the mayor said an investigation is underway but would not take responsibility. >> i don't do the tactical planning. >> reporter: for giving the go head to use force and then traveling to bash wash dc for a meeting at the white house. >> i didn't know what dame i was hoping it wouldn't be until i got back. >> reporter: now the protesters ripping down fences, it appears the mayor may be back pedaling. >> it's -- peaceful, demonstrations in the plaza that we will maintain a minimal police presence. >> reporter: now what accounts for the mayor's reversal of the decision tonight? she says in that late night press conference

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