include the expense to small businesses affected over night. >>> and tonight, tense moments at a special city council meeting. residents and protestors alike living in the encampments outside city hall were all in the chambers tonight. reggie, the counsel trying to decide whether to pass a resolution in support of the movement. >> reporter: >> reporter: yeah, pam. that meeting just wrapped up. and we have a learned that council member nadel has withdrawn her support of the movement because she says she does not have enough votes. they had agreed to mat make any formal willingive action tonight. here's what the meeting was like earlier. dozens of occupy supporters packed the oakland city council chambers thursday. mayor jean quan was there, and listened to every speaker. at times, the meeting was heated. especially when occupy protestors continued speaking past their allotted time. counsel president larry reed asked those people to stop tauging, and when they refused -- talking -- and then asked police officers to escort them away from the podium. >> if you think this occupation will distract

we are a very special city, of course. as you know, charlotte and i have been working together for the last eight months, celebrating this wonderful diversity in the city as we will and in so many international visitors that come in. every opportunity we have, we market, but we also say, if you what a great experience, go to the asian. see what we have. it is one of the few cities to have its own asian art museum. that is a wonderful reflection of our city's commitment to not only the history of the population and growth and ties to the far east, but also honors the diverse art we have in the city. so many museums are looking at how they can contribute to not only the residents here, but what i think the nation is on course to do, something that i know charlotte and i talk a lot about, that is promoting our international status, making sure that we have an art museum that appeals to the kids in the tenderloin, to the kids all over the city, to the families we have in the city, but also to be special to our international vi

with the occupy of movement held a special city council meeting. jurors will begin deliberations in the involuntary manslaughter trial of dr. conrad murray. he is on file for the death of one of jackson. hausfrau >>darya: i look at this map and i think the rain has moved out. is it going to do that? >>james: it looks like the heavy stuff is cleared. state >>mark: take a look at temperatures in the north bay. there is a lot of moisture on the ground. 37 in nevada. 50 in oakland. her throat this year is where temperatures should go this afternoon. >>mark: jackie sissel is asking the same questions serious this >>jackie: 80 degrees in may or june? it is colder in the city. >>jackie: there is a little breeze blowing. >>mark: let's take look at the roadways around the area. >>erica: we are not seeing any reports of flooding. believe it or not, metering lights had been activated. we are seeing some movement at the toll plaza, the backup is stretching passed the 880 river crossing. with our accident and incident free, the changeable message sign is still

paul chamber, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a special city council meeting is getting under way right now at oakland city hall. the aim of the meeting is to decide what the next step is with the tent city and the occupy protest. they are also expected to discuss how police should respond to the protesters and the use of force specifically the firing of less lethal projectiles into the crowd. the meeting was scheduled late last night following the first wave of protest that turned violent. we are continuing to follow this meeting once it gets under way. we'll have more for you coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> the chaos last night in oakland caused by problems for local businesses. a supermarket, banks and local shops were vandalized or forced to close early. tom vacar tells us how one major redevelopment project that could create a lot of jobs could be at risk because of what's happening to oakland's reputation. >>> republican presidential candidate rick sontorum says despite his weak showing, do not count him out yet. >> we have a good track record. i think people are going to

last night a special city council meeting to address concerns from both sides. >> tlstz a group of pieceful people who are angry. they are saying in a word, enough. it's a very strong zbrup of people into violence. all kinds of other things. >> the violence in oakland has been grabbing headlines more so than the cause of the occupy noouchlt. the man you just saw says the rest of the occupy movement in other cities is still able to force the nation to take notice about the state of the actual economy. santa rosa protesters and city officials are fighting it out. they're debating new rules for the encampment. the city wants every tent owner to get a separate permit and every adult camper must give his or her name to the city. they also want to limit the use of propane, fire and space heater to keep the campers safe. protesters say the rules are restrictive and defeat the purpose of the occupy movement. >>> as so many protest capitalisms treatments of workers, sunnyvale's amd is laying off employees. christie smith is live in oakland where pg&e plans to spend $400 million over the next two yea

santa rosa passed the plan on a 5-2 at a special city council meeting. e city manager is considering hiring private security to patrol. >>> it seems transit passengers here in san francisco are always getting nickel and dimed but now, there is a new plan to charge them even more. margie schaeffer is on the phone to explain. good morning. >> reporter: muni passengers may have to pay more. one of the option to erase a $23 million deficit for the current fiscal year charging riders to pay cash fares -- an extra quarter and another quarter for a transfer. meters may have to be fed sunday and at night. the fine for an expired downtown meter would go up to $68. these ideas and ideas are not new. muni riders are of mixed opinion. most people voiced frustration saying times are tight and that extra cash makes a big difference for the middle class and the poor. others are more generous saying, they would pay more for a service they consider vital. reporting live in san francisco, margie schafer, cbs 5. >> is there any indication that this could mean fewer passenge

>>pam: we're 30 minutes away from a special city meeting tonight. j.r. stone is there and he will be joining us live. j.r., what the some of the members have to say about the meeting tonight? >>reporter: city council members say there is lots to talk about. the goal is to listen to those from occupy oakland and to listen to those in the community. nevertheless when i spoke to them as city hall today there was frustration. >> last night this city got a setback for long time. we will never be able to attract the kind of retailers into our downtown area that oakland residents now have to go and shop for in the surrounding cities. >> we have to deal with the situation and that the mayor has failed to deal with this crisis and we have to figure out a way to end it. >> when this whole issue about occupy wall street and about those and the injustice that has taken place i supported it 100 percent in and i still support it 100% now but the method of communicating a message to the public is certainly not what i support particulate what happened last night in what

they held a special city council meeting to address concerns. the meeting was heated as protesters council members and oakland mayor gene quan came together. many fear the movement is spiraling out of control and kothss the city time, money and reputation. they are proposing a solution to help the cause, possiblily allowing the tents to remain in front of city hall. it's unclear if he will get enough council votes to pass the resolution. alameda county sheriffs department says 103 people were arrested during the protests alone. occupy sacramento was seeking a temporary restraining order to stop the city from enforcing the ordnance. they argue it violates their light to a free assembly. another hearing for a preliminary injunction against the city is scheduled for january. a $2,500 reward being offered for help solve an animal cruelty case. the humane society says a black and white cat was found drowned on wednesday. a 5-found dumbbell was around the neck. they think it was a pet because it was declawed. the humane society is looking through repo

city. >>reporter: council members call for the special forum in hopes of getting a better idea on what position if any the city should take on occupy oakland. encampment in front of city hall continues to grow one week after officers raided it. and yesterday thousands took part in a general strike. while mostly peaceful ended in a violent clash with police. small group of so-called anarchist broke window and spray painted graffiti throughout downtown. >> we have had several conversations with businesses that are saying they will consider not renewing their leases. unless something is done and done medley. the damage to the property is unacceptable. the violence is uncalled for. >>reporter: supporters of occupy oakland your honor the council to look beyond the violence. yesterday general strike was an inspiration. >> what happened late last night should be should not over shadow what beautiful thing happened yesterday. if you have been to an oakland raider game you have seen people engaging in violent acts. you do not hold everyone at that game responsible for the acts of a few. >>reporter: the

and right now, for about the past 30 minutes or so, the city has been holding a special city council meaning inside of city hall of mayor quan wanting to talk to members of the community and also organizers at "occupy oakland" about how these protests have affected them. >> thank you, christin ayers. >>> you saw the riots and as expected there was damage left behind. but there was one man who stood his ground. mark sayre on his shotgun tactics to get the troublemakers to back off. and they did. mark. >> reporter: indeed they did. that city council meeting is taking place this city hall. there you see it one of eight windows in this very building broken. this is the scene throughout downtown as businesses try to repair and in some cases fight back. at the bank of america building on lake merritt, crews spent the day power washing graffiti sprayed right over the bank's exterior wall logo. plywood covers ground floor windows that were broken during the violence. it's much the same story at businesses around frank ogawa plaza including this tully's coffee. just a few doors down we found a

city. >>reporter: council members call for the special forum in hopes of getting a better idea on what position if any the city should take on occupy oakland. encampment in front of city hall continues to grow one week after officers raided it. and yesterday thousands took part in a general strike. while mostly peaceful ended in a violent clash with police. small group of so-called anarchist broke window and spray painted graffiti throughout downtown. >> we have had several conversations with businesses that are saying they will consider not renewing their leases. unless something is done and done medley. the damage to the property is unacceptable. the violence is uncalled for. >>reporter: supporters of occupy oakland your honor the council to look beyond the violence. yesterday general strike was an inspiration. >> what happened late last night should be should not over shadow what beautiful thing happened yesterday. if you have been to an oakland raider game you have seen people engaging in violent acts. you do not hold everyone at that game responsible for the acts of a few. >>reporter: the

the city held a special city council meeting last night to address the concerns. they came together to discuss the city's plans. many fear the government is spiraling out of control and costing the city time, money and reputati reputation. they are proposing a resolution to ask the city i think colluding public and police works to help out the cause. possiblily allowing the tents to remain in front of city hall. businesses in the area, however, want them gone. >>> we had conversations with businesses saying they will not consider renewing their leases unless something is done immediately. the damage is unacceptable. the violence is uncalled for. >> protesters are responsible for much of the destruction early thursday morning. 103 people were arrested during the protest. and the damage to replace 18 broken windows in the municipal building alone is $25,000. >> the time is 6:05. this morning 14 months after the devastating natural gas explosion that levelled a neighborhood, pg&e says they want to earn back the bay area's trust. >> good morning, jon. happy friday. the

i delved into another part of what makes our city special, our innovation, are entrepreneurialism, and founded and ran a small business for nine years. i decided to run for board of supervisors because for much of last decade, city hall was not as functional as it should be. i am proud that during my three years as president of our board, we are in a different place. our board of supervisors is working together to move our city forward and get things done. now, i am running for mayor because san francisco needs a new generation of leadership that has a record of results, of the visions for the future and is independent. my record includes performing our budget process and passing tough ethics rules to require transparency by lobbyists. i have helped to create thousands of jobs with the america's cup and help to keep companies like twitter ,zynga and yelp herre. i have helped to build tens of thousands of units of new housing in all parts of the city. my vision for san francisco is to build a 21st century economy, a world-class transportation system, and truly great schools. thanks to h

. >>> medical marijuana dispensaries in san jose are supposed to pay a special city tax but not all are paying their fair share. kcbs radio's matt bigler with one city councilman's push to crack down on san jose's pot clubs. >> reporter: yesterday, the san jose city council voted for an ordinance that effectively keeps pot clubs illegal. they repealed a land use ordinance and it effectively will keep all marijuana dispensaries here in san jose technically illegal. despite that, they are still required to pay a 7% city tax and they are still required to pay despite the fact that they are illegal. it's a little bit of a conundrum. nonetheless 90 businesses are paying the tax right now. i city council needs to flex its muscle and crack down on the pot clubs that are not paying their fair share. >> no knock on finance, you guys are great, but big bad finance isn't scaring them as much as code enforcement could be given the fact that code enforcement already has the authority to shut them down whether paying taxes or not. so why don't we elevate that as a priority? >> right now there are thr

santa rosa city council passed that plan on a vote of 5-2 at a special meeting. the city manager says she is considering hiring private security now to patrol the camp. >>> richmond's mayor is under fire from veterans this afternoon. she skipped a veterans day event today in order to join "occupy" protestors. >> a good way to really support veterans is to promote the values that veterans -- many of them fought for, many of them died for. >> organizers of today's veterans day memorial say that the mayor has little respect for the country and its traditions. >>> at this hour one of the nation's largest veterans day parades in the nation is getting way in san jose a chance for everyone to honor the servicemembers who have served our country. anser hassan reports from downtown san jose where ceremonies have begun. >> reporter: it's not the weather they wanted but even a little rain camp dampen the spirit out here. we are at the start of 93rd annual san jose veterans day parade. we have seen all kinds of costumes and uniforms, some dressed from colonial times or world

many of the occupiers are inside city hall for that special meeting. the city council was slated to vote on a proclamation supporting the movement. it's unclear whether that vote is actually going to take place tonight in light of last night's event. again, that meeting is taking place right now in city hall. last check it was flooded with people. there are lots of people who want to sound off and speak out about what happened last night. also the city has yet to put a price tag on everything that's happened this week, but they said last week's events cost the city about $700,000. reporting live in downtown oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> it's adding up to a lot. thank you. >>> along with those occupiers you saw cleaning up the graffiti, there were city workers erasing graffiti and trying to clean up the damage caused overnight. many of the owners of those businesses targeted say they're still stumped about why things turned violent and why they became the victims. nbc bay area's tracy grant is live in oakland right by one of those st

last night a special city council meeting addressed the concerns both sides. >> there's a group of peaceful people who are angry and apprehensive about the future. they are saying in a word, enough. then there's a strong gup of people ho are into violence and other things. >> the violence in oakland has been grabbing the most headlines. more so than the cause of the occupy movement. to professor you just heard from says it's still able to force the nation to take a look at the state of the economy. wont to look at the state of our forecast with christina loren. >> good morning. we are getting a break from the rain. a little bid of residual activity through the next couple of hours. you are below freezing in santa rosa. 37 in napa. headed to the 50s and 60s. that's it for today. much cooler than seasonal averages this time of year. that cold system produced snowfall atop mount hamilton. snow levels down to 3,500 feet. set the clocks back an hour. the new sunrise will be 6:40 a.m. that will make for safer driving conditions. we'll be back here on monday. this causes quite a bit of slowdown th

our great city sometimes, a lot of people focus on who is in room 200, but there are very special momentsy periods of the city where the city is defined by its great chiefs. today we celebrate one of those already. who is this movie star? that is a great thing. i want to thank john's grill for putting up, under their 40- year tradition, someone that we believe very much in our city, who has really led a great leadership and our fire department and has been a great leader on many fronts, helping us so much on anything -- everything from the toy drives to community participation, to everything that reflects a modern fire department and all the men and women that served the department. really give them the pride for working for the great city. chief, congratulations for making it on the wall. lee, john, to have this tradition, welcome our great chief. [applause] >> since you are the last one that has been hung on the wall previously, you two work so closely together, could you say something? >> i am no where near as good looking as joanne. kind of down the line there. joanne and i have been

and >> the language was inserted with a notice of special restriction by the city, and the agreement essentially says if at some point, it gave the power to remove at and restrictions to the zoning administrator. it did not say to any other party, and to every other experts i consulted with, that is giving up the power of one individual, and while i could appeal it, it would be bringing it back at a future date and leaving it where we left off. time is precious. life is short, and don't we have better things to do? >> basically, we have an agreement, and the question is how will it be recorded. >> how did the responsibility get taken from jason as an individual? >> if it is not in an nsr, what is your suggestion as to how it should be? >> one of them is an nsr, but it is a private nsr. the same language is there, but the problem is it puts it all on me, so i've vigor and the way to flush out intention -- i figured a way to flesh out the agreement would be to add two sentences, that if i incurred in its legal fees on an attempt to undo this agreement, the other side would not pay his

and >> the language was inserted with a notice of special restriction by the city, and the agreement essentially says if at some point, it gave the power to remove at and restrictions to the zoning administrator. it did not say to any other

city. i want to give a special thank you to dennis normandy. for your wonderful leadership on the sister city and for your great work on our commission as well. thank you very much. [applause] we want to recognize the incredible diverse accomplishments of all of our filipino-american contributors to our city and to make sure we look forward to continuing that strong relationship as we go forward in our city. so it is my honor to present today, on behalf of our city and county, the filipino american history month proclamation. you may join the council general, and please, the honorable hydra mendoza, president of our board of education, and of course, kyra rodriguez from our filipino channel. please take this problematic -- proclamation declaring this is a filipino-american history month in san francisco. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the highest ranking and only filipino-american elected official in the city and county of san francisco, president of the board of education and education adviser to mayor edwin lee, honorable h

city. we do special outreach. the program is built off of jobs in the sense of a transitional jobs program with good will being our primary service provider for this grant. we will have a combination of case management, transitional employment, job readiness, as well as assistance for child support. we are also working with adult probation, as a number of these adults overlap in that system as well. i do not know if there is any other system that -- information you would like. supervisor chu: this item does not have a budget analyst report. we can open this item up to public comment. are there any other members of the public that wish to speak on this item? seeing no one, public comment is closed. colleagues, this item is before us. we have brought a motion on this item forward without recommendation. thank you very much. item no. 2. >> item #two. ordinance de-appropriating $17,080,000 of 2008 clean and safe neighborhood parks bond proceeds, series 2008a, which were appropriated upon sale of the second issuance to

there would be a special election. city employee unions say they will fight the ballot measure because they say it's illegal. we heard from a veteran city employee who says that they will fight the election in court. >> we'll file an injunction. it will get tied up in the courts for three to five years. how many more millions do you want to spend on that when you could be negotiating and working with folks? >> reporter: now, mayor chuck reed released a statement yesterday and said that they have been negotiating for the past six months and the time has come to act. he says that city workers in san jose are hard-working. they value their accomplishments and duties but they have been negotiating and the time has come to put this issue before voters. again, the city council will vote on this issue december 6 to declare a fiscal emergency and put a measure on the ballot next march. that's the latest from san jose. back to you guys. >> okay, matt bigler live in san jose, thank you. >>> 6:40. coming up, you may want to put a new

annapolis city has two special boats. are only ten others like them in the world. >>> and the fate of michael jackson's personal doctor is now in the hands of the jury. >>> all new at 5:30 these days lots of boat owners want to have a big loud and fast boat. annapolis has a boat that is imp pressive for different reasons. it isn't that big or loud and doesn't go that fast but don harrison took it for a spin today. >> reporter: this boat is isn't new to annapolis it has been patrolling for about ten years now. what is new is is what is inside. it has a... >> hybrid diesel electric solar system. >> reporter: this is a hybrid car on the water. it is electric and diesel. annapolis city received $400,000 in grant money for the epa to promote to the special hybrid use. it can run on diesel or electric at any given time and the diesel mode can go 35 miles per hour which is plenty fast for what it needs to do. it can go about 5 and a half miles per

pedro rivera moves in as the chief spokesman, replaces linda boyd who become a special assistant to the city's health director. and in another move, sheila bun will become mayor gray's new deputy chief of star. >>> most of the republican presidential candidates took the stage at an iowa church this weekend. they participated in a thanksgiving family forum to discuss the role of religious faith in public life. drew levenson has more. >> reporter: six of the republican presidential candidates shared a stage in iowa to talk about religion and how they would lead. >> i'll have to answer to god in the next world and that is a part i think of being president. when you take that oath, we are answerable to god. >> reporter: some candidates got emotional as they described how their faith helped them through personal struggles. for herman cain, it was his battle with cancer. >> walking out of that surgeon's office, after she had just told us stage 4, i said i wasn't going to do this. >> reporter: iowa holds its caucuss in about six weeks. newt gingrich is taking advantage of his uptick in the polls. he

and see how the geology of the city affects the environment. their special problems and issues that arise we will try to answer questions as we go, particularly related to how the environment release to the underlying geology of the city. those are questions that rarely get asked. this is a chance for you to join us and ask your questions as well. welcome, frank. i see that you brought a big aerial photograph with overly geology. >> it is a big google map with overly geology. the different colors depict the different formations or deposits beneath san francisco. san francisco is a young environment. it is a relatively young environment. the basement rock beneath san francisco is known as the franciscan complex or formation. it is throughout the city, most notably twin peaks, edge hill, telegraph hill. every once in awhile, you hear about those who make the news with a rock fall or landslide. usually occur in the telegraph and twin peaks. . above the rock are the soil deposits. the most common is dune sand. it is nothing but rocks that has been worn down from

this will be an active night also as city hall, not just outside the plaza but inside the council chambers. a special session of the oakland city council starts within the hour. the ongoing protests will be at the top of the agenda. the meeting starts at 5:30. we have a crew inside. we also have in-depth coverage on the occupy movement on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> while the occupy movement calls for more job, disappointing news from a silicon valley chip giant announcing the layoff of more than 1,000 workers. >> scott budman is with us. he joins us from the newsroom with this developing story. talking about amd in sunnyvale. >> reporter: this is a big shake-up inside amd. they need to save money and are making big cuts. they will cut 10% of its workforce, coming out to about 1,400 people worldwide about to be out of a job. 80 of those jobs will be from here in the bay area. the layoffs will happen over the next few months. we're also hearing about more pressure on solyndra tonight. the committee says it wants to see loan records pertaining to the fremont solar panel company which filed for ban

city's waterfront. these include improvements in transit options, public access infrastructure along the waterfront viewing areas, and an acceleration of other streetscape and waterfront projects that will help show off the beauty of this specialart of the city. one example that i am very interested in, and i know john and ed at dpw were focused on improving our jefferson street realm. that will be focused on improving this. treasure island. of those spots, treasure island is the city's largest undertaking. as you know, it is located in our day, a former naval station the ceased operations in 1997. 10 years of planning. the groundbreaking will occur early next year, setting the stage for the first residents to appear -- additional residents -- in 2015. at completion, almost 500,000 square feet of retail and adaptive reuse of historic structures will happen. it will accommodate 8000 homes and 3,000 acres of park and open space. the project will be built over four phases during about 15 or 20 years construction supporting 10,000 construction jobs and the resulting neighborhood will support 3000 permanent positions, a majority of which will be targeted for san francisco residents. park merced is another innovative project that lo

next month the city council will vote on whether to declare a fiscal emergency and schedule a special election on pension reform. city leaders say if they don't cut pensions, they'll have to cut back on the number of police and firefighters they have currently, certain they they is unacceptable. >>> now you can be a cardinal. if you didn't have the grades or money to get in, no worry. stanford opening its virtual doors for free. last fall stanford experimented with free education and put the popular computer science courses online. there was an overwhelming response globally. stanford will offer seven computers courses along with two entrepreneurship classes online. registration is free and it takes a few minutes. we have a lynning on the website. head to nbcbayarea.com and search stanford. >> let's hope stanford does that when our little kids are getting ready to get into college. >>> it's 4:50 right now. still ahead on today in the bay, an early thanksgiving for the kansas family t. creative surprise one soldier had for his kid. >>> plus a thanksgiving tradition that at least one tu

staffer moves in as chief spokesman for mayor grey replacing linda boyd who will become a special assistant to the city's. in another move another deputy chief of staff. >>> cutting the nation's debt admits discussions are close to failure. each side is pointing fingers at the other. the six republican and six democratic lawmakers have until wednesday to strike a deal. they must prevent a blueprint by tomorrow before the committee must put it for a vote. it was charged with cutting 1.2 trillion for the deficit over the next decade. >> nobody wants to give up hope. reality is to some extent starting to overtake hope. >> i think we are deep into the fourth quarter but there is still time on the clock. i don't think anyone wants to let the time run out without trying everything possible to get there. >> an insistence that we have a trillion dollar tax increase. >> those that earn over $1 million every year have to

and also section 607.1 of the city center special sign district. we would just like to make sure that is noted. and the zoning map would be amended to display the new glen park neighborhood commercial transit district, of course, and also height changes to the city's height map that reflects the height changes i will discuss in a moment proposed for the glen park area. i have an update d ordinance to distribute. there are two parcels shown on the maps in the district but these were not included in that original zoning map ordinance. so i would like to read them into the record and those are the block and lot number 6726, lot 27 and block number 6727, lot 23 arc. and this map shows the existing zoning in the area which is the light purple displaying the current neighborhood commercial, small scale neighborhood commercial that the amendment would change to the glen park commercial district by adding nine additional parcels. in terms of the height changes t whole area within the planned boundary and the 40 foot height district and 30x height district

the santa rosa city council passed that plan on a 5-2 vote at a special meeting. the city manager says she is considering hiring private security to patrol the camp. >>> this morning richmond's mayor plans to attend a rally to honor scott olsen a veteran injured at "occupy oakland" a few weeks back. mayor gayle mclaughlin defends her decision to be at the "occupy" richmond gathering instead of going to an event at the shipyard. >> a good way to really support veterans is to promote the values that veterans, many of them fought for and died for. >> organizers of the veterans day memorial in richmond says the mayor has little respect for the country traditions. >>> veterans day began at the end of world war i and san jose has been honoring veterans since 1919. a long time ago. anser hassan joins us live from san jose now at the staging area for today's big parade. anser, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank. that's right. we're near hp pavilion which will be the starting point of the 93rd annual veterans day parade. crews will be here at 7 a.m. to gear up f

we'll explain when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, cities urging its residentso shop locally. there are two special events today >>> oakland is one of the bay area cities urging its residents to shop locally. and there are two special events today, one called keep downtown in the black, they will have deejays and musicians to entertain shoppers on broadway and dozens of stores will have food and music under the black friday program involving independent businesses. if you plan to do holiday shopping from the office on monday, frank, are you going to do some of that? >> there we go. >> i might. you're not alone. cybermonday is expected to bring record online sales this year. project $1.2 billion. last year sales topped a billion. so they think its going to more than double. a new survey finds more than half of the workers plan to do holiday shopping while working on monday. i'm sure the employers are happy about that. >>> this is the last holiday season for californians to shop online without paying the state sales tax. currently online retailers don't have to charge sales tax if they don't have a p

. >>> oakland's city council will hold a special meeting tonight to ask the public what it thinks about the city's response to the protesters. the council will discuss last week's police raid and the injury of marine scott olson. one city council member wants to redefine city policy to ensure police do not fire projectiles like the one that hit olson into the crowd of peaceful protesters. council members will hear from people affected by the demonstrations and try to develop a strategy for the future. >>> the martina school district dealing with threats. school officials, police and parents will meet at a community forum at the alhambra high school library from 6:30 to 8:00 tonight. the man responsible for the threats, 36-year-old larry bantola is an antioch man arraigned yesterday on 14 felony charges. they say he sent e-mails, letters and faxes to several schools. >>> police say they have cracked a robbery ring. the thieves hit a convenience store and several of them. for months police got to a 7-11 on monument boulevard after it was robbed yesterday. three suspects ran out firing a h