but by and large the downtown association snapped into action after a very unsettling night in oaklandas exactly what most "occupy" protestors didn't want to see happen, a violent clash with police in downtown oakland. >> the destruction that was done upon the city of oakland last night will not be tolerated by a few outsiders who continue to say that they are speaking for us. >> reporter: some tried to occupy an abandoned building on telegraph and 16th late last night two blocks from city hall. cbs 5 photo journalist rick villaroman was in the thick of it. >> solid chaos for 20 minutes. >> reporter: when police moved in protestors threw things at them. after several orders to leave, police through canisters of tear gas into the crowd. protestors made a barrier of garbage and wooden pallets and lit it on fire. at one point one man tried to put the fire out with an extinguisher but was attacked by other protestors who wanted that fire to burn. another man tried to douse it with water but was also stopped. the crowd finally dispersed after police set off several flash-bang grenades. some

. >> reporter: he has the support of the downtown association. >> there's a lot of influence space thatill be better if office users there. they're going to turn into business for other retail shops. >> reporter: that's what he would like to see. new neighbors turning into potential customers. >> anybody would help. i would prefer retail. i would rather have some neighbors than no neighbors. >> reporter: now, the change will be presented to the city council. he's heard from a few banks that are interested in opening offices with a ground floor. >> thank you, george. >>> he served on the front line of war. now, hundreds honor him. hundreds of neighbors and friends of lance corporal joshua corral, went to his home to show support for his grieving family. this afternoon, his mother, fathers and brothers returned from delaware, where they atended a ceremony marking the arrival of his body back on american soil. the crowd of mourners, moving. >> with all of you here, how much josh reached out and touched all of you. we can't say enough about the support that we've gotten. so, we just want to

communication using the business community and the leadership structure, the chamber of commerce, the downtown association to purble the information back out and also to get feedback in. so we understood what were the big things that people needed. then, we had to build an ad hoc organization and another thing about disasters is they're bigger by definition something you can manage. it's not manageable. that's why it's a disaster, right? if it was manageable, it wouldn't be a disaster, it would be an incident, right? so we had about 15 or 20 people that i brought out of city hall, just picked people i kind of thought would be good at thinking on their feet and didn't need to read a book to now what the rules were. so we brought them and then we used hundreds of volunteers to support that. and the big project was trying to find a way to get policies and process in place to allow the downtown businesses to start their own recovery which meant faking acceptable risks which meant -- taking acceptable risks which meant, what are acceptable risks? the things that are dicey to trying to figure out and the fire c

and a three page letter to the city her community group along with the downtown association describe ing the protest as weak and confusing and inconsistent messages to address at the occupy oakland protest. in the past year she says 1200 jobs have been added to the downtown and uptown area. >> pandora adds 25 employees every month in their business right now. they are committed to open and they love oakland. >>reporter: she said that more needs to be done or small businesses will suffer. >> people have been allowed to remain in the plaza and disrupt the small businesses and large businesses. and these of the people that they claim to be protecting. i talked-- >>reporter: i talked with two groups today and they said they do not know of any company that wanted to leave oakland but they also said there is something had to be done. >>pam: we continue our team coverage with jeff bush who showed to the conditions at the encampment which are only getting worse. >>reporter: the weekend rain at the plaza made it a dirty and muddy mess. the protesters have done with they can to keep it under co

communication using the business community and the leadership structure, the chamber of commerce, the downtown association to purble the information back out and also to get feedback in. so we understood what were the big things that people needed. then, we had to build an ad hoc organization and another thing about disasters is they're bigger by definition something you can manage. it's not manageable. that's why it's a disaster, right?

>>reporter: i have obtained a letter to the city from the downtown oakland association within the last 60 minutes. in this letter that i have pulled up on my phone they basically call out to different groups of people. they call out city administration and the city council for the way that they have handled occupy oakland. i can tell you as you get this in a letter, they say the city council and current administration have been i eat in their handling of the latest protest and we are calling on them to get their act together. deborah is the president of the lake county community benefit district was also part of this letter says that good things are happening in oakland and that is now being overshadowed. >> as other businesses continue to grow, pandora adds 25 employees every month in their business. they are committed to oakland they will not go anywhere else. they will tell you that if they did their employees will quit because this is where they want to be and this is where they want to work. in these communities we have made a tremendous impact in my message is that impact is not

and page seven, number one, maintain the downtown gallery associated with buildings that have the significant privately owned public spaces. number 1a, maintain the existing requirement for on site art for nonresidential buildings with the open spaces over 3,000 square feet located on the ground floor. below that size or on the roof tops are not required to provide the public art. 1 bill clintons, allow the other projects to provide onsite art and that would be the developer's choice. 1c for large projects over $1 million art requirement and require the first $1 million be provided on site and 1d, this is the one that was not agreed to by the legislative sponsors but is part of the motion by commissioner miguel. the commission would then request that the board require this universally to noncommercial uses and if they are in other commercial districts not just the c3. the up withes mentioned are the soma mixed use and eastern neighborhood districts and not mentioned but always discussed by staff was the downtown residential and rincon district so if we could put that into the motion would be

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. >> and the downtown merchant's association said they have cut back hours and have even had to lay off people in the last few weeks. >>> well the surgery is underway to separate the two conjoined twins. joining us from outside the hospital with more on the girl's amazing story, tara? >> reporter: the mother found out her girls were conjoined during a sonogram and she was very emotional crying she said she prayed to god and now it appears this may be the answer to her prayers. the girls were prepped for surgery and this is a photo of them taken with their mom. their surgery is supposed to last nine hours and if the surgery goes off without a hitch, the two-year-olds will be able to live independently for the first time in their lives . you are like this, and they will be separated but they -- they don't understand yet. >> they started searching for hope and started looking for help at stamford. this is their 6th separate surgery and the last was in costa rica. >> the last picture i have is them eating mcdonald's so i was not totally happy with that and they look totally happy and health

the safety of our citizens. >> on october 29th, patrol officers were redirected to downtown to the associated with occupy oakland. police overtime has cost more than $1 million. oakland citizens cannot afford the costs resulting from the actions occupy oakland. >>pam: the group has stressed that one of the major concerns is that oakland police are not able to respond to other phone calls for service. >>robin: a little bit of activity offshore but mostly clear skies. there is not a lot of rain. most of the activity is to the east. we are down almost 20 degrees in most locations. highs today were only in the '60s. a winter weather advisory is in a place for the sierra. light-moderate snow. third wind gusts up to 50 mi. per hour. if you're heading up their, drive carefully. we will talk more about the weekend forecast coming up. >>pam: new allegations of excessive force and staffed by san francisco police officers. take a look at this new surveillance video. it shows an altercation between police and the owner of a market. the officer kicked the owner on his legs, there he is kicking his legs from underneath him. t

police in riot gear moved in to enforce an expired deadline for occupy protesters camped in downtown l.a. the associated press reports more than 200 occupiers were arrested but there was no violence. >>> let's go overseas. yesterday vice president joe biden arrived unannounced in iraq. secretary of state hillary clinton's historic arrival in myanmar this morning, she expressed hope that recent flickers of progress will lead to improvements in human rights. >>> let's get back to new york where we are counting down to one of the biggest moments of the year here at rockefeller center, the annual tree lighting ceremony. nbc's michelle franzen is live out there, it is quieter at 30 rock. good morning. >> good morning. little bit of organized chaos behind me. take a look at the tree all dark for tonight it will be shining and all its glory wrapped about five miles, wires and lights and adorned on top with the swarovski crystal. the tree comes to us by way of pennsylvania. family donating that tree after nearly a yearlong search. it arrived here in new york on veterans day. since then crews have been working a

the encampment are growing louder. a downtown and up down business association sent a stern letter this morning. >> this needs to go you no. now, no longer speaking for the movement and has been invaded by other groups. >> and the mayor released this statement said, quote this, situation is costing us real jobs we can't afford to lose a single job. and oakland demonstrated it's support, now it's time for encampment to show support for oakland. now this was part of a longer statement, you can find that statement as well as letter put out by business kmints today on our web site that is abc 7 news.com. in oakland abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. and the city of oakland has shelled out a million dollars as of the end of last time. and the resolving occupy situation peacefully with declining resources one of the topics tackled by several law enforcement agencies today. and i moderated a panel for a suckit, cameras not allowed inside during the summit created and hosted by san francisco police chief. >> there is maybe people can have new ideas out of bits and pieces of other ideas and i think is something nobody thinks i

the building owners and management association, peoplal who manage the buildings downtown. i can see their point of concern but it is very different from the merchants and for the constituents who seem to be concerned about the top 1% than economic situation. we have to have a change in how we line our government to support people that they are calling out for. there is a lot of agreement with that around san francisco and around the country. >> so the bottom line, i suppose, is that in san francisco as in oakland there is a lot of sympathy for the message so it is apparently giving them a lot of room to move. >> there is the message and then the protest where you see people taking over banks and then the camping. why do they have to be the same message? >> because that was the choice of the campers. the campers decided that that was going to be the form of protest in city hall and the number of supervisorvise embraced that idea. a lot of other people are going i don't get the connection. it is civil disobedience. it is usually the trick that you get attention because the a

the streets of downtown manhattan. according to analysis from the associated press, the first two months of protests have cost major u.sast $13 million. things like police overtime. and sanitation services running up the tabs. the expenses comparable to what cities spend on major public events or emergencies. for example, a high profile concert or a major storm. the movement which began in new york has also spread across the border. occupy protesters in montreal dealing with the first major snow of the season there. well, another day of intense violence on the streets of egypt. it comes amid new governmental pressure for that country's government to step down. plus, a man attacking a woman comes face to face with her 11-year-old son armed with a b b gun. and it does not end well for the attacker. and that's next. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. autonsurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and because u.s.a.a.'s commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. ben your lega. get an auto insurance quote.

downtown to the port of oakland. this morning, oakland police officer association sent out a statement, firing back at city leaders, who ordered them to raid the camp and then, just days later, let protesters reoccupy the plaza. they say the protesters are using up officers' time and resources, which could be better used to fight crime. the oakland police officers association says, quote, we, too, are the 99% fighting for better working conditions, fair treatment and the ability to provide a living for our children and families. as your police officers, we are confused. we respectfully ask the citizens of oakland to join us in demanding that our city officials, including mayor quan, make sound decisions and take responsibility for these decisions. also from oakland, dock workers at the port are refusing to unload ships, because they say they're loaded with dangerous explosives. this morning, long shoremen showing us pictures of refrigerated containers that they say are now at the port of oakland. they say these containers are the same ones used that exploded in vietnam, china and brazil. >> three people have died. one

the dream center. >> smith: dream center is a non-profit christian mission associated with the angelus temple, a mega-church near downtowna. ( upbeat music ) since its founding in 1994, the dream center has been a hit with christian teenagers from across southern california. michael clifford is on its board of directors. the dream center is housed in a former hospital that acts as a 24-hour rehab facility and shelter for ex-convicts, drug addicts, and prostitutes. but, if clifford can make his deal with patten, dream center will also include a fully accredited dream center college. >> we are now in process of working towards this fall launching dream center college because of michael's hard work. ( cheers and applause ) >> if we take a prostitute off the street, or an ex crips, or bloods member, we bring them into our programs and we start an education process. >> smith: let me make sure i understand. so the gang member, the former gang member or prostitute or whoever it is that comes to you, a homeless person, can get a college loan for an education. >> absolutely. >> smith: and it's not just the people in the shelter t

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the police officer's association says he is confident that cops did not do anything wrong. >>> well, this morning new plans are in the works for protesters to reoccupy frank ogawa plaza in downtown. protesters say they plan to retake the plaza tomorrow with a 24-hour a day, seven-day a week vigil. activists say it's not part of their bargain with mayor jean quan. protesters were forced out when police raided the tent city and tore down the encampment. wall street protesters are holding firm despite a deadline to leave their encampment. police have not taken any action against hundreds of protesters. yerler police said arrests were likely. a commander says police want to clear out the park as quickly as possible. officers say the crowd is cooperative so far. >>> yes, it's been a fog by morning, but the silver lining on the clouds is there is no rain in them. ri right, christina? >> yeah, throw that umbrella in the corner. more so tomorrow than today. in some cities it will take the first part of the day to clear. probably until 11:00 a.m. we'll keep it posted until 9:00 a.m. this morning. take a look at your visibilities reduced to less than a quarter of a mile. it is really thic

the of the associated press, thank you. >> thank you. >> suarez: finally tonight, the work of a scientist who spends his days tracking killer diseases. >> reporter: a nondescript office building in downtown francisco may seem an unlikely headquarters for one of the world's most prominent virus hunters, but it's where stanford university biologist nathan wolfe has setup his war room to monitor and study new, and potentially deadly, viruses emerging around the globe. the 41-year-old wolfe is the founder and director of the global viral forecasting initiative. the mission sounds simple but it's not: detect pandemics and stop them before they spread. how wolfe and his team do that is a mix of high tech detective work and old fashioned on the ground epidemiology research and it's the subject of his new book the viral storm-- the dawn of a new pandemic age. i sat down with wolfe in his office. >> what we're looking at is this interface between human and animal populations. and we're trying to catch the really early stages of these pandemics the moment at which frankly the pandemic is born. i always joke that if you go to you know ocean bean here in san francisco, you'll always see you know peo

the test in an area where several young men had been fighting. oakland police officer association says last night's murder was related to the camp. >> i don't see too many broad daylight murders in downtown oakland. what happened in oakland is that this occupy oakland created an environment conducive to crime. >> since the shooting of anything to do with camp? >> no. nothing to do with camp. they were not occupiers. it happened in an area where kids come after school anyways. >> we know that this is getting more and more out of hand and know there are groups taking advantage of what's happening. i do not understand what else this mayor is waiting for. >> another city council member thinks it's time for the mayor to stop asking. and just act. >> it's totally disheartening that that murder took place if we'd close that had encampment i'm a thousand percent sure that that would not have happened. >> this point only affect notices have had is to profrt protestors to begin complaining about alleged police brutality. we have to remember in terms of the action against the camp that last time city posted a quote final notice was on a friday. they didn't move in on the camp until following tuesda

the plaza. and these people also generally peacefully being arrested. and not a lot of trouble associated with that. and only about 20 arrests at this point. i want to come out here live now, downtownakland, and we're on broadway, at the intersection of 14th street and i want to show you down here to the intersection with 13th street. you can see a police car there. and that is the only block aid right now of this neighborhood. and their used to be an entire line of police in riot gear here on broadway and in between 13th and 14th. and so some protesters lined up against them. trying to talk to them. and all those police, about five minutes ago, they started retreating. they moved back. which was a small victory for the protesters. they said, you know, hey, we got rid of the police. which was i think a positive sign for everybody involved as well. so those police officers have left the area. and this area here, 14th and broadway, it appears to be under control. frank and grace? >> okay. anne makovec with the very latest at the frank ogawa plaza. thanks. >>> of course, the city officials are asking people to stay out of downtown oakland. having a big effect on traffic this morning.

the police officers association says last night's murder was directly related to that camp. >> i don't see too many broad daylight murders in downtown oakland. what happened in oakland is that this occupy oakland has created an environment conducive to crime. >> the shooting has anything to do with the camp? >> no. they were not occupiers. it happened, in an area where kids come and hang out after school anyways. >> i went down last night after the young man was killed. his relatives were down there. several of them are participating in the encampment as well. he had been there for a number of days. >> and as you heard the mayor say she's planning to give campers one more written notice to leave. that expected this afternoon. we have yet to see that notice. we did talk today off camera with a man who has been here at the plaza every day, who said he witnessed events leading up to yesterday's shooting. and that he says, the young man killed may have been an unintended target. we'll have more at 5:00. >> a couple questions here, is there a heightened police presence after the shooting last night? just for you, you've been out at occup

downtown los angeles, stephanie stanton, nbc news. >> the british government is warning iran there will be serious consequences for an attack on two diplomatic posts in tehran. today harrline students associated with iran's ba siege movement stormed the british embassy. they burned documents and set fires and tore dough a painting of queen elizabeth. six embassy workers were taken hosta hostage. police eventually convinced students to turn over the hostages. the violence came after britain tightened sanctions on iran because of its nuclear program. >> so we woke up this morning to the high for the day, right? >> pretty much. >> and it just went south from there. >> downhill ever since. >> the low normally takes place when you wake up, the high is in the afternoon. today it's exactly the opposite. the high was early this morning, 66 degrees and so far we've been down to 52 and we're going to continue to go down. not all that much more. it's not going to be frigid moving in but it's going to be a lot cooler than it's been the last couple of days. still dealing with that cloudiness across the area and still a chance for a few showers later this evening but i think most of us should remain on the

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downtown and elsewhere. >> reporter: the city of oakland says it's prepared for tomorrow's general strike. but on the eve of the day of action, the head of the police officer's association says he's not so sure that's the case. >> this is situation has become so confusing. >> reporter: says police officers are confused about how the mayor and the city have handled the demonstrations. ordering them to clear out the plaza then allowing the tents to go back up. >> we just need clear instruction on what to do. i know that a lot of people today are not clear on what's going to happen tomorrow. >> reporter: the union sent out an open letter today expressing their concern and frustration. he says he's baffled the city is allowing workers to take time off while forcing police to potentially square off with their own coworkers if things get out of hand. >> it seems to me that one side of the city of the city workers will be on the side of is the strike. and we'll be all by ourselves working kind of putting us in a bad spot. almost kind of putting us in a position that we're the establishment. that's not the case. >> as far as the sentiment of the police officer's association, i

downtown and mass transit remains on time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> this is just across the wires. we have an update on the penn state sex scandal according to the "associated press." >> just coming down right now. joe paterno, who of course has been the coach there since the '60s, 40-plus years, won two national titles, a lot of pressure on him because of the sexual abuse scandal with his former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. they want him out and he has decided to retire. he will retire at the end of the season. he was facing increased calls to step down. obviously because of that abuse scandal. it sounds like he will retire at the end of the year. he is 84. he has been there forever. university has a special committee now investigating the whole situation. >> really a huge icon. you have seen students rallying around joe paterno even during this time of crisis. but looks like -- >> i think it's a moral thing because he was privy to this. he took it to the athletic director, who took it to the president. but they never took it to the police. and i think that penn state people want to clean house, clean up the program and move on. but i mean, there

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