the final decision is with the l.a. police chief, but i just got off the phone with l.a.'s press secretary. he claims there will be no raid tonight. >> what can we do to help you most? >> evacuate the park by 12:00. >> tonight lapd is warning occupy protesters their time in the city is up. the press secretary confirmed late today there will be no raid tonight. earlier at the holiday christmas parade, he says it's time for the 50-day camp to end, but protesters have options. >> many of them agree it's not sustainable over time as well, and remember, we've given them an alternative and that alternative is to continue to protest on the steps, but encampments won't be part of that. >> reporter: many protesters say no matter what, they won't leave on their own. >> they're going to stay and act on our demonstration. it's our right to be here. >> reporter: during the night, they talked about what they would do if they don't leave. >> we as a police department are doing everything we can to support people's first amendment rights and ensure that they are able to peacefully protest

i contacted the l.a. rtment many years ago and i contacted frank salerno who headed up the entire natalie wood case and they listened to me, but they had promised they would help if i could convince them of new evidence, and then they didn't accept the evidence. so the book came out. i figured that was the only way that natalie would receive any type of a voice or justice. and then i wanted more because the l.a. county sheriff's department -- i sent a book but i still hadn't heard from them. >> were you contacted recentlily -- i'm sorry, go ahead. >> well, no, in the past -- i took the past few months -- probably this entire year and i contacted all of the witnesses i had interviewed and other people and i gathered testimonial statements to send to the l.a. county sheriff and a month later they contacted us and they agreed there's ample evidence to reopen the natalie wood case. >> did you bring any new information -- >> it is just matter of them learning the details. >> are there any new details you can sh

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. >> the l.a. county coroner ruled michael jackson's death a homicide and the last person to see him alive was his doctor. >> conrad murray figuratively and literally abandoned michael jackson. >> conrad murderer! >> yeah though i walk through the value of the shadow of death. i will fear no evil. >> justice for michael! justice for michael! >> dr. murray is not a perfect man. he is an imperfect man. if the prosecution will tell you he is greedy and callus and reckless, you need to hear the full story about it. >> in the spring of 2009, michael jackson, the so-called king of pop was poised for the biggest come back of the year. he would perform 50 concerts at the 02 arena in difficult financial straights, the concerts would help him get out of debt. >> i will be performing the songs my fans want to hear. >> to get through this gruelling schedule, jackson turned to dr. conrad murray, a las vegas-based doctor he knew. >> this is it. i mean this is really it. this is the final -- this is the final curt

demonstrators are vowing to stay put and the l.a. mayor says it was time for the protesters to leave because of public safety and overall health concerns there. these are live images from los angeles, and we will have more on this developing story throughout the day here on "good morning maryland." maryland is not normally known for celebrities. that's not been the case here lately. first george clooney and now president obama where he was spotted this weekend and why. that story is coming up. >>> also, a piece of childhood rift history auctioned off. and it is known to have come before mickey mouse. you watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. a live look at the protesters, occupy wall street-l.a. they have been told to get out and they are staying put. so are we and good morning maryland returns in a bit. is that thing getting closer? look how high that thing's going. look out there, look at the debris. all right, give me the camera. no, just drive. i've got it. zoom in! zoom in! i can't believe this is happening. lo

. >> the l.a. county coroner has ruled michael jackson's death a homicide, and the last person to see him alive is his doctor. >> conrad murray figuratively and literally abandoned michael jackson. >> conrad murderer. conrad murderer. >> though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil. >> justice for michael! justice for michael! >> dr. murray is not a perfect man. he's an imperfect man like all of us. but the prosecution is going to get up here and tell you he's greedy and callous and reckless. you need to hear the full story about him. >> in the spring of 2009 michael jackson, the so-called king of pop, was poised for the biggest comeback of his career. he would perform a record-breaking 50 concerts that summer at london's o2 arena. in difficult financial straits, the concerts would help jackson get out of death. >> i'll be -- i'll be performing the songs my fans want to hear. >> to get through this grueling schedule, jackson turned to dr. conrad murray, a las vegas-b

the l.a. unty sheriff's department about this matter, they fully support the sheriff's department. the waggers in trust they will evaluate whether any new information relating to death of natalie wood and comes from sources other than those trying to profit from the 30-year anniversary of her tragic death. someone who looked at this case in the past. geraldo rivera the host of "at large" on fooks news channel. you spoke to some of the main people? >> dennis davern, the skipper. rj wagner you see him in commercials and people remember him in heart to heart. natalie wood was three-time academy award winner. splenled door in the grass, rebel without a cause, gypsy. goes on and on. "west side story." she was america's sweetheart. they were bigger than ashton kutcher and demi moore in their era. so she was huge. so here you have a story where they go on this boat, the spledour. like splendor in the grass. it is anchored off catalina island. at some point christopher walken, starring in a movie with

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bmw unveiled a hybrid 11 concept car at the l.a. to show, featured in the new mission impossible movie. porsche debuted the new one of the 9/11 and the company announced a new experience center near los angeles, including text rag -- test racks, offroad courses and a museum. >> a half billion dollar loan facing scrutiny. the money given to solindra. >>> and people are cleaning up after being hit by devastating storms. >>> and first, an arizona dog give police a run for their money. create a chaotic scene on a busy freeway and daring to jump out of the owner's vehicle after the accident and started running along the highway. the officers chased her, dodging traffic along the way. the dog caught and returned to her owner, not happy about it. the officer who rescued her said she snapped at him. him. everybody knows the best place for a good time is mississippi. him. and that's only until they visited us in louisiana. which is a distant second to sunny florida. for beautiful vacation, nothing beats alabama. ok, we'll never agree on who's

he is 3 and 8 and the team was just sold leading to chatter about a possible move to l.a. bruce bochy and brian sabien have a little more job security. their deals will run through the 2013 season. bochy will soon begin his 6th year with the giants highlighted by yesterday's world series victory. no gm in the majors has more tenure. it started with the giants in 1996. the red sox reportedly hiring bar be ballentine as -- bobbie ballentine as their new manager. he has experience with the rangers and the mets. he rubs some people the wrong way, but gets maximum effort from his players. lebron james and dwyane wade topping up souvenirs in columbus. number 4 ohio state and the buckeyes open with a 9-0 run. and then sellinger inside. austin rivers ahead of mason plumly reversing with authority. that was a baby jam. ohio state blows it open. the buckeyes by 19 at the half. he is crafty and passing to himself as it turned out. 60-41. ohio state in a rare route of duke, 85-63. and that is your toyota sports report. >> very good. thanks. >>> well, that is this edition of abc7 news.

but quickly, this is the l.a. d now and they are reopening the investigation into the '81 death of actress natalie wood. take a listen. >> on cat ta lean na island, accompanied by the caretaker of the boat and fellow actor, christopher walkin. sometime in the morning of november 29th, miss woods somehow ended up in the water and drowned. at the time of the incident, it was investigated by us, the l.a. county sheriff's department in the l.a. county coroner's office. her death was ruled an accident. as a homicide bureau for the los angeles county sheriff's department, we're always opened to receiving additional information about older cases as well as current cases. we assess that information and deem it to be credible and reliable and if so we act on it. recently we received information which we felt was substantial, enough to make us look at this case. the case has been assigned to two sheriff homicide investigators who will be following up on additional information as well as other additional information that may

deliberation may begin friday. >>> frank mccourt on the way out as the owner of the l.a. dodgers. the team and major league baseball official have finally agreed on a process to sell that baseball club. mlb took control of the dodgers during the nasty divorce between mccourt and his wife. a statement last night said the blackstone group lp will manage the sail of the team. >>> it turns out a solyndra severance package is good if you're the company's founder. he got nearly half million dollars before the solar company went bankrupt. in court documents, they show that the former ceo seen here giving president obama a tour of the company last year was fired july 1 almost two months before solyndra announced that he was leaving. the solar company went bankrupt in september after receiving a half billion dollars in federal loans and was touted by the white house a "green jobs creator." >>> bank of america backing down after scrapping plans to charge people 5 bucks a month to use their debit cards. the bank's announcement follows a customer revolt. b. of a.'s competitors said they would

. >> natalie wood's death was ruled and accident 30 years ago, but now the l.a. county sheriff's office has decided to reopen the case. the story coming up. >>> nearly three decades after actress natalie wood's death police in los angeles are taking a new look into whether there was foul play. >> reporter: the investigation into the drowning death 30 years ago of natalie wood is being reopened. and this morning the yacht captain on board the night she died is telling reporters he lied to investigators. dennis daven now place her husband, robert wagner, of his death. after a night of drinking heavily with actor christopher walker he says they had a fight shortly before she disappeared in the waters of catalina island. >> i didn't want my life to go by without having the truth come out. >> reporter: the coroner ruled the death a drowning accident in 1981. but the l.a. sheriffs has now decided to take another look. wood was 43 years old when she died. a three-time oscar nominee who starred in such classics adds miracle on 34th street, rebel without a cause, and west

the only area where it's happening now firefighters coming from different states who want to apply the l.a. city and the paramedics are experiencing the same thing i had a guy from houston the last week paramedic burnout talked about in his area. the guy from new york. paramedic paramedic burn out for a new issue. in the field with this shield the shield is that still doesn't mean the other rescue at our station is available so they get the next cough which means we get the chance to take a shower and pressure teeth so we don't get our showers interrupted jimmy page. and you know all these rescues here we're probably going to be waiting for a while because i think we just got the last available that that's what they. want you. know. we just take a patient to martin luther king with vomiting which gets triano just in the emergency room and based on her level of severity so get a bed. we got there before a few other patients and she got to bed now the other patients are going to wait even though they might have more. severe problems they might have to wait for a bed for hours. if martin luth

wagner's family, "fully supports the efforts of the l.a. county sheriff's department and trust they will evaluate any new information relating to the death of natalie wood wagner is valid and comes from credible source or sources other than those simply trying to profit from the 30-year anniversary of her tragic death." authorities have scheduled a news conference scheduled for 2:00 p.m. eastern time today. let's talk to analyst mike brooks about this. so, mike, that the captain of this boat is now saying he wasn't completely truthful at the time. he didn't tell authorities everything he knew, he didn't do everything such as use a search light. >> right. >> with mr. wagner looking for natalie wood. what can investigators gleam from this kind of information and how do they proceed from here? >> they'll have to reopen the whole thing, fred. he went on further to say that basically everybody on the boat got his story toofrgether to te investigators. were they not be truthful and that led to the coroner ruling it an accident? that is going to be

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new developments in a shaky year for the l.a. dodgers. the big decision made last night. >> the caps were on their way to a third straight loss. the drama began. >>> the tumultuous times of the dodgers appeared to be nearing an end. agreed to a cell of bankrupt ballclub. the team was caught up in the mccourt roceedings of and his wife. the big east aims to remain a source conference. they're looking west. to invite boise state navy and air force football-onlys schools. >>> the university of central florida and houston were -- invitations. >> the anaheim ducks came to washington. a 3-0 lead before the will cop. take you downtown. in the third, less than a minute, the caps are on the attack. gets the rebound. 42 seconds left. he likes the lamp. into overtime we go. shows kissed the shot. keypunches its debt. -- he punches it in. the redskins go back to work today getting ready for the home the forty-niners. washington is the underdog as it game they havery to wrap the decision -- season. they have not yet recovered. there is a look your morn

that has been talked about as an extension of the light rail line, m-ocean view, to the l.a. city bart. we like to look at that as well as ideas on improving bus reliability in the corridor. there is a lot of buzz transit service in this area, and we think it would be the most cost- effective way to improve the reliability of that service. the study activities would include the needs assessment, developing some transportation improving concepts, and then doing a real engineering feasibility analysis and evaluation of those improvement concepts. looking at some cost estimates and in doing some thinking about how we could fund and implement those new projects. there has been some previous work in this corridor. i will mention two efforts. one of them is the 19th avenue park presidio boulevard transportation plan. that was a study by the authority itself and was adopted in 2008. it looked at existing needs for pedestrian safety and transit operations. this new study is looking more at sort of future transportation improvements that could accompany new growth. the other study is t

the l.a. sheriff's department reopened the case last week >>> a flying chunk of space junk was no problem for the international space station. scientists were concerned about a 4" piece of chinese weather satellite that was going to pass by sometime this morning. contact could cause some serious damage even though it's small. but upon further assessment, nasa determined it would not be such a close call after all. >>> 4:50. wondering what the weather is going to be like, people cook, traveling. >> that is right. >> important stuff. >> it could be a soaker this evening. this morning, cloudy start to the day. patchy valley fog, as well. temperatures not bad in the 40s and the 50s. by this afternoon, you're going to see a chance of some showers, most of that north of the golden gate bridge. otherwise a lot of clouds thickening up throughout the day and toward the evening hours, a better chance of rain. so a cold front on final approach off the coastline right now. already bringing some rain to far

police have moved in and shut down the occupy l.a. encampment arrest more than 200 protestors overnight. the scene at l.a. city hall chaotic still. several protestors refusing to leave. these are live pictures. the folks in the white outfits there are actually there as hazmat clean-up crews. they are cleaning up what was left behind by the "occupiers." close to 1400 officers raid the campsites, those were arrested who ignored the eviction notices given last week. they were given about five or six days ago. we'll have a live report in l.a. in the next half hour. >>> it looks like there is a split decision about moving the "occupy sf" protests from justin herman plaza. the group's general assembly decided last night to reject the city's offer to relocate to a vacant building in the mission district. but some protestors plan to make the move anyway and we are told that they could leave justin herman plaza as early as this morning. >>> "occupiers" who do move would have to sign a contract and adhere to a list of conditions. they include, k

or what's the dynamic at work here that that caused oakland for example the meltdown in l.a. to be frankly you know professional or courteous is probably. not quite the right word but on both sides. well it's a complex relationship of trust in oakland with grand murder not so long ago and really just a long history of distrust between law enforcement and in particular communities of color and communities that support communities of color that situation was more likely to devolve whereas in los angeles after you know the watts riots and the rodney king riots the police has really in the last ten years maybe more they have l.a.p.d. has instituted something called community policing which seeks to form that relationship where you're working together to keep your community safe and they believe in it they really do believe in it and so i think that they understand that there's so much at stake not just at this camp where people are in danger but also in the community at large if the l.a.p.d. begins to have a reputation like unfortunately the oakland police has today it makes it ha

did not want my whole life to go by with out this coming out. >> it was ruled a drowning, but now the l.a. sheriff's office will take another look. she was 43 that day she drowned and she had acted in many award winning movies. >>> in a 2008, wagner blamed himself for causing the death. >>> 90 schools in north nevada are closed as the crews are battling a massive wild fire that covered 400 acres in reknow so far. at least a dozen homes have been burned. two high schools are being used as shelters for hundreds that left their homes and several people have suffered from smoke inhalation. no word on how it started. >>> this day started out clear and cold and in a live look outside, it is clear and what a great way to start the weekend. marty is over in the out back and tim is over in the weather center. >> good afternoon. it is clear and it is continuing to be cool through the afternoon. just a bit below where we were yesterday at this time, about two in central maryland, not a major difference, but adding to the cool feel and it is bit of a chill in the air with the sun. 44 down in wards wa

tmz said she asked for a letter of recommendation from the l.a. morgue where she has been doing court-ordered janitorial work. >>> no jail time for the honolulu couple accused of stealing sandwiches from a safeway store. they dropped charges after state workers took away their 2- year-old girl. safeway called police after the pregnant mother ate a sandwich while shopping. she paid for the groceries forgot about the sandwich. the former army sergeant offered to pay for the sandwich when she realized that she had forgot and they confronted her outside. safeway now says it regrets that state workers kept her little girl overnight. >> you would think they would give her a little leeway being pregnant and hungry and she offered to pay for it immediately. oh, my goodness, i forgot. >> come on. >>> mcrib sandwich is back at bay area mcdonald's. it's got a cult following. what's in it? >> good question. first, the mcrib does not include real ribs. >> no. >> stunning. in fact, it includes a flour bleaching agent that's found in gym mats, has 980 milligrams

morgue. >> the middle of the night is a good time to go to the l.a. morgue. maybe she'll start this morning. who knows? >> she's got a lot of work to do. all right, tom. 5:51. weather and traffic on the ones. who do you say for our work week? >>> we have frost, and we have fog this morning. watch out for that. watch out for deer lurking in the fog predawn. we are less than an hour away from sunrise after we went to eastern standard time late saturday night. right now at reagan national, it's at 43. that nearly matches the dewpoint. high humidity, hence we've had this fog forming in many of the rural areas. visibilities are generally a half mile, so watch out for that. we have a clear sky over the fog and the frost on this monday morning. we have a clear sky from new england all the way down to florida. high pressure that's in place. it's going to be with us throughout the day. temperatures near freezing in prince george's county, montgomery, and arlington and fairfax. in washington, it's right near 40 degrees as well as right near the warmer waters of the bay.

from the newly crowned l.a. cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: look at you. now, what was that -- was that a flick on header, is that what they call that? >> yeah. >> jimmy: what's the differences between a flick on -- what are the different types of headers? i don't know too many because i tried to stay away from that kind of thing in the game. >> jimmy: do you find that there are certain hair mouse mousses >> i think heading the ball is not very good -- >> jimmy: not good for the hair. you heard it here first. how are you? i imagine you are delighted, right? >> really good. it's been an amazing couple of weeks to reach the final and especially it being in our home is extra special. >> jimmy: sure. towards the end of your contract, seems like it went by like that. did it go by quickly for you? >> it really has. we've had an amazing time living here in l.a. and playing for the galaxy and finishing it off like this is -- really -- >> jimmy: interesting you said finishing it off because we are all trying to figure out

the "l.a. times" he expected the authorities to honor the rights of protesters to protest peacefully. the chancellor met with students outraged by the incident. >> i personally feel very bad about what happened to students and the whole incident. >> i received a direct shot of pepper spray down my throat. i spent the next hour dry heaving and vomiting. >> with the police chief suspended the uc davis police department will be temporarily run by a lieutenant. >>> today regents are holding their rescheduled meeting. there's a twist. they will do it by teleconference. last week they cancelled their november meeting fearing violence. students planned to show up en masse to protest a possible 16% tuition hike. they can speak at about 9:00 this morning at mission bay community center. the regents won't voteí on hikes this month but will discuss private funding sources and vote on the next budget. >>> 5:06. former bart police officer convicted in the shooing death of oscar grant will be back in court to

welcome back to the big picture i'm tom hartman coming up in this half hour the clock is ticking for occupy l.a. how much longer will the l.a.p.d. allow protesters i think their voices heard outside of city hall desperate times call for desperate measures that are lies and sabotage really the only hope left for the g.o.p. in wisconsin as they try to battle efforts to recall governor scott walker and into night's daily take if money is speech then why isn't campaign here. now in nearly forty eight hours past their addiction deadline occupy los angeles is still camped outside city hall and they're getting some reinforcements patriots patriots from occupy san diego who've had their fair share of clashes with the police joined up with the occupation in l.a. today one was also getting more support according to a new field poll fifty eight percent of californians agree with the cause motivating occupy wall street but despite all this good news it still appears the question in los angeles is not a matter of if occupy l.a. will be shut down but a matter of when it will be shut down for more on what's g

there was a wave of people who went back on to the occupy l.a. site. mained in the intersection. they were arrested. and then there was a skirmish with some protesters right at the corner. officers quickly moved in. three people were pulled out. flex-cuffed and marched out to waiting police vans. and after that a contingent of roughly 250 to 300 police officers formed a solid phalanx around the block that city hall sits on to tell people to stay on the grass and the occupy l.a. area, that's fine. go out on the street, they will go to jail. they didn't go to jail. they stayed right there. and traffic is flowing in and around los angeles city hall again. which is effectively keeping the protesters from emerging there, or assembling a protest in all directions. frank, grace? >> can you give us a little bit of history? we have a lot going on up here. oakland has since been cleared out but they still have encampments here in san jose. what is going on in l.a. the last couple of months? >> basically, this has been almost 58 days. october 1 is when it actually

the l.a. times reports the proposal will provide five billion dollars more for public schools and billions for public universities and local governments by increasing taxes on california's richest. the group proposing the bill including google chairman eric schmidt, grey davis and arnold schwarzenegger. the plan is based on reshuffling of the tax system that could include lower sales taxes and drop in property taxes. >>> weather could make things taxing for those of you traveling hope once day >> wednesday evening a lot of rain even scattered showers thursday into friday. you may be wet. focus in on this morning, 6:16 looking down from tamalpais thick fog around novato quarter mile visibility dry around the bay area. 37 in napa, 36 novato, it is getting cooler in novato with that fog. 41 fairfield and los gatos, everybody else mid uper 40s. monterey bay low to mid 50s inland to salinas. gilroy lack of clouds 35° for the cool spot this morning. partly cloudy, dry almost everywhere this afternoon

more than 100 demonstrators didn't leave despite that was celebratory around the l.a. camp. rganizers led chants with a bullhorn and los angeles mayor says the police will not immediately begin making arrest to provide ample time for protesters to leave. now police say they doubt if everyone will go and they expect to 345eubg a few a-- to make a few arrest at some point. they vow to stay put and we have hakem here to talk about the eviction that is going on in l.a. and talk about what's going on here with occupy baltimore. good morning thanks for being here. what he your opinion on what he going on -- what's going on in l.a. with them removing protesters from city hall. >> my basic opinion about the protesters in l.a. and them removing them from city hall that's -- they are exercising their rights of freedom to protest and free dom speech and they are doing everything peacefully and it's private and public area they should be there no matter what. >> reporter: let's review why you are here. >> we are trying to make sure that everyone has food and clothes on their back. and ro

richard, he's written a book but knew his details have prompted the l.a. s department to look into this one more time and reopen the investigation. his words alone, that's enough to reopen this investigation or is there more? >> fred, he's recounting and recanting. here we are on the 30th anniversary. he's just written a book and now he's trying to free his guilt ridden soul of the lies he told to enforcement 30 years and now he's going to come clean, on the eve of releasing his new book to tell a different story. police in l.a. did not interview wagner, did not interview any of the witnesses, the captain, anybody on that boat. they just have all of a sudden concocted from some fake phone call that they got, some anonymous phone call there's sufficient new evidence to open this case. it's ridiculous and it's a sham. this police force under major investigation right now. they are looking to shift the focus. this is going nowhere, fred. >> avery, you're in complete disagreement from the very top. why? >> well, look -- new evidence when new evidence surfaces t

the government has to be more efficient. so what we have said here in l.athink what mayors across the country are saying -- there's not a republican and democratic way of fixing the economy. yes, we've got to be more efficient. yes, we've got to cut some entitlements. yes, we've got to make sure that we're kiting red tape and the government is functioning efficiently. but we also got to invest. you don't hear a lot of republicans talking about investing in an infrastructure anymore. you don't hear them talking about the need to fix our bridges, our ports and our airports. so we here in l.a. call them like we see them. sometimes those initiatives may look more like republican initiatives. oftentimes they look more like democratic as well. i think what the people in our country and certainly in our city are looking for are leaders that get things done, not ideologues. folks focused on orthodoxies that don't put people first. >> let me ask you about occupy l.a. 41 days they've been taking up housing on city property. how long does that last? >> the thing with