they've blocked broadway at 12th street as we speak they are taping signs up on the wells fargo bank and comerica bank across the street on broadway. there's a giant check that says -- taped across the front doors of wells fargo, atm machines they put up signs over saying occupy oakland, close down the banks that sort of thing. they are khafpbting, singing. the wells fargo building the same building that houses clorox headquarters. it appears the focus is on the banks here in downtown oakland. [ unintelligible ] business as usual in these two banks. some of the other businesses the walgreens and rite-aid at 14th and broadway [ inaudible ] hundreds of protesters out here. at this point i don't see any sign of any police officers. >> laura, thanks very much. >>> occupy protesters claim sympathizers have already shutdown the port of oakland. mark matthews live at the port. mark true or not true? >> reporter: not true. protesters are claiming credit for something that is unrelated to the general strike. you see the trucks backed up, they are there because of a labor dispute relating to sa

they've blocked broadway at 12th street as we speak they are taping signs up on the wells fargo bank merica bank across the street on broadway. there's a giant check that says -- taped across the front doors of wells fargo, atm machines they put up signs over saying occupy oakland, close down the banks that sort of thing. they are khafpbting, singing. the wells fargo building the same building that houses clorox headquarters. it appears the focus is on the banks here in downtown oakland. [ unintelligible ] business as usual in these two banks. some of the other businesses the walgreens and rite-aid at 14th and broadway [ inaudible ] hundreds of protesters out here. at this point i don't see any sign of any police officers. >> laura, thanks very much. >>> occupy protesters claim sympathizers have already shutdown the port of oakland. mark matthews live at the port. mark true or not true? >> reporter: not true. protesters are claiming credit for something that is unrelated to the general strike. you see the trucks backed up, they are there because of a labor dispute relating to safety c

they stopped for a little bit and then the march looped back to the target destination today, wells fargo bankre we're standing now. now, most of the protestors have since cleared out. but just about an hour ago, very strong presence here. people circling around the bank and nobody was sure if wells fargo would be closed or open today. it is in fact closed. they have a poster on the door that says they are temporarily closed. that didn't stop the demonstrators from continuing to demonstrate here. they actually slapped these giant posters on top of the atm machines and on top of the doors listing several demands, everything from stopping foreclosures to investing in small businesses. most of the protestors have since moved on from the plaza -- excuse me, from wells fargo back to the plaza where anne was a little earlier. and they are preparing for the rest of the marches that are going to happen throughout the day, another one scheduled for around lunchtime today, another one at 5:00 and that march will lead to the port of oakland, where they will then shut down or hope to shut down the port. a

banks got bailed out, we got sold out! >> reporter: protesters disrupted business at a wells fargo and bank of america and across the bay in oakland protesters marched and forced a wells fargo to close. cameras were there as bank security struggled to keep marchers from entering the building and forced to close due to an emergency. figures show that since september, at least 650,000 people have switched to credit unions. after b of a announced it would charge a $5 monthly debit card fee. the bank has since decided to cancel the fee. many immigrant rights protesters took part in today's protests to condemn wells fargo's ties to private companies that run immigrant detention centers. >> more and more people are coming out to hold banks accountable. defending their rights and staying in their homes and not being kicked out of their homes. this is only going to grow and we hope the next action is going to be twice as big. >> reporter: wells fargo issued a statement urging customers to take a look at what it does as a company and its record on charitable donations. organizers say bank transfer day is separate from the occupy mo

wells fargo specifically? >> wells fargo is one of the big banks like bank of america, wells fargo, citibank, chase, actually hadage fraud and foreclosed on millions of homes around the country. they have kicked people out. made people homeless. and it's just one of the banks that we are atargeting. >> reporter: thank you. we are also tried contacting wells fargo officials. they were not available to comment. i should add there's three other similar protests planned, two in the united states and one in washington, d.c. at the treasury department and one in l.a. they will also be protesting in france where the g20 summit is meeting to discuss the ftt, the financial transaction tax there, as well. back to you. >> it seems they are clarifying their message. thanks, anser hassan. >>> along those lines the leaders of the top 20 world economies including president obama all in france today for the g20 summit where much of the focus is actually on greece after sending the world markets into chaos on monday. greece scrapped its plans finally for a public vote over the country's bailout earlier today. attention is now tu

holding up signs and banners but again on occasion we do see wreckage like this here at the wells fargo bank which was smashed open by a small select group of protesters not the kind of behavior we see in across but something that we definitely just stumbled upon here today for our team from oakland i'm lucy catherine of. russian investigators have concluded that incorrect braking was the cause of the september plane crash that killed forty four people among those killed were almost an entire ice hockey team from the office level on their way to their first match of the season the probe found traces of a strong sedative in the co-pilot's blood but it is unclear who was behind the error that led to the fatal accident artie's an italian overcover reports on the findings of the investigation committee. the investigation has shown that says those pilots were trained how to operate yet forty planes for a very long time and then they had to switch to forty two days and according to the committee those two planes have a very different brake pads all systems which share the pilots didn't have enough

wells fargo. >> hello, i work for wells fargo bank. i cover the northern california region. i usually focus on about $350 -- $350,000 of sbe loans. last year, for 2010, i did 43 loans. so we are lending. i usually focus on six different types of loans. start-ups, business acquisitions, real estate purchases with ti's, working capital, a partner buyouts, business expansion. when i am looking at a potential loan, i use the standard five c's of credit. the first one is character. what we are looking for is a minimum score around 640. we would like to say no recent bankruptcy foreclosures, bankruptcies, tax liens. if we see a loan that has been modified, we would like to see a reason it was modified, what ever reason it may be. it cannot be, i did not want to pay that payment any more. the second c, conditions. basically, how precise will the money be used? we are looking at a business plan. when you look at a business plan, that is just a start up. we are looking to see where there will be the need for lending. if you are an existing business, we want to see the money that we g

street protest that thought a little bit out of hand as you can see right here behind me the wells fargo bank branch was the scene of one of the protests at this specific area obviously the windows got smashed out we were talking to some of the witnesses they saw several people of faces were wrapped in a black sort of scarves their faces were heading in stark contrast really to the behavior of the occupy wall street protesters for the most part here in downtown oakland we have not seen this kind of destruction of property and mass and it was quite interesting actually to see some of the witnesses sort of disagreeing about these tactics you know the destruction of the means of wealth the property is this something that could perhaps gain greater attention to the cause or something that gives the protesters a bad name something that on the face of the movement exactly is now with the movement is about it's about freedom and peace and equality and a few an artist like behind all this is the same people trying to smash the whole of foods but this is now the move it's about it's about returning an

holding up signs and banners but again on occasion we do see wreckage like this here at the wells fargo bank which was smashed open by a small select group of protesters not the kind of behavior we see in across oklahoma but something that we definitely just stumbled upon here today for our chief from oakland i'm lucy coughing up and lucy has now made it to the port of software she continues updating us with the latest developments by her twitter feed you can check it out for more news he was told from the events in oakland if you look at her latest tweets she's saying that there was a shouting match as protesters surrounded. her she said they would let anybody pass that she and her team had to hitch a ride with a local news crew from c.b.s. in order to get through and feed back some of their video to us here in moscow she said as the protesters surrounded her bed they were voting on whether to let her pass or not she says there was a lot of uncertainty going on there we continue following the dramatic events in oakland dilutions twitter feed and our reach we are key underscores com we're go

banks all across the area today. police arrested three people at a wells fargo in santa rosa and in oakland. one bank responded by shutting down. >> and bank security stood in the blockade preventing protesters from entering a wells fargo branch in oakland. after a brief struggle, signs went up in the window stating the bank was closed for the day due to an emergency. >> protest ares also disrupted business at several banks in san francisco. a loyal bank of america customer for more than 30 years told us why he decided to join in the protests. closing his account and moving his money into a local credit union. >> it's only a small gesture. i'm not in a position to do much damage. for my own conscience, i don't want my money going for that activity. >> that activity they say includes the practice of predatory lending and imposing unnecessary fees. just in october, at least 650,000 people switched to credit unions after b of a announced it would start charging a $5 monthly debit card fee, more than the total number last year. the bank has since canceled the fee. for many, the damage has been do

people rallied in front of wells fargo and bank of america. monte francis reports. >> reporter: bank security stood in a blockade preventing protesters from entering a wells fargo branch in downtown oakland. after a brief struggle, signs went up in the window stating the bank was closed for the day due to an emergency. >> banks got bailed out. we got sold out. >> reporter: protesters also disrupted business at several banks in san francisco. a local customer for more than 30 years told us why he decided to join in on the protest, closing his account and moving his money into a local credit union. >> it's only a small gesture. i'm not in a position to do much damage. at least for my own conscious, i didn't want my money going to that kind of activity. >> reporter: that activity, protesters say, includes the practice of predatory lending and imposing unnecessary fees. figures show that just in october, at least 650,000 people switched to credit unions after b of a announced it would start charging a monthly debit card fee. that's more than the to

movement furious >>mark: some tense moments in oakland between protesters and security at a wells fargo bankrity guards pushing protesters away. the protesters were urging customers to move their money to credit unions on what was the national bank transfer date. occupy protesters in san francisco also spread the message against corporate gangs as they marched on corporate street chanting and holding signs that said we are the 99%. >>darya: 6:38 a.m., we are back with more in a couple of minutes to get you ready for work or school. make sure that you bundle up. here is a live look from the roof on van ness avenue of. clear skies. we will be right back. >>mark: we are back. a cold start to date. >>james: cold temperatures, especially in the north bay and east bay. sunny and cool this afternoon. temperatures at the coast and a range between the '50s-'60s. it will be a cool afternoon. a complete check coming up in just a minute. >>mark: an asteroid will fly between the moon and earth tomorrow. here is a nasa animation to show the path of the asteroid. this is close to earth 202,000 mi. from ear

they marched down california street to wells fargo bank. >> this is decent paying jobs, housing. those are the priorities for four. >> the nurses association came with an issue to rally around. attacks on wall street called transaction tax. >> this is a tax on wall street. it's a.05% tax on sales of bonds and stocks. we want that to go to the general fund helping provide health care and education. >> and other unions rallied in l.a. and trance. the g 20 meeting is being held. in that meeting a tax will be on at jenda. england has a similar tax called stamp duty. wall street opposes this tax, so does tim geithner, president obama does not support it. >> if the united states did this people would go to other markets and trade there. and so if you're going to do it, have you to do it everywhere. >> and with a g.o.p. controlled house it would be dead in the water. >> you can't quiet them. you can't tear gas them. there is 99% of us. >> here is the official statement from wells fargo. the company said wells fargo is committed to serving financial needs of customers and keeping credit

sf-back at the federal reserve building and this time they're across the cincinnati front of a wells fargo bank because of fencing around the federal reserve building. they set up an information table and police said they can stay the as long as they don't put up tents. >> hopefully we can keep this spot and inform the masses that pass by on the sidewalks. >> demonstrate you'res say if they're kicked out they're going to continue down the street. many others remain at the orange encampment. >> despite a fast approaching deadline, "occupy" l.a. protesters say they're not going system authorities say they won't be sweeping through right at the deadline tonight but they do expect to make arrests. the encampment was abuzz with activity yesterday but most aimed at how to deal with authorities come the midnight deadline. >> alan: angry about clampdowns on "occupy" camps, students are planning demonstrations tomorrow. at uc davis students are planning a protest. this youtube video of police dousing protesters with pepper spray sparked national outrain. student protesters are calling for a general stri

i am president of the bar association and san francisco -- senior counsel at wells fargo bank. i want to thank the league of women voters for being our co- sponsor and for their help running this event tonight. thanks also to the san francisco government television for their lives dreaming of this fan

banks. >>haaziq: protesters started marching just after 10:00 a.m.. this a wells fargo on the broadway was the first bank they set down. same for this bank directly across the street. the doors were locked and the bank was empty. a few doors down, one of the largest banks in the world, citibank, shut down for the day. a cause for celebration for the 99% in downtown oakland. >>maureen: you are looking at protesters taking to the streets. right now people are chancing it the banks were bailed out, we were sold out. many protesters say that the underlying theme is corporate greed in america. >>pam: we should tell you, we are just hearing that some of the occupy protesters are announcing on twitter that they want to go back to the port at 3:00 a.m. to try to stop the next shift change. earlier today, the protesters did shut down the port. now some are talking about going back. stay with kron4 as we continue to cover today's strike. but the latest in its currency earner makes och but good but the >>gary: their raiders will be without their top offensive what that on sunday.

a large group headed up broadway converging on wells fargo bank at city center taking a check on the already-shuttered front doors and plastic signs on atms. >> across broadway, comerica bank shut doors. and later, windows broken and bank of america and others. >> people are finally fed up and targeting banks because they know that they have stolen from the people. >> i would normally work today but i was sick this morning. i decided to come down herein stead. >> people are faling through cracks and america needs to realize that we need help it appears that city services were only impacted on a limited basis. >> everything is seeming to be open. >> at briefings throughout the day the mayor insisted a general strike was going smoothly. it forced closure of businesses and intersections around the epicenter at 14th and broadway and she responded to criticism from business community that she is ignoring their interests. >> we're going to continue to meet with them. we started meeting with them, we're going to continue to meet with them today we're trying to make sure things are safe. >> t

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bank. at one wells fargo windows were broken. [ chanting ] >> reporter: this chase branch paid for it by demonstrators blocking doors, shutting it down. >> they are getting richer and richer. the bank presidents are getting giant bonuses while the people are losing their homes and losing their jobs. these are the criminals, not the workers. the ceos and the top people. >> there's got to be at least 1,000 people here in front of the bank of america loud but peaceful. but i haven't seen a police officer here or anywhere all day. >> reporter: a few banks closed including this small one pacific coast branch. several of the other bigger banks either never opened or were shut down by demonstrators like this chase branch on 20th. >> the bank's relationship to people to my families, my parents, has caused foreclosures and people losing their jobs which in turn makes it more difficult to teach. >> in principle, i'm all for it. but they shouldn't impede people's going to the bank and that sort of thing. >> reporter: while there were some businesses closing because of the general strike, most like this mediterra

. >> wells fargo bank was smashed and seven windows shattered in downtown oakland. one office appeared to have been looted. this became a tourist attraction with people taking pictures. and some even collecting chards of glass as souvenirs. >> part of it belongs to me too. it is a little piece that belongs to me. that's why. i want to keep it as a memory of today when the people of oakland stood against the big banks. next door graffiti was scrawled uh is -- across the entrance to citibank. no police officers were in site. -- were in sight. and on the streets, twals -- it was part parade and part protest and part pep rally. >> i am here because i want my daughter to have opportunity and education. i don't want it to be a return. >> it was closed most of the day and buses were rerouted. waves of protesters left city hall at 5:00 to march to the port. by sunset the crowds dwindled and the music cranked up. >> i think today represents our city of oak left-hand and the power it has when a lot of people come together. >> so a sense of community, but still a sense of unea

morgan chase wells fargo bank of america and u.s. bank are among the most well known banks that have contracts with a prepaid cards so what kind of fees were talking about well take us bank for example they allow the card holders make just four withdrawals per month without a chart after that it's dollar fifty for each visit to the a.t.m. so one u.s. bank customer robin robin bill is an unemployed man from oregon who lives off of one hundred eighty nine dollars a week now since he uses an unemployment money to pay all of his bills rob says they easily as more than four transactions a month and he's afraid to withdraw all the money from his car the one transaction because i'm very happy seven thousand dollar overdrafting feet so the huffington post reports that some of those banks even charge for those using these prepaid cards i.e. that employ just for checking their balance or. or using a debit card to pay for things online so clearly the banks about a way to make a profit off of those who've been hit the hardest in our economy now a

. >>> baltimore county police need help finding this man suspected of armed robbery at a wells fargo bank on tuesday. police say he entered on fairmont and handed a note to a tarnal hinted he had a weep -- teller and hinted he had a weapon. call baltimore county police at 410-317-2020 if you have information or 866-7-lockup or head online at metro crimestoppers.org. >>> it's less than a week until thanks giving and christmas is right around the corner. one local shopping spot wants santa to check his list early. where you can see old man st. nick beginning today. details straight ahead. >>> and news from baltimore, baltimore-- involving ron smith talks about his condition and what he is not going to do. the story next when "good morning maryland" continues on this friday, november 18th. a live look at atlanta georgia. thanks for starting your day off with us. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> the 16th annual ravens family food and fun drive is underway and this is a picture from last year's event. there are three ways to donate. head to any baltimore area giant grocery store an

banks got bailed out we got sold out. >> reporter: earlier in the day the protesters disrupted business at a wells fargo and a bank of america and in oakland protesters marched and forced a wells fargo to close. our cameras were closed as the bank security tried to keep the marchers from entering the building. the bank posted signs on the door saying it was forced to close due to an emergency. at least 650,000 people in the u.s. have switched to credit unions after b of a announced a $5 monthly debit card fee. the bank decided to cancel the fee but many customers say they have broader concerns about the big banks. >> pushing bogus loans on people and out of their houses and i thought well, you know, why -- it's a small gesture not in a position to do much damage. but i don't want my money going for that kind of activity. >> reporter: and that message appears to be resonating. it's estimated that credit unions have added $4.5 billion in new savings accounts in the last two months. wells fargo is urging customers to take a look at what it does as a company and record on charitable donations. 80,000 people signed up for bank tr

this week, the bank joined chase and wells fargo and cancelled plans. >> i think they realized that this would with detrimental to go forward with a fee like this. >> we talked with an organizer of bank transfer day. >> it's unfortunate that executives don't understand it's not a drks -- it's the principles behind it. >> and many people say it's an idea whose time has come. >> we're not out to talk bank of america but are out to get their attention. i think we're getting it credit union national association says 650,000 people switched to credit unions last month, but not everyone is ready for change. >> this is anything. soy keep saying with bank of america. >> many credit unions will be open extra hours tomorrow to take advantage of public sentiment seeming to come from a number of fronts. >> and there is a lot more to come to later tonight. a local shelter and what is going to happen to dozens of veterans. >> a new budget crisis facing california schools. >> and i'm spencer chris chichblt here comes rain, again. a look at where and when it will alive slick /1ñ1ñ1ñ. >> closed captionin

banks. meantime in oakland a group b a 100 immigrant rights advocates march to a wells fargo branch, some ofthem chained together and there was some pushing and shoving as security officers and a bank executive blocked the front door. >> we want to educate the public and say pull your money out of there. >> reporter: back in san francisco, the crowd crisscrossed the city goes all the way to the civic center, with 83-year-old silon watts doing his pest to keep pace, energized by the occupy movement. >> i think it's really important with the respect of age and not just one people. >> reporter: we're getting word that the occupy san francisco encampment could be expanding and setting up in a new location. one organizer told me that they may set up at civic center plaza in the coming days. in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> three people are recovering after being hit by a car during the occupy d.c. protest. it happened last night in downtown washington. the three were part of a group of demonstrators who either ran towards the car at a green light. they were taken to the ho

. >> wells fargo bank was smashed and seven windows shattered in downtown oakland.ffice appeared to have been looted. this became a tourist attraction with people taking pictures. and some even collecting chards of glass as souvenirs. >> part of it belongs to me too. it is a little piece that belongs to me. that's why. i want to keep it as a memory of today when the people of oakland stood against the big banks. next door graffiti was scrawled uh is -- across the entrance to citibank. no police officers were in site. -- were in sight. and on the streets, twals -- it was part parade and part protest and part pep rally. >> i am here because i want my daughter to have opportunity and education. i don't want it to be a return. >> it was closed most of the day and buses were rerouted. waves of protesters left city hall at 5:00 to march to the port. by sunset the crowds dwindled and the music cranked up. >> i think today represents our city of oak left-hand and the power it has when a lot of people come together. >> so a sense of community, but still a sense of uneasiness

i am president of the bar association and san francisco -- senior counsel at wells fargo bank.ant to thank the league of women voters for being our co- sponsor and for their help running this event tonight. thanks also to the san francisco government television for their lives dreaming of this form and for taping it to show san francisco voters during this election season. thanks also to our moderator for formulating the questions asking tonight. he has met with several people to develop questions that will hopefully help you determine how the vote in the november 8 election. many thanks also to the criminal justice advisory council who helps with creating the questions and putting the event together, and also many thanks to the committee of the bar association of san francisco and its share, who also help put this event together. i would first like to introduce cynthia foster, the first vice- president of the league of women voters of san francisco. she is the executive director of the hillsborough will foundation and is former president of the junior league of san francisco.

violence that we want to be at wells fargo bank branches that. pastors here for the most part does about turns out . they took the port. workers from coming into the area shutting down. and to just take with less money that's what all of this is that it's so much that. they should. be doing more than. just. cash in on. the application for the beach. i think that it will be very. well and you said earlier there were some dicey moments where i want when you were surrounded by protesters and you tweeted that they were voting on whether to let you pass or not tell us more about them. i think that's. actually they call it people. on. short a. tense moment for trying to rush the. video. where the general strike everything was shocked and so we try to. sort out a lot of sort of. just like anyone that. was actually the. first time. that. we're here. today. that's that's good to hear and one last thing that earlier. report that you filed you're walking by i think it was a whole foods that had been smashed and there was a protester who came up and said thi

close the account because of wells fargo's funds. >>> we know it's tough times, people angry, you have to be under a rock. >>> crime scene tape around the wells fargo bank. that was followed with a loud protest. other protests took place. wells fargo says they give to public schools and contributes another $20 million across the region. they refused to leave outside of the courthouse. a tv station reports that deputies gave the protesters several hours to pack up tents and belongings. they say the deputies will be stationed to make sure they do not set up camp again. >>> police arrested 20 people last night after they refused to leave. several others arrested for blocking streets. >>> more occupy arrests this time in hawaii. a half dozen protest ers were arrested. occupy honolulu are trying to help the homeless people. >>> occupy oakland movement, some calling it oscar grant plaza. they were marking the sentencing the root of america suffering, quite frankly it's basic immorality. she things things in profit and loss not right or wrong. >> he was released in june after serving 11 months. a new report predicts costs for california. the mercury news concl

and if it requires us to go and camp out in front of wells fargo bank or to camp out in front of some other financial institution, so be it. but i don't think that it does. i think my idea is that we come together, all of us who have an interest in resolving this crisis, and that's everybody in this room. we come together and really start grappling with the issues of how we're going to move forward. and so, you know, i hope you'll read the book with that in mind. i'm hoping that when you read the book, that, one, you'll think differently about the importance of home ask that, two, whether you buy the whole idea of a home summit that you do something different in the way that you act. i had -- what i did was i went and volunteered in shelters to help people who were homeless. that may be what you do. but what i would say to you is use your voice, use your talents, use your skills to do something. the next generation really is depending on you. thank you. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> you're watching booktv on c-span2, 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. >> w

after banks announced plans to start charging monthly a t a m will bankameric customers of bank ofa were wells fargorica customers or wells fargo customers move their money into local credit unions? >> i want to do something about it and i can inspire others. >> of this credit union has doubled its staff. we will see if more people has come and purity have said that a lot of people have been coming in. experts say that you want to move your money from one bank to another? it does not happen overnight, to get your paperwork in order, and your ducks in a rather could be fees. as you disengage. there are fees associated banks to begin with. her also, credit unions, community banks offer more in terms of interest as savings accounts. another thing to consider if you're going to make your switch. hopefully, we will see at 9:00 a.m. when the open their doors. and i will have more than. if reporting from san francisco, craig sklar. for www.kron4.com >>marty: thank you, cracrack mcafefred sklar, thank you greg sklar. the highest foreclosure bank levels carlist it on your screen. yet they say if the banks ar

usage and you know this like the matter is those big banks wells fargo bank of america chase they are systemically dangerous institutions if they fail they could take down the entire economy the smaller banks and the credit unions don't contribute to you know economic harm in that way they are. all the time now you have to do your research there's a website you can go to called move your money and there's a tool there that allows you to find a small bank or credit union that has good finances you know small doesn't always mean better but there are tools out there to help you make a good decision but in that case if you know that smaller banks if you know the credit unions fail all the time or feel more frequently why wouldn't you keep your money to a big bank that's too big to fail because the government will constantly bill it out. well eat you need to find a small bank that's f.d.i.c insured credit union it's f.d.i.c insured in that case deposits i think up to two hundred thousand dollars are protected if you have more money than that then you need to do a little extra diligence but

san francisco currently divide its 200 bank accounts between three massive firms -- wells fargo, union bank of carolina -- union bank of california, and bank of america. the city needs to look to its own assets and strengths and reinvest locally. as you know, it is not a new idea. it was a demand of the 1975 san francisco community congress, and the board of supervisors commissioned a legislative analyst report at the request of supervisor matt gonzales in 2001. i municipal bank eventually invest millions in low-interest loans for alternative forms of development in san francisco, prioritizing nontraditional business models. at a time when millions of individuals are taking their money out of large banks and putting them into local institutions, it seems necessary for the city to consider this option as well. in addition, throughout most of the city, including all of the neighborhood commercial districts, formula retail stores and restaurants are considered conditional uses. this means the must be approved by the planning commission on the case by case basis. this gives residents more

wells fargo. this is video from a past protest in the santa rosa. bank employees of wells fargo called police. k operations. it did not reopen. a 3.2 magnitude struck the earth. it was about 2 mi. north of piedmont. it was about 4 mi. south of berkeley. many people did not even know it was an earthquake. >> it was a small earthquake. a small . not sharp. >> it just felt like a little rumble. and i thought of wonder what that is? >> it was like a rumble and i never thought what that was and they said that as an earthquake. >>marty: kron 4 spoke with usgs physicist who explained that the pattern of the recent trend in earthquakes in the bay area. >>caller: with is not uncommon for the bay area to experience earthquakes. some years, more activity than others. it is really, no rhyme, no reason is just how the earthquakes work. sometimes they behave, sometimes they do not. so, this is something of the earth does. it is nothing to be exceptionally alarm about in my opinion >>marty: new this morning, a 4.0 magnitude rattled oklahoma! this is the latest in that state of oklahoma. it hit overnight and f

workers took to the streets today to raise money to cure economic ils, members marched through a wells fargo bankadvocating an assessment on every day business transactions they say will benefit everyone. >> this is a tax on wall street. and this is a tax on all sales of bonds and stocks. we want that to go to the general fund to helping provide health care skped x and affordable housing. >> wells fargo told abc 7 news it's committed to serving customers' needs, and finding solutions for people with money problems. and the nurse's march and others around the country were timed to coincide with g 20 economic summit now underway in france. >> and there is a main topic has been chaos in greece. today the greek prime minister reversed course on putting a delicate bailout agreement to a vote. it's probable failure could have sent greece into default. and opposition leaders stormed out of parliament. a vote confidence will be taken tomorrow, the dow jones gained more than 200 points, nasdaq rose almost 60. s and p added 23. and oracle's larry ellison has to be a biggest beneficiary. the stock rose two

they indicate they are setting up in front of wells fargo bank near the federal reserve. there is a post on twitter they set up an information table this morning, but have not tried to put up any tents which you might recall police ordered removed last weekend. yesterday they joined forces with other groups marching for immigrant rights. >> the crowd marched from justin hermann plaza to 16th and mission street and up mission to 24th. that comes one day after dozens squared off with san francisco police while trying to discourage people from shopping near union square on black friday. >>> occupy l.a. protestors say they plan to ignore a monday morning deadline to leave their encampment. 485 tents have been on the lawn at city hall for more than 50 days. mayor antonio villaraigosa has told the campers to start packing up because the camp will be closed at 10:01 a.m. they have a choice to leave on their own or face arrests. yesterday dozens of protestors attended a teach-in. it was resistance training, how to stay safe in the face of tear gas and pepper spray. >> police clas

dark -- occupy sf are back on market street this morning this time across street in front of a wells fargo bank fencing up around the federal remember of building protesters set up an information table and say police told them they can stay as long as they don't put up any tents. >> hopefully we can keep this spot to inform the masses. >> the demonstrators say if they are kicked out of the spot they will continue down the street. many still remain at justin herman plaza. >>> san francisco police have released pictures of the man they think is responsible for an intentional hit-and-run that has a calfire firefighter battling for his life. they are asking for the public's help. the man in the white. sheurlt on the far left -- in the white t-shirt on the far left. the suspect and victim off doubt -- off-duty firefighter albert bar tall got into a fight, bartal walked to a gas station at 9th avenue, the suspect got in his car drove to the gas and plowed into bartal. local firefighters have been keeping vigil at the hospital. >> this hurts the entire fire community and family. we all band together i

they took part in a stroller march through downtown oakland and walked to wells fargo bank where the group rally while mothers went independence and closed their accounts. >> our kids are suffering and that's not okay. the 99 percent are here to say that we have got, it's not fair that has to stochlt you they'd to share. my one and a half-year-old and my 3 and a half-year-old they know how to share. we teach that to them every day and yet the 1% and bank they don't share. >>reporter: in a written response wells fargo says in 2010 we donated more than 2 19 million dollars to charityable organizations. locally we donated more than 20.7 million to bay area non-profit and schools alone last year. >>> that march is part of the nationwide bank transfer day campaign organizers are urging customers of big bank to close-out the accounts and join credit unions or community bank and to do it tomorrow. well known south bay millionaire has chosen to do just that. independent of this campaign. corrina has that story. >> mike fox senior is a prominent san jose businessman and philanthropist pulling

smart community banks or credit unions. wells fargo did not give any on camera interviews today. the company said it paid back its $25 billion plus another billion and a half dollars. the bank said they've modified hundreds of thousands of loans. >>> a former penn state football coach is out of jail on $100,000 bail after being charged with sexually abusing eighth young men. jerry sandusky was arraigned today. prosecutors said he met all of his victims through an organization for at risk youth that he founded. penn state's athletic director and another top school emergency administrator face charges for failing to report charges, but coach joe paterno was not charged. when he learned of a report of abuse, he immediately reported it to school officials. >>> the world is watching as greece and italy fight to stabilize their governments and their financial futures. failure would have a disaster ds affect on the global economy. >> reporter: greece's prime minister narrowly survived a confidence vote, significant analogy to the world that g