in just moments, dozens of protesters were march downtown san francisco. the search for a new police chief is on in oakland this morning. the reason chief anthony batts is stepping down. good morning, everyone. i'm mike mibach. >> good morning. i'm claudine wong. it's wednesday, october 12th.

tori and dave have the day off. happening right now, a march is just getting underway in the city's financial district. kraig debro is live with more. >> reporter: i just talked with one of the organizers of the march which is supposed to start at 7:00. you see the protesters there occupy san francisco but they now believe it will start around 7:15. it was our goal to work our way around the street, have a portable transmitter here. we have video. but this is being organized by a coalition of groups. they deal with people who have lost their homes and are marching up to wells fargo headquarters. the rhone for that, wells fargo is the -- the reason for that, they were one of the banks that

took t.a.r.p. money. i talked to one guy. he said he works for google. he works for google and actually, google let him go on a sabbatical so he could be out here. we actually just ran awas the -- across the street. you can see all of the signs out here. a lot of people feel as if the benefits that the banks have, the benefits the wealthiest have gotten have not trickled down to them and that's why they are out here. >> they are protesting for that type of favoritism that's being shown to banks and

corporations. none of it is trickling down to us. >> reporter: again, you can see that there's a number of people down here. they are trying to organize this now to get together. there's even a guy riding an exercise bike down here. this is the communications center down here. paul, go to why rush hour. so there's streaming -- paul go to the right. so there's streaming video of all of the occupied sites in the united states. this march is about to start in 15 minutes. we're listening to an announcement from the hyatt regency. this is gonna be downtown which

might be a problem for those trying to commute. back to you. >> thank you. members of move john.org will stage a -- moveon.org will stage a protest. this is youtube video taken in santa cruz where two demonstrators tried to close their accounts last friday. the women say the bank manager kicked them out and protesters are not allowed inside the branches because of safety concerns. the u.s. says iran was behind the plot to assassinate the saudi arabiaian ambassador. mor coming up. oakland police chief anthony batts announced his

bess ig nation yesterday just three weeks after the city council set aside the aggressive crime fighting tools he has supported. >> no chief wants to be in a position where he or she has been held accountable but does not have the power to make a dramatic impact. >> i didn't ask him to leave but if he were, this is a good time. >> now, mayor quan will have a chance to pick her own chief. paul chambers will run down the list of possible successors at 7:30. police say a custody dispute is behind a murder-for- hire plot. she asked a friend to kill her boyfriend. that person called police. her two children are being

cared for by the state. the police chief tells "the times" that vallejo is working on a physical cased security camera. the $5,000 cost will be paid from the sale of department surplus properties. san mateo union high school district is taking a look at its discipline policies. tonight the district is expected to detail a report. the report shows that latinos make up for one-third of students but account for half of the exsuspension -- suspensions and one woman said she wants to know if english learners are aware of the -- as

the school rules. tara moriarty is live in the park with morein' a new addition launching in just about an hour and quite the lee flexion you -- reflection you have here. >> reporter: oh, thanks. it's really gorgeous. the owners are gonna launch their boats out on the lake. we've been talking to people talking -- walking around taking a stroll. they have revamped the menu. health inspectors just signed off on it yesterday. those will be served out of the old fashioned stand until the new owners are able to get the boathouse remodeled. >> our goal is to restore the

boathouse to the original flory -- glory. >> reporter: an out of state vendor took control of this last month. it was a bitter battle. know, coming up in one hour we're gonna take a vote out on the lake. we'll tell -- now, much in one hour, we're gonna take a vote on the lake and we'll tell we'll -- we'll tell you -- we'll -- we'll take you with us. back to you. >> thank you. let's go to sal. >> the while weekend team is here on the weekends. >> good to have you on the weekday. >> we're watching traffic street. you've been saying and we've been watching it here from newschopper2, we're looking down at the canyon.

there are no protests so far on market street. there's no march. this is market street right near first and speier. the tv cruiser. this is this the -- this is in the vicinity of -- right now we're not doing so poorly. there is supposed to be a march from the foot of market street and that our newschopper2 is there watching that. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see westbound traffic is going to be backed up. it looks like it's now at a standstill. a lot of times it's moving through. is there something on the bridge. i do not see anything from the chp. it doesn't mean nothing is there. they may not know about it.

and the morning commute in hayward, union city in fremont still looking good with a little bit of slowing. but in fremont it's moderately heavy. slow in antioch and bay point. let's go to steve. here we go. the big harvest moon and mostly chair. mostly because there's higher clouds an also very, very thick fog so far. the humidity was through the roof. well, that drops. the lows have cooled off. some patchy fog, a few upper 40s. it will be warmer today with 70s and 80s. in fact we're going 84 at santa

rosa, done cord, and a beautiful 76 in san francisco. tomorrow -- tomorrow we'll bump those up. the storm jet stream goes to the north. i don't know what's going on. there seems to be a data lag. upper 50s for tomorrow -- for some. high pressure, though, building in. not really much of an offshore wind but it's dryer air spilled in.

some patchy thick fog. highs today, 70s and 80s. one of those days where it can be just as warm as clearlake. st. helena calistoga, mid-80s. >> san carlos and redwood shore, foster city, along with san mateo. 72 beautiful degrees in half moon bay. it will continue to be mostly sunny and warm. breaking news in the trial of the so-called underwear bomber. moments ago we learned that he will plead guilty to trying to build up a detroit-bound plane on christmas day in 2009. so far there are no other details about the plea from

umar farouk. but again, there are reports that his attorney says his client plans to plead guilty to the charges. opening statements in the trial just began yesterday. 7:12. a disturbing viral video is now the foe tus of a police investigation. the focus of a police investigation. [ dennis ] allstate wants everyone to be protected on the road. whether you're an allstate customer or not. all you have to do is call. [ female announcer ] call allstate now and you'll get a free lifetime membership in good hands roadside assistance. [ dennis ] shop less. get more. make one call to an allstate agent. [ female announcer ] and if you call now, your first tow in good hands roadside assistance is free! simply get a quote on any allstate insurance policy. that's a free lifetime membership in good hands roadside assistance

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street. it's -- you can see there are a lot of news cameras and a lot of people gathering. they all have their signs. apparently they are getting ready to march up market street. that was supervisor john avilos addressing the crowd. we also have a look from newschopper2 looking down at market street. overnight a series of car bombings exploded throughout iraq. the targets were for the police. so far. 25 people are dead. dozens of others are injured. the bombings will likely heighten concerns that iraqi source will not be able to

protect the -- force will not able to protect the country once the u.s. pulls out. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton is meeting this hour with the swiss ambassador to iran. obama administration officials are reaching out to their counterparts around the world about how to deal with iran in light of this alleged terror plot on u.s. soil. now, federal officials say this man, a naturalized u.s. citizen, was working with iran's revolutionary plot in the plot to kill saudi arabia's ambassador to the united states. some republicans in congress are calling this acts of war. >> they have more blood on their hands than most of the terror organizations.

that's what makes this so serious. >> reporter: at this point, the u.s. has already -- now already has numerous u.s. sanctions. iran insists there's no truth to the accusations. now the state department is also issuing a travel warning to americans around the world toking be -- to be on the lookout for anti-u.s. sections -- for anti-u.s. actions. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. disturbing video posted on a hip-hop website is now the focus of a police investigation. it shows a man and a woman, and the woman is hit. you can hear laughing. a second woman appeared. she was hit.

sacramento police responded to the incident when it happened but they did not want to cooperate. >> if you think it's fun any and -- funny and a joke to attack an innocent bystander? we'll follow up with these people and maybe there's some type of outstanding crime they've done that we haven't found out about. >> police say they could face battery charges. the person could also be charged. 7:19. in a controversial move the city council in toe pico kansas -- topeka, kansas voted to decarlize domestic violence.

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the captain of a new zealand ship is set to appear in court. the ship struck a reef a week ago and since then it's leaked more than 300 tons of oil. new zealand authorities charged the captain with operating a vessel in a manner of causing

unnecessary danger or risk. this morning, the victims of the san bruno pipeline disaster will take another step towards revisiting their community. this area was at the center of the deadly pipeline destruction -- explosion. the morning commute is in full swing. and so too is our own sal castanedo. >> mike, claudine, this morning's commute will be affected by a protest on market street. it looks like protesters might be getting ready to march. let's take a look at the

westbound bay bridge. that traffic is going to be backed up for a 15 to 25-minute delay. more like 25 minutes now. hayward, union city, fremont, we have slow traffic heading down to dakota road. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. we do have mostly fair skies. yesterday at -- yesterday at this time, there's very, very thick fog in the north bay but a great tweet from sara. she says awesome sunrise and the full moon alert. i think it was full yesterday. but everything is showing machines for today. i'm not sure what's going on with the current temperatures, there there there is a bug in the system. they should be more than that

there. once the fog burns off, it will be sun new i -- sunny and warmer. temperatures will warm up. a lot of 70s and also some 80s. it looks like we'll continue this trend of warming things up into tomorrow and then i think we'll have a cooldown over the weekend. it will dry. with your weekend in view, go ahead and -- ahead and make plans. 7:27. we're watching the ongoing protest in san francisco this morning. there is newschopper2 taking a look from above. the occupied protesters have taken to the streets. >> reporter: for the third time in seven years, the city of oakland is looking for a top cop. who may take over in the interim? i will let you know -- coming up.

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pooring. right now -- good morning. right now, a group of protesters is hanging out at the end of market street here, right in front of the hyatt regency near the prowl street

turnaround. you can see -- powell street turnaround. you can see these are the occupy -- san francisco okay pie protesters -- occupy protesters. we'll keep an eye on this for you. it looks like a pretty good crowd there. we also have a look at the right there. they are at the end of the cable car turn, at the end of market. if they do march on market street, this will cause a disruption to muni service. we'll let you know what happens when they -- what happens if they take off there. oakland police chief an know thoughny batts -- anthony batts is resigning after two years on the job. paul chambers is live with more. >> reporter: good morning.

now, some say the chief was never really happy here. he did apply for the san jose top cop's position. others say he was just never able to run a department the way he wanted. >> he leaves this police department with almost 200 more police officers than when he started. that was a huge transition. i dent think he -- i don't think he saw that coming. >> no chief wants to be in a position where he or she has been held accountable but kos not have the -- but does not have the power to make a

dramatic impact. >> reporter: now, chief batts is expected to leave next month. he's talking with harvard about a part-time teaching and research position. who will take over his position. there's word that howard jordan and also former san francisco police chief jeff go -- jeff godown. paul chambers -- paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. while san francisco's city college admissions office is open again today after a bomb threat. police found two suspicious items last night. a bomb squad was called out. they evacuated -- they evacuated and -- last night.

b.a.r.t. promised to update its riders via text and e-mail about any details days because of the protests. the protests never materialized but the outcry sparks large things. the san francisco chronicle is endorsing david chu for mayor. the paper's editorial board says he protects the energy and commitment to shake things up at city hall.

the chronicle believes he will not just use words, like his opponent. and in san francisco, correction notice may soon go out to the centers there. the department of election, 1 there's 11,000 voters that received the house street ballot. saturday night. last night's gop debate in new hampshire had a different candidate on the offensive. >> come off a pizza box, no. it was well studded and well developed. how about herman cain handle the words during the

debate last month. all 46 republicans in the state and two democrats voted against advancing the vote. two motorcycles in president obama's motorcade crashed into each other in florida last night. they were escorting the president from a fund-raiser to the orlando airport when one police officer rear ended a sheriff deputies e. critics of the propose pod -- proposed transbay tower is causing concerns about losing daylight.

planning officials say the report looked at the worst-case scenario and shadows will miss most. it's not what you want to hear if you are trying to sleep. sfo neighbors say they've had enough of flying the plane overnight. and sfo says the noise is we le the safety limits. -- the noise is below the safety limits. >> it's very frustrating when you can't hear what's going on in your living room. the airports said the flights are following the rules by the faa since 40 years ago. a lot of people are marching

today. >> i just told them to held up to montgomery because there's word that the -- to -- there's word that the protesters have blocked all entrances to wells fargo -- hang on a minute. newschopper2, if you pan to the right for me on montgomery street -- there you go. we're gonna get the chopper in position and see. several police have been called to the wells fargo building. let's go to the traffic now. i want to show you that the westbound bay bridge looking pretty good getting on the bay bridge. but there is a backup at the toll plaza of about 25 minutes. we have a lot of slow traffic

in hayward, slow from 238 all the way down to the dakota. let's go to steve. okay. i want to thank jeff. it's the full hunters moon out there, not the full harest moon which was -- mar vest moon which was last month, steve. thank you. beautiful sunrise. along with the sunrise, we had the full moon. cloudy, foggy, off and on rain. still some higher clouds breaking through and patchy fog. but overall we're looking for warmer weather with 7 -- with 70s an 80s. we'll go for a high of 76.

most of that is driving up towards oregon and washington. there's a lot out there. i at nom dash not sure what's going on -- i am not sure what's going on with the temperatures. from san ramon to livermore, although it's not foggy everywhere but there's patches of fog down the deck. mostly sunny and warmer. some partly cloudy. highs jumping up today. 70s and 80s. a lot of low to mid-80s inland. santa cruz, really mild to warm. 72, half moon bay.

82 redwood city. sunny and warmer weather to mostly sunny thursday into friday. i think the fog will start to work its way back. with your weekend in view, temperatures will come down. we're just getting word that the protesters are starting to march down market street. we'll check in on that in just a minute. and defrauding the government. what the feds say two san francisco executives did that led to the multi-million dollar a happens. plan

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down there. [ chanting ] >> we're looking at the protesters that are marching. you caught me copying to newschopper2. they may be marching to the corner of california and montgomery, where wells far go is located -- wells fargo is located. i do see the corner of california and montgomery relatively quiet. but these protesters, as you can see -- we're losing our signal -- r here we go -- here we go. we may go down there and find them. they are marching. newschopper2 is in the financial district. this is gonna affect muni service. it will affect car service and you see this guy with the bullhorn here marching with 200 people according to san francisco police. we'll let you know more coming up. >> all right. the dow is up 125 points as you can see from the big board. we're just getting word out of

slovakia, that the leader of the opposition party there has reached a deal with outgoing leaders about this program. well, today, paypal is expected to announce a new program that will make online shopping easier. the online payment service is expected to unveil a program that will mean shoppers do not need to set up so many individual accounts. it's being called paypal access. it will let users log onto sites and pay with their name and password. instead of setting up a new account on every site. details will be available at the conference in san francisco. a federal grand jury indicted two individuals, accused of falsifying records,

lying to auditors, the bank received nearly billion did 3 million from the bank's bailout fund. the race for the presidential nomination heated up last night with a debate in the early primary state of new hampshire. jamie did you preis dupree. is -- is live with more -- jamie dupree. >> reporter: mitt romney did fairly well according to the people last night. herman cain who has surged into the polls. he also took a lot of flack, especially on his 999 economic plan. >> when you take the 999 plan and you turn it upside down, i think -- i think the devil is in the details. >> i think it's a catchy phrase. in fact, i thought it was the

price of a pizza when i first heard it. [ laughter ] >> and -- >> reporter: and cain not only defended that plan a lot but also -- the price of admission when you get into the top tear, you get a lot of flack as well. rick perry, he had sort anen -- sort of an uneven night. a lot of the ditts will get a chance to sink their teeth in there. a lot of people are feeling now, there's not change in the gop race. we'll see what happens next week, mike. >> the race for the white house, no doubt, up and running right now. jamie dupree live for us. thank you. state republican party leaders face tough questions from an -- tased -- faced some

unusual questions last night. high school students packed the building for a republican party- sponsored town hall. the state gop is trying to reach the next generation of voters. some in the crowd wanted answers. >> i'm nor a republican myself. i'm an independent. it seems -- as we found out today, there is a lot of talk about what the republicans represent. i thought i would hear from them-to--- to today. 7:48. there are more questions than answers this morning about a palo alto plane crash that took the lives of three tessler employees. the report by the ntsb said the plane's protellers and engines

were working probably before the plane went down. it went down in a residential neighborhood. investigators say it could take several more months -- more months to determine what exactly went wrong. since february, crews have been working to upgrade the intersection of elko me know real -- of el camino. the city will unveil the new intersection in a ceremony later this afternoon. well, hundreds of thousands of strollers are being recalled. they are the bob brand. the backing can come off on that label and pose a choking hazard to children. the recall starts in 1998.

anyone with one of those soldiers should stop using it as they check the back. what shelters are doing in the south bay to help finds homes for thousands of dollars? and what the hot-throw throwing man -- and the hot-dog throwing man, where he said he got his idea.

"occupy" san francisco is on the move. these live pictures being brought to you by newschopper2. the crowd gathered along market street at that california street cable car turnaround in front of the hyatt, now looking at ground pictures from another live ktvu camera. we are getting reports that they are marching toward california and montgomery, toward a branch of well far goes. other reports saying that building, as you can see, is

actually being blocked. they've blocked the entrance to the wells fargo branch. kraig debro will have a report for us coming up in less than ten minutes. 7:52. animals are going on sale in the south bay. want to show you some video from the san jose animal care center which is the largest shelter on the west coast. >> vy a 7-month-old cat. do -- i have a 7 mold cat. do i feed it -- 7-month-old cat. do i feed it or throw it out? i feed it. >> adoption rates are $-- $10.

that special deal is good until sunday and then there will be another one in december. we are now hearing from the santa rosa man facing merchandise charges after throwing a hot dog at tiger woods. according to the "santa rosa press democrat" brandon kelly got the idea after watching the movie "drive." he wanted to do something "epic" but after he threw the hot dog, he was arrested. he faces charges of disturbing the peace. we've been following the protest in the financial district. i know you've been watching it, sal, trying to get to work in the financial district. >> that's rim, mike. you know in the financial district there are a lot of muni lines that run here of this protest here. they were marching on

sacramento. it appears they are headed to the wells fargo wilting on m, near california. it looks like two 2 -- like 200 generally causing a little bit of a traffic tieup. they are not on market street. so the buses on market are running. stay with kiss -- stay with 'cuse. hese there are several other crews monitoring what this could do during the streets -- the streets. if you are still threing to get into san francisco, it's about a 20-minute delay getting into the city. northbound 280, not having a -- not having a good day. yesterday people were chuckling because i called 280 a joke. today it's not a joke, but it's slow. northbound 101 is slow getting up to 8 0. northbound 85 it's going to be a little bit slow

from highway 17. getting up there. we have a few clouds, very, very thick fog out in the east bay. some of it is on the ground. but that should burn off. temperatures warm today. >> we'll bump those numbers up tomorrow. those higher clouds coming off the -- coming up. they are gone now. some of that fog showing up near livermore. so be careful of that, it can be thick in a few areas. it's not widespread. you can see that right there streaming up from the hawaiian islands. so mostly sunny, warmer. a few high clouds mainly to the

authority. but there will be a lot of 60s, 70s and 80s. the temperaturele temperaturele -- fog will be increasing. it will be dry as we head into the weekend but cooler. many northern california grape govers are scrambling to keep mold from ruining their gropes. many growers are turning to hoar vest the ones that are still good. >> we're running into problems with mold, about the weather we've been having. he says the grave -- well, a big step on the long road to

recovery. the new development involving injured giants' fan bryan stow. >> reporter: happening now in san francisco -- a huge protest connected with the request eye pod protest -- with the "occupy protect." why these people are trying to shoot down. hey!

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[ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. welcome back. i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong. let's get right to san francisco that we're following. you can see the big crowd that's gathering there. a group of protesters are blocking, as you can see, the doorways outside the wells fargo bank. this is at montgomery and california in the city's financial district in the -- and the crowd has been marching to that location. so we expect those numbers to grow. these protesters are part of the occupied movement. they began marching about an

hour ago. kraig debro is at the scene and joins us live to tell us how this protest is affecting the area. kraig? >> reporter: we're moving with the crowd. it's a huge crowd. if you would have asked me at 7:15, if there were 200, 300 people, i would say no way. by 7:30 they had more than that people. now they've surrounded the bank of america building on montgomery. that's the west door. sid's at the south door. let's go to his door. he might be able to show you that people are sitting at the door. we got news that they were gonna escalate this movement and what they meant by that, they -- they say they are targeting wells fargo because it was one of the banks that received the t.a.r.p.

funds. they paid back those funds and have made money since then. what's not happened is that money has not trickled down. we spoke to a man a few moments ago who says his family was foreclosed on. >> it's -- it hurts. it really hurts. knowing that people who grew up in the city. they can't afford to live in the city and people who are lucky enough to get in are now being forced out again. we wanted -- we want change. >> reporter: the western door of this bank, you can see the police officers are up here. we're gonna work our way on so you can see exactly what's going on. we have a number of people sitting at the door here. a lot of chanting going on. this started as a rally, they surrounded the wells fargo building between sacramento and california on montgomery.

we'll be back here to tell you exactly what's gonna -- what's gonna go on and what's gonna happen. apparently these people decided they will get addressed -- they will get arrested before this is all over with. let's go to sal castanedo because traffic is going to be an issue this morning in the financial district. >> montgomery street where you are, the newschopper shows that street is completely blocked between california and sacramento. in fact, the buses that go on that street may be blocked. this is one of the major streets if you are in the area, you could take sampson street but avoid montgomery street. as you can see, there are about 200 protesters, they arrived have -- they've arrived at hells fargo headquarters between montgomery and

california. some cars are still getting by but i wouldn't recommend going into this area. it looks like this is the california side of that area. maybe the -- maybe the cable cars won't be running. the u.s. state department has issued a travel alert for americans following the disruption of an alleged murder- for-hire plot against saudi arabia's ambassador to the united states. coming up at 8:15, we'll have a live report with the steps the u.s. is taking to hold account imprisoned.

-- to hold them imprisoned. 8:04. there's going to be a neighborhood meeting in el cerrito tonight about a recent series of home burglaries. at least six homes were burglarized in the el cerrito homes neighborhood last week. police say most of those happened between daylight hours. today's meetings are to update and -- update the situation and tips as well. bryan stow has reached a major milestone in his recovery. here's a photo transferring him from san francisco general tonight -- general tonight to another facility. they removed his medications and they say he continues to

improve -- improve. >> he's been able to eat. >> doctors are not giving time -- the name of the home that he is at. he was beaten severely following the giants' season oner in march. two men are charged in the assault -- season opener in march. two men are charged in the assault. >> reporter: it's a beautiful morning out here on so lake. i'm in one of the brand-new paddleboats that they have here the electric paddleboats are on the way. joining me live is the new owner. her name is tanya ortega. electric power bolts, huh?

>> they are and so for those people who weren't able to do this before, they can now go around the lake. >> that's great. >> we'll be doing a lot of renovations. >> reporter: right now we're gonna show you the designers' renderings of the new boathouse. if the -- in that version, you can see there's a lot of equipment all of the work here should be completed within five months. as far as the outside of the building, it really looks the same. just a few tweaks here and there. people consider this kind of a landmark. we did not want to destroy the character. what about the menu? i know that you guys have a newer menu. we have a great local middle

eastern u -- menu and we've got items starring at 295. and we have the pink popcorn that's a relic and -- and -- >> okay. if you want to come over here, how much is it? >> $14 to $29. it depends what kite of vote you -- what boat you want. it -- it depends. we're not doing very well tossing out the kinks. back to you. >> have -- you two have great technique, i don't know what you are talking with. [ laughter ] >> that was fun. were we on remote? let's go out to sal right now. we want to make sure the people can get in and around the area. >> at least 200 and there could

be more. this is between california and sacramento. some cars are still getting by here on california. pardon me. as you can see, they are driving on the cable car tracks but the cable car service there's delays. if you work at wells fargo, you won't be able to get in or get out, if you are in the building watching, this is what's going on at the very entrance of your billing. and the police were there. you can see the police officers are beginning to lineup. we also have several news crews on the ground. we are -- we have this covered. this protest is pretty much confined to this area of the

financial district. south bay commute, northbound 280, once again, having a bad day. it's backed up from 101 all the way to the lawrence expressway. 85 from 87 to cupertino. this is becoming -- this is becoming kind of normal. northbound 101 slowing down to the tully road exit all the way to de la cruz. i hope this is not the new normal. let's go to -- to steve. okay. thank you. a lot of 50s and mostly sunny skies. we have patchy, thick fog out in the east bay. but it's starting to burn off. it's very shallow. remember monday/tuesday, the cloudy, muggy rain?

it's gone. >> wednesday, thursday, friday we'll have warmer afternoon highs and they will be in the 80s for many locations. the higher clouds -- just one guy talking -- bau they thank me as i'm stretching down to the phillippines -- some of that fog hart to -- hard to pick up. look how far it goes out there. it extend well out here. the key there, the little low is dropping down. as that drops down it will pressure to the way it looks. sunny, mostly sunny. pol, burning off rather five-

day forecast. so temperatures. -- mostly sunny with some of those higher -- higher clouds. the extended outlook, wednesday, thursday, friday, warmer. with your weekend always in view, it will be mostly sunny but a little cooler. >> all right. thank you. looks good. while tens of thousands of gymers have been locked out, the security problem that sony is having and how victims can get back online. breaking news out of detroit. the new development in the trial of the so-called underwear bomber. you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea.

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happening now -- newschopper2 showing us live pictures of the wells fargo between california and sacramento. protesters have blocked all of the entrances to this building. it's their headquarters, one of many corporate buildings around the world. the police are here. protesters -- in fact, it looks like the police are getting in and removing these people so wells fargo can once again go back into operation. that man is saying something as police are cutting those -- are putting those plastic hand cuts on high pressure -- on him. if you are going to the finance am district, be aware. even if this is not your block, you will be delayed. the california street cable car

is not rubbing until further notice. in walnut creek, protesters will gather outside the bank of america at main street and mount diablo boulevard. organizers say the stick -- the big cities are not the only one suffering from the economic crisis. the smaller towns are -- as i mentioned to somebody, it's the heart of the beast in many ways. it's where you see a -- it's where you see a lot of income and equality. in oakland, dozens of tents cover the lawn on city hall. protesters include students, people out of work and even business owners. they will all be allowed to stay as long as that demonstration remains peaceful. joe biden is calling the

iranian -- nothing is off the table. alison burns has more. >> reporter: biden did say nothing is off the table. and the target with saudi arabia's ambassador to the united states, federal officials say this man, a u.s. citizen in texas, was working with iran's revolutionary guard to try to get a hitman with a mexican drug cartel to assassinate the ambassador. iran denies that top officials signed off on the top. >> the iranians have crossed the red line. if this could have -- this would have been an act of war if it were carried out. >> reporter: for now the state department is focusing on

building -- holding a forum tomorrow. new this morning, a surprise plea from the so- called underwear bomber. umar farouk pleaded guilty to all charges. the 24-year-old nigerian could spend the rest of his life in jail for that attempt. sentence something set for january 12th. jurors in another terror trial are scheduled for executions today. three north carolina men are -- defense attorneys say the men are nothing more than dissing -- discussing ideals that

others may find octoberable. a california inmate tried to escape with the carriage under the bus. he was in l.a. waiting for a court hearing when he bolted. deputiesdy cover -- discovered he was missing when they notice ed was no longer attached to a four-person gate. the supreme court is taking a closer look at routine searches in jail. members of congress hope the trade agreements will help put americans back to work. the senate and the house are scheduled to vote on this later today. they will allow the lowering of trade barriers.

the white house says the deal should increase exports by $13 billion and creep eight tens of thousands of jobs. sony has temporarily knocked out 93,000 of its accounts. he was the victim of a horrible crash and now a san jose teenager's family says he's been victimized yet again. last week a thief stole a boy's bicycle. the family is pulling -- putting up the strength -- the family is putting up fliers. >> who would do that to a person like me knowing i need

it? and they just stole it. heartless people. last year a car struck him while he was crossing a street near his home. a teenager spent two months in a coma. the accident left him unable to walk. a donation drive fated fate -- dave -- the donation drive brought in $5,000. these are live pictures of police officers making arrests at wells fargo headquarters on montgomery street. you can see the protesters are being taken away as they are blocking the -- blocking the entrance to that corporate building here in downtown san francisco. stay with ktvu. we have a live report on this coming up. @

. at least 46 people are recovering from injuries after a violent prison riot in oklahoma involving california inmates. it all started with a brawl between latino and african- american inmates. at some point the prisoners barricaded themselves in the building. prison guards eventually drove them out with tear gas. they can be scene piling on top of each other just to escape the fumes. the prison is owned by a private company and is being housed to -- used to house 2300 people from california. the city of martinez is offering free breast exams to

the first 40 women. the event starts at 5:00 p.m. the free exams are meant to honor breast cancer awareness month. "occupy san francisco", sal, what's the latest? >> well, we have the -- the protesters have converged at wells fargo headquarters. 4:20 montgomery street. i believe -- let me show you some people there on montgomery and also on california street here. they are partially blocking one of the lanes. the california street cable car is not running. you can see these live pictures from newschopper2. it's a good area to avoid, this area in the financial district. kraig debro is on the scene and we'll have a live report from the ground coming up.

it looks like there's workmen tiding up. we get to see them for a second. northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. , you can see -- highway 17, you can see traffic is moving along well. let's go to steve. sal, thank you. machine, higher clouds. temperatures will warm up. we also had patchy thick fog. it's looking good to go for mostly sunny weather and warmer conditions. some. those higher clouds associated with a big plume of moisture but it stretches from the hawaiian islands. it's heading north. some of that patchy fog probably won't be going anywhere. otherwise, daytime highs will be warming up. patchy fog, a few high clouds, more to the north but overall, it will be a much subnyier, nicer day. the humidity is way down. 70s and also some 80s on your

temperatures. i don't see much change. if anything a little warmer on thursday. a level off on friday. looks cooler. >> thank you, steve. more on this hour's developing a -- developing news, a big protest in the financial district is underway and so two are the -- and so too are the arrests. live pictures there for you and live pictures when we come back. the city of oakland is looking for a new police chief. and the prosecutors are wrapping up the case they have against dr. murray, michael jackson's doctor. ds! mini pizzas. grands! biscuit dough... plus 3 ingredients make an easy dinner everyone loves grands! mini pizzas... from pillsbury. ♪ start your morning a whole new way! ♪

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good morning. traffic is going to be affected in the downtown area of san francisco because of a protest in downtown. it looks like our camera has frozen up a little bit here. this is another view of the "occupy sf" protest. workers are being let into the wells fargo. police have removed people from the entrances. the protests are still going on right outside as the employees are getting ready to enter their building. we'll stay with ktvu and have a live report coming up from the scene. breaking news now coming out of the sacramento valley. a school bus has crashed into a tractor-trailer. these are live pictures from the scene in the city of dixon in solano county. the bus was full of students headed to class. some of the students and the driver did suffer minor injuries. as we get more details, we'll bring those to you here on "mornings on 2." the city with california's highest violent crime rate is, once again, looking for a new

police chief. oakland police chief anthony batts is resigning after two years on the job. paul chambers is live this morning to tell us about the friction that lead to batts' decision. paul? >> reporter: good morning, mike. chief batts says he doesn't have the control he needs to do his job. he basically feels like his hands are tieed. >> no chief wants to be in a position where he or she has been held accountable but doesn't have the power to make a dramatic impact. >> i didn't ask him to leave. but if he were to leave, this is a good time so somebody else can move this next phase forward. >> reporter: it's no secret that the chief and mayor have had issues in the past. back in january, when there were rumors the chief was leaving at that time, you could tell there was tension between the two. aned -- and i asked him what he wants to do. >> the mayor and i will sit

down and talk. >> notice i didn't answer your question. >> it's sad in a way because it was just for a short term, you know, that he was in office and then looking at, you know, what he's done and then looking at what hasn't been done. >> i think it's really sad and actually, i work for the government as well. i work for alameda county and i see the parallel issue where they are in a position of authority but they can't really move forward because they don't have the support of people above them. >> reporter: and there's word it that howard jordan or jeff godown will take over. back to you. >> thank you, paul. police say a custody dispute is behind a murder-for- hire plot in clearlake. police arrested 19-year-old yvette barren. they say she asked a female friend to kill her ex- boyfriend. the friend told the man and

they contacted police. they had to record barren while she confessed. criminals, watch out. you may just get caught in -- get caught. the police chief tells "the times" vallejo is working on a security official from cameras -- on a security camera right now. the san mateo union high school district is taking a closer look at its discipline policies. tonight the district board is scheduled to review a report detailing discipline and ethnicity. the report shows that latinos make up less than one-third of students but account for half

of the suspensions. 47% of last year's expulsions. board member linda dwyer told "the mercury news" that she wants to know that english learners are fully aware of the rules. the city council last night discussed the death of 53-year- old man while resources stood by and watched. >> they sent help in the event the subject came in or was able to come in. >> it's a low point in alameda history and it's gained international attention. i think people wanted to reach out all across the word they were disgusted by it.

>> since zach's death alameda has brought in two boats. but critics of the alameda city fire department says they want the counts to take over poncibilities -- responsibilities. a report by the housing association of northern california says 61,000 people work in marin county. but they live in other counties. according to the report, if just 1% of the workers or 610 households lived in marin county instead, that would represent $14 million in additional revenue for the county. the route says many people who work in marin say they would like to live in the county but they just can't afford it. a los angeles meat distributer is recalling almost 400,000 pounds of beef because of a possible e. coli contamination. the recall includes ground beef, ground beef patties, talk

cho and -- tacos and chili. they were shipped to restaurants in nevada and california between october 6th and 7th. so far, no illnesses reported. if you are heading to downtown san francisco, of course we're watching it, sal has been keeping an eye on things. how are things looking, sal? >> well, things are looking -- things are looking okay. first we'll go to the south bay. i want to -- i want to show you that 280 is just a miss. i had a tweet from people are going to deanza junior college based on drivers that you see at this time of the year. we always appreciate the local knowledge. anybody else who wants to tweet me and give me some local knowledge, please feel free to do so anywhere you live in the wear. let's take a look at the

commute on the westbound. [. and claudine and mike mentioned it. these are live pictures from "sf occupy protest" at the wells fargo congresses -- headquarters. you can see people are speaking now. the police did come in and removed people blocking the entrance. people who did not voluntarily remove were arrested. the rest of them were standing on the sidewalk linning to speeches. we will have a live report from the scene newspaper. at 8:37 let's go to sal -- to steve. thank you. some of the information coming in today, bob in livermore, bev out towards san ramon. janet, very thick fog for some. overall, we do have mostly sunny skies for the weather menu today. the reason being is high pressure is building in. these are the forecasted highs

in santa rosa. 76 in san francisco. we'll continue to inch these upwards. even 84 at san jose. so a little warmer here. we lose a lot of the humidity. so it will be a drier pattern even though there's still patchy fog -- patchy fog. most of this is heading up to the pacific northwest. but it's stretching all the way to the hawaiian islands and it's coming up from the phillippines. it makes me a little nervous. but there's no signs of it now. there will be heavy rain up to the pacific northwest. high clouds, mainly to the north but i think those will thin out. we look for 70s and 80s, very close on the temperatures. usually there is a big difference. it looks like everyone will be around 82, 85, 86 inland.

70s for alameda. also 86 morgan hill. santa clara in there, cupertino, 83. woodside at 83. san mateo, redwood shores, foster city, palo alto, 70s. even 70s on the coast. so very warm 80s in santa cruz. looks like the ig fog will win out a little bit and temperatures will be okay as we head into the weekend. the dr. conrad murray case is just getting underway in los angeles. bob decastro is outside of the courtroom where the prosecutors are calling their final witnesses. who do we expect to hear from today? >> reporter: we have three more prosecution witnesses left. they are medical personnel. today we're expecting to hear from a cardiologist and also key to the will be an

anesthesiology who will testify about whether propofol, whether that can ever be used in a home setting. many doctors say that's not the case. i just followed some very emotional testimony. yesterday when we heard the end of the police interview that police did with conrad murray just two days after m michael jackson died and he -- after michael jackson died and he talked about how the news was breckin to katherine -- broken to catherine jackson and his attorney. there were tears in the courtroom. after that katherine jackson and the family left for the afternoon testimony. we saw a photo of michael jackson's body and they were warned beforehand this will be -- this would be tough photos and testimony to be. so the family decided to leave the courthouse. we're expect ect -- we're

expecting the prosecutors to wrap up and we're waying -- look forward to what the defense has to say. more on that school bus accident in solano county. these are live pictures. you can see a school bus outside of the intersection. we are getting reports that some children are hurt. er more -- more on that coming up. huge protests in san francisco at this hour. hundreds of people in front of wells fargo headquarters on california. why several people chose to get arrested.

the dow is up 130 points route now. they did get earnings it from alcoa and alcoa fell. it looks like the news from europe and that slovakia is on board with the financial bailout plan is on board -- plan is helping. breaking news. a school bus is on its side after crashing into a tractor. the wreck happened in dixon in northern solano county.

these are live pictures for you. officials say the bus was full of students headed to school. investigator students suffered minor injuries while the bus driver's injuries are considered to be more serious. the state department has issued a worldwide travel worst to americans. this is after u.s. officials uncovered a plot by iran to assassinate the saudi arabian ambassador to the united states. and about 20 minutes ago. >> san francisco police started to make arrests at -- of protesters. kraig debro is live in the middle of it all. kraig? >> reporter: thanks, mike. there's a lot of noise out here. we're actually along california outside of wells fargo. this police officer is trying to push people back onto the sidewalk. so the sidewalk is extended out ten feet. there are cars, there are cable cars there. hundreds of people have gathered here at wells fargo

this morning to protest this one particular bank. the 99%, that refers to 99% of the people, 1% of them, you will hear that continually today. hundreds of people marched up here. now you are looking at our camera with paul and sid, he's somewhere in here. they may have a view of the door. you do have a view of the door. i want to show you this video because there were several people in front of the door blocking the dear and they decided to do -- the door and they decided to do an act of civil disobedience and get arrested. we were there as he tried to barge his way through. he said he had to go to work he. he showed his security badge. i asked him what he thought. >> i think there are a lot of

-- wells fargo, i don't believe is mart of this. when you look at wells fargo, they've done a good job and a good job with their credit underwriting. >> reporter: at least ten people were arrested on suspicion of trespassing. then, later, there was a path cleared for several wells fargo employees that they -- that they actually had to walk true a gauntlet of people, some of the chanting you will hear the 99% make this movement too big to fail. things of that nature. there is another group of people in front of a dorm on montgomery. police arrested the group of people in thally -- alley. don't know when this is gonna end. this is a bit of a traffic problem. reporting live from san

francisco, kraig debro. also happening right now, president obama is speaking at the white house forum about latinos helping shape american history. he was talking about his jobs bill. let's listen in. >> would rather keep the tax bills with the loopholes as exactly as they are for millionaires and billionaires or do you want a construction worker rebuilding bridges and schools. you know a lot of our kids in the community are learning in trailers right now. why wouldn't we want to put people back to work rebuilding those schools? would you rather fight for special interest tax breaks or do you want to fight for tax cuts for small businesses and middle-class families in your neighborhood? i think i know the answer. in the end of this is a debate about fairness and who we are as a country. it's a debate about what we believe in. what kind of country do we want

to be. men michelle and i tur our -- tuck our -- when michelle and i tuck our daughters in at night, we know that we are where we are because of the people who made sure there were student loans out there and -- >> you've been listening live to president obama speaking in washington, d.c. this is an event that's -- that honers latinos helping shape history. as you can tell, he's talking about his jobs bill and trying to gather more support for it. disturbing video posted on a hip-hop website is now the focus of a major police investigation. it shows a man and a woman outside of a doe -- outside of a bow nut -- doughnut shop and then this happens. the person holding the camera, you can hear that. we heard laughing in the

background. the woman chases the man. and seconds later, a second person appears and she's hit again. sacramento police say they've responded to the incident. they say the victim just didn't want to cooperate with them. but then the police learned that this video was posted on the website as well as other sites. now they are trying to identify those two men on your screen right there and they are also trying to figure out who was the person who was videoing this entire incident. >> they -- they think it's funny and a joke to attack an innocent bistander, we'll be sure to follow up on these people about their history, where they live and maybe there's some outstanding crime that they've done that we haven't found out -- found out about. a third humane case of west nile virus has been discovered in contra costa cork.

a 65 cold -- contra costa county. a 65-year-old woman tested positive. health officials say it's important to drain standing water and residents are being asked to maintain and keep clean swimming pools so mosquitoes don't breed in them. dragon fly creek hits -- sits west of the highway and that waterway has been covered by dirt for nearly a century. the creek's national habitat includes brush, ivy and thousands of fish. it could -- it could help next summer. the world rod michelle -- the world record first lady

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martinez police are investigating the death of a woman struck and killed by a car. it happened yesterday evening at alhambra and truitt avenues near highway 4. the contra costa county coroner identified the victim as 63-year-old terri dillingham. there's no word if the driver has been arrested. there are the chico outlaws and the yuma scorpions. now a group planning to bring a

pro baseball team to san rafael is asking the public to come up with a name for that squad. center field -- we've set up a link for anyone who has a suggestion and an idea. just click on the web links. there will be a vote from the finalists of five. winners receive tickets and a jersey. today, alameda county will hold its first educational disposal conference. residents need to find a way to safely dispose of medicine so they don't enter waterways and other areas. similar programs are in plate in spain as well as france. they also want to identify places where drugs can easily be dropped off. in just about an hour, bay area residents and the first lady

will attempt to break a world record. >> 3, 2, 1! go! all right! >> the first lady has challenged people to join her in doing jumping jacks for one minute. she's hoping to break the guinness world record for the most done in one day. it's all part of her "let's move" campaign designed to fight childhood obesity. a prescribed burn is scheduled in monterey county. cal fire says the burn is planned for the reserve near carmel. crews will begin at 10:00 a.m. as long as the weather is favorable. let's check in with sal one last time. >> we're gonna wrap up the -- let's go to the live pictures. traffic will be affected on california street at the wells fargo headquarters, also on montgomery street. so this is kind of a wide view

here of the protesters on california street. protesters had surrounded the building and had not let some of these people inside. one of the reasons why a -- that's one of the reasons why police had to make arrest. ktvu will follow this story all day as it develops. you can see some of the pipe sitting to the right of one of the entrances here. we'll let you know how this all unfolds and you should avoid the area for sure. it's causing traffic delays. let's go to steve. except for patchy, thick fog, most of that will burn off. temperatures not as humid. we'll -- we'll end up in the 70s and 80s. continue the team and then the temperatures come down a bit after that. >> this reminds me of october in the bay area. this is what it is. >> yeah. >> it should have been september, too, but -- >> crazy. >> can't win everything. >> no, you can't. [ laughter ] >> all right. thank you, steve. we're don'ting -- we're continuing to follow the

protest for you in san francisco. that's gonna do it -- that's gonna do it for "mornings on 2." you can continue to follow this story on at ktvu.com. we'll have more on the noon news.