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city council meeting last night when they discussed a resolution dealing with the recent port of oakland "occupy" protest. the port was shut down twice in the last two months because of scenes like this. the resolution would give the city council not the mayor any tool legally necessary to move or stop any future port shutdowns. >> what it does do is that it targets, uhm, the rights of -- of freedom of speech and the first amendment rights. >> that leaves our businesses questioning the...

questioning their confidence in oakland and only -- >> excuseme! [ screaming ] >> excuse me! allow him to speak. >> reporter: emotions were running very high last night. the resolution has been tabled after a split vote on whether or not this measure warranted an emergency vote. so it is going to be back in front of the council on january 17th. and again, this morning at 10 a.m. we are expecting this big announcement on the independent investigation into police response in general to a...

there is project director who is an interesting person to be working on on this bridge. its in his blood. his father was a director on the narrows bridge in new york city. >> thank you. >> and traffic is getting back to normal on interstate 580 after a police chase ended in a crash. here was the scene earlier, police say this started when two men stole a car from stoneridge mall, refusing to pull over. officers chased them on to 580678 the crash flipped the stolen car. and there police...

even know that millions of people have that incredible experience. for me and my car with the school district, theres an extraordinary opportunity for our kids. there is no "no." it is such an efficiently run event for most important is the safety of our kids and the optimum experience. they have both. i want to share a couple of comments with you. i know warren hellman to be a man with a generous, humorous, and kind spirit, to be a man who loves and supports all children, and one of t...

opens drivers will have a great view. we had a chance to drive on the bridge and this is what the view looks like. after you past treasure island it wont have over-under traffic. thats how. >> announcer: was when the bridge first opened. till 1962 cars drove in both direction on the upper tuck. our coverage continues on our website. log on to www.ktvu.com to see video of the new view and you will find the animation of the project. malfraction in fremont this afternoon. they were test...

bringing this forward. when i read this article in the newspaper -- i am sorry. >> excuse me, public comment. >> dennis kelly, united educators of san francisco. renaming one meadow is easier than changing all of the plaques on all of the buildings. we did not have to name this for hisband, which is what we were worried about. this goes to the accomplishments and they do not touch the heart of what he has done. every single teacher, when they look at a supplement on their checks, every...

is on board until the speaker said no. >> americans are tired of washingtons short-term fixes and gimmicks. doing a two-month extension instead of a full year causes uncertainty for job creators. >> and senate democratic leaders are so far refusing. >> to renegotiate yait risks of middle class tax cuts never going to the middle class it affects roughly 160 million americans. >> i think that its a travesty for working people and people that dont make a lot of money. >> voters support th...

traffic on the bay bridge and throughout san francisco today but it was just tough for the fans to get to their seats because of this. you can see it here. the stadium lights went out. leaving 49er and steeler fans in the dark. wondering what was going on. kron 4s kate thompson has been working on getting answers and live at candlestick park with new details. >> sold out stadium, 70,000 people sitting in the bark twice tonight and -- in the dark twice tonight and now the city is trying...

a piece of property takes. as we begin to implement best grain maintenance practices, we will do this -- best green maintenance practices, we will do this of how we become a more green city. were also trying to make this an easier process for every one of the 100 plus people involved so they are happy to get out there and do the work and can fit it into the rest of their maintenance day. thank you for your time this morning. >> i want to offer a very quick thank you to everyone for the...

you can see slow traffic beyond 680. we want to show you the gridlock on the eastshore freeway. interstate 80 towards the bay bridge, the backup stands to san pablo. tonight, the 49ers take on the pittsburgh steelers for one of the last games at candlestick park this season. with the plan for a new stadium in santa clara rolling forward, it doesnt appear there will be too many more. phil matier is at candlestick with what fans think about the plan to move th team south. phil. >> repo...