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KICU 10 OClock News July 16, 2013

Downtown area, angry over George Zimmermans acquittal. Right now, the protesters are assembled in front of the Alameda County courthouse on fallen street, between 12th and 14th. Thats not far from lake merritt. This is a live picture from news chopper 2. You can see the crowd has gotten slightly installer. We have a team of ktvu reporters on this breaking news tonight. We begin with ken wayne, who was following the protesters when they decided to walk up an on ramp to shut down intersate 880 tonight. Reporter 6th street at broadway is still closed. You can see the officers car behind me. But the good news is the nimetz freeway is now open. After protesters walked to 6th and broadway, they were met with a line of officers in riot gear blocking their path of 6th street. Some protesters broke away, and simply walked the opposite direction up the unguarded off ramp, and up to the elevated elevated portion of the busy freeway. Traffic came to a stand still in both directions. Despite the inconvenience, some motorists sympathized with the protesters. I dont mind at all. If this is what its going to take, ill do it over and over, its fine with me. It doesnt bother you that the freeway is stopped . People are out in the middle of the traffic . I guess it does, but sometimes to get peoples attention, this is the kind of stuff that has to happen. Reporter police in riot gear made their way up to offramp to try to clear the freeway. This man standing on a guardrail was given a warning to leave. After refusing to leave, police finally made their move. Eventually police convinced the others to leave. What were you hoping to accomplish up there . Just let people be aware of whats going on. Stop being ignorant about issues. This is occupy 2. 0. Reporter so out of the dozens of protesters who walked on the freeway, we saw just one person detained. Police seemed to have a hands off approach and only seemed to be stepping in when something extreme like closing down a freeway happens. Ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. Breaking News Coverage continues with ktvus amber lee. Shes been following the protesters this evening and brings us up to the minute on where they are now. Reporter were at 12th and oak street, right buy the fallen street courthouse. You can see some of the protesters gathered there. Were told a line of Police Officers are keeping the crowd from getting onto the steps of the courthouse. Weve been following these protesters, as it started getting dark. Just about an hour ago, we saw about 400 protesters march from lake merritt, to the 520 on ramp. A line of Police Officers also in riot gear stopped them from getting onto 580. Many are taking to the streets to call attention to what they say is injustice. Were out here for justice, thats it. We want to focus on whats happened. I dont blame everybody what theyre doing. Reporter some protesters confronted drivers trying to get through the intersection, but the crowd dispursed from the onramp, after staying there about 20 minutes. Back here live, you can see that some of the protesters are making their way away from the courthouse, going up towards 12th street, presumably headed toward city hall. They have been on the move for hours. Reporting live here in oakland, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. Up in the air again here as news chopper 2 gives us a live look at the scene, right where amber is standing, were talking about this group assembled on fallen, between 12th and 14th. A number of police on sight. The group appears to be in the hundreds, and appears to be staying put, at least for right now. For the second night in a row, protesters have taken to the streets of los angeles. Police say several hungaryed in lima park. Another group went into the crenshaw district and started jumping on cars and breaking windows. The first juror to speak out publicly on the case said tonight she does not believe that race played a role in George Zimmermans reaction to Trayvon Martin on the night he was killed. I think if there was another person, spanish, white, asian, if they came in the same situation where trayvon was, i think george would have reacted the exact same way. The juror stayed in the shadows as she spoke. She is described as a middle aged white woman who used to have a concealed weapons permit. She said she is hoping to write a book about the trial. Today, the attorney general says the Justice Department is mindful of the pain. Eric holder went on to say that it is right for people to be concerned about the verdict. The Justice Department shares your concerns. I share your concerns. The Justice Department announced yesterday it was reviewing evidence in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, to see if the case warranted possible hate crime charges. Parents of George Zimmerman say he is in hiding, and even they do not know where he is tonight. When asked if hes a racist, heres how they responded. Absolutely not. Hes never been taught to be a racist. They say theyre deeply sorry for the death of Trayvon Martin and they pray for him and his family. They too receive Death Threats and are also in hiding. Were going to keep monitoring this crowd, and see if it dispurses. Californias Supreme Court is refewing to stop same sex marriages, at least for the time being. Gay and lesbian weddings resumed. Last friday prop 8 supporters asked the Supreme Court to stop the marriages. They argued since the u. S. Supreme court did not rule directly on prop 8, that prop 8 should stand. The california Supreme Court said they will consider that and ask for written arguments by august 1. The wreckage of the plane is at a storage location, so it can be examined further in necessary. Next, investigators say theyll do more interviews, examine the evacuations flight, and do a more indepth analysis of the planes performance. It is still a struggle for some of the victims and their families. The Crowne Plaza Hotel in burlingame has been their temporary home. The chinese consulate says its helping them with documents, travel agents and attorneys. They gave us these photos of the Council General meeting with them. And said he told the ceo of asiana airlines, the families of the three dead girls should be treated differently. Their only child. Their only kid. They should be given more compensation, because of that. This is a picture of one of the passengers heading home to china. Theyve been leaving on different flights. More than 100 people rolled up their sleeves and donated their blood at San Francisco International Airport today. Jana katsuyama explains they came to honor the victims of asiana flight 214. Reporter sat done and gave blood for the first time in his life. Good job, you. That was the pinch. Reporter he was among the airport workers who cleaned up the debris after the asiana 747 crashed on july 6. Looking at all the debris on the runway and everything. Every inch was covered with debris. Reporter its that feeling that prompted gomez to give some of his blood today. It really kind of depleted the blood supply. Reporter chair after chair was filled with willing downers donors from 9 00 a. M. , to 3 00 p. M. Not everyone can be out there as a first responder, be first on scene for everything, but there are small ways that you can help out anyway. Reporter sf general took in the most victims. Six remain at the hospital. Four women, one man, and one girl. Two are in critical condition. Dr. Jeffrey manley says theres still a big need for blood. Things have continued to be extremely busy with a number of very sick patients here in the hospital. A number of folks that really werent well enough to have surgery that are now requiring surgery. Reporter doctors here at sf general say they hope people will continue to step up and donate. In San Francisco, jana katsuyama, ktvu, channel 2 news. A big temperature changement how much of a warm up youre going to feel in the next couple of days. Only on 2, it is one of the major complaints of muni riders. A special operation designed to combat the problem. But first it was one mans dream to earlier today, we sent news chopper 2 over a schooner that in better days made a big difference to a lot of children. It sank just outside the waters of Port Richmond on july 4. Now her captain has ideas to raise the ship. Reporter take a look. This is where the it should be tonight, instead she is underwater off shore. They are using a borrowed powerboat. The only way to see it. Its still a little rough out here. Reporter hayden brown was helming her on july 4, when he ran her aground. A little bit of inattention i had, cost me the boat. I was just 150 feet east of where i should have been. Reporter the coast guard brought all 19 aboard ashore, but the schooner herself sank near the break water. She was tending to lean away from the rocks. Thats good. Reporter today, divers went underwater to examine the hull of the el devron, and patch her up with apoxy, if possible. What were going to have to do is build some coverage. Reporter brown says the coast guard has told him to clear the schooner from the water and hes come up with an ambitious plan. One, hes worked out on a model of the ship. First, patch the hole, pump out the water, and then use a crane to lift her out of the mud. It was a labor of love. Brown started building her with his bare hands in 1971. His hope was to sail the el devron off into the sunset with fern. Were going to run out of money within a week. Thats our money for, you know for the rest of our lives. Reporter the dock here near the browns home is still empty. The browns tell me they used the el devron to raise money for charity, and make a wish foundations for children. The company is looking to raise money to raise the el devron. Ktvu, channel 2 news. Happening now, firefighters in Southern California trying to contain a wildfire burning in the area of Mountain Center in riverside county. The fire broke out about 1 45 this afternoon. According to cal fire, structures have been damaged but no other details are known at this time. About two dozen homes are under mandatory evacuation. As of this evening, that fire is only 5 contained. A fremont man with a history of Mental Illness pleaded guilty to murder today in connection with a deadly rampage. He was driving in fremont in august of 2006, when he hit and killed steven j. Wilson. Prosecutors say he drove to San Francisco, with he hit more than a dozen other people, leaving one a paraplegic. After his plea today, the judge ruled papal was not guilty because he was insane at the time of the crime. Come next month, parents in pittsburg who host parties where alcohol is served to minors could face hefty fines. Parents can be fined 500 for the first offense, and 1,000 for a second. A survey of youth in pittsburg found nearly half of those asked said their main source of Alcohol Consumption came from house parties. Why Fraternity Members could face even more disciplinary action, even possible criminal charges. Reporter neighbors say it was a quiet home in a quiet San Francisco neighborhood, until april 24 of this year. There are people crying at the house. It was pretty disturbing. Reporter thats when 18 yearold, peter tran, a San Francisco state freshman was found dead during a party inside this ingle side district home. His friend tried, but failed to revive him. The investigation that followed has gotten the fraternity kicked off of campus, with several students facing disciplinary action for allegedly providing alcohol to minors, and alleged hazing. Things of that nature that had occurred in other areas. Reporter San Francisco police say the medical examiner can determine whether the case is criminal or not. The m. E. Office is still investigating. Its hard to say how much, but it could have been considerable, based on the interviews we had with the chapter members. Reporter others say the death has put them in the spotlight as well. Were in the eyes of the public a little more, so we have to refine our reputation. Reporter deeming on the finding depending on the findings, they could suspend San Franciscos 20 member chapter. Wall street rose today, the dow was up by 20 points. The gains came despite a disappointing report on consumer spending. A fire on the Ethiopian Airlines 787 was because of an emergency transmitter. Shares of boeing were up 3. 79, closed just above is 105 a share. The East Bay Park district is about to embark on a master plan to add 16 sites to the system. The district is already the largest in the country with 113,000 acres. Critics say the board should focus on opening 25 of its property not yet being used. Board members say its important to get these properties into the master plan, to preserve them for future park use. Temperatures today were down a good 10 to 15 degrees below average. Even some areas cooler than that, below average. 78 in fairfield, that was the high. You would expect mid90s out there. The highs tomorrow, just like these. Not much change. About the same. Were looking for overnight lows to be pretty cool. Mid50s, low 50s, lots of fog. Weve already got fog moving into the berkely area the fog is going to cover most of the 9 bay area counties. The forecast model for fog, this is it right here. Look at the push for fog. Up to fairfield, probably up towards davis and vacaville. When i come back, ill break down the timeline for the warm up. A baby girl vanishes in oakland. Five days after daphne webb was reported missing, there is still no sign of her. Where police are focusing their investigation. News chopper 2 is over breaking news tonight in oakland. A large group of youre on timeout leo some things wont last 25 years. Ah woof. Some things will. Save up to 20 on an ikea kitchen. Youre o meout leo some things wont last 25 years. Ah woof. Some things will. Save up to 20 on an ikea kitchen. Breaking news right now. I want to show you live pictures from news chopper 2. The protesters in downtown oakland are on the move. They have just walked away from the Alameda County courthouse, which is located right next to lake merritt. Right now, see them. They are walking down 12th street, presumably toward franco gala plaza. It is about nine blocks away. It shouldnt take them too long to get there, if that is in fact where theyre going. We have crews covering the situation, and we will keep you protested. What has generally been the case, unfortunately, as it gets later into the evening, that is when bad things have started to happen. Weve had some broken windows in downtown oakland, among other things. There are a lot of boarded up buildings in downtown oakland, people not taking any chances. Again, well keep following this. But the protesters on the move, down 12th street. After three nights of protests, some cases of violence, and a few arrests, some are criticizing the response by oakland police. Live downtown with why the police chief says his ands are tied, cracking down on whats hands are tied, cracking down on trouble. Reporter many businesses have hired their own security tonight, because they dont think theyll be protected any other way. Driving downtown tonight. One of many cars caught in the zimmerman protest. Unable to move and the driver obviously frightened. What do i do . She implores the cop, who points out an escape route. For three nights in a row. You need to open up all lanes of traffic. Can you explain to me why the hands off attitude . Reporter tonight this defense from oakland as chief. You give them an order to dispurse over and over again, why not enforce that order . We will at some point. It depends on the circumstances. Reporter city crowd control policy leans in favor of free speech, and hes limited by understaffing. Theres not really a safe way for four cops to run into a large crowd to arrest so many breaking a window. Reporter dozens of storefront windows were broken over the weekend. Weve got to protect our business. Reporter some Business Owners cowering behind security gates. Our ktvu photographer was attacked from several sides, trying to capture what was happening. This newspaper photographer with a backpack was also hit from behind. Pulled to the ground, and pummeled as other journalists tried to help. No police intervened. Can we afford to have cops watching 20 people every night, all night . These people just have to stop. Reporter mayor quan says a number of the vandals come from outside the city. Tragic for the businesses that lose the windows. Arent the police supposed to prevent that . To an extent possible, yes. But we have to work with the constraints that we have. Reporter over the past two nights, theres been only one arrest, a man who refused to get out of the street. The chef tells me, he does expect more with witness help and as they compile video footage of the vandalism. We want to take you back once again to live pictures from news chopper 2, as the protesters continue to march down 12th street, headed toward broadway. Possibly franco gala plaza. We will keep you posted on whats happening, as they protesters continue their march. Its now been five days since daphne webb was reported missing in east oakland, and theres still no sign of the girl. The girls father says as he shopped, the left the little girl in the car with her mother, who suffers from dementia. He says when he came out, daphne was gone. Talking with witnesses, family members, neighbors, but also reviewing Video Surveillance footage, so we can not only factually verify, but also account for timelines. Police say john webb is not a suspect. Neighbors and daphnes mother say they havent seen the little girl in two to three weeks. Walking to get on the muni bus, or if youre sitting at a bus stop, those people arent the problem

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