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berkeley campus. a strike has been called for today. occupy cal will be here. occupy oakland expected to join in. will it be any different than last week? the story coming up in a live report. good morning i m mike nicco. clear sky now over san francisco fog getting thick in the north bay valleys along the coast update on rain for the weekend. sue hall following your tuesday morning commute. live look at 680 through walnut creek towards 24. moving at the limit. the rest of your commute in a couple of minutes. a lot going on 6:01 thanks for joining us i m kristen sze. i m eric thomas. this morning the tents are gone from occupy oakland s former encampment near city hall but the protesters are vowing to come back er. for the first time the financially strapped city is giving us a clearer look how much dealing with the protests has cost. amy hollyfield is live at frank ogawa plaza in oakland. reporter: there s talk they might reoccupy this last accident, maybe ....
prosesers have blocked the protesters have blocked the front door to a wells fargo bank. good morning i m cheryl jennings. and i m kristen sze the first of many actions to come. corporate greed protesters are targeting banks and schools. mark matthews is at the port. let s begin with amy hollyfield. reporter: this plaza is the center of it all. they ve had to block off this intersection and a couple of blocks at broadway and 14th to handle the huge crowds. right now the group is marching through the streets targeting the banks. they were speakers here this morning. even a surprise. a flash mob broke out at 14th and bring a group did a dance to i will survive. this was a crowd favorite the group learned the dance moments before they went out and did it. we ve seen all ages, babies to grandmothers. teachers, nurses, students, quite a variety of people showing support for this general strike. those who did skip work today tell us they are satisfied with the turn- ....
cheryl jennings. and i m kristen sze the first of many actions to come. corporate greed protesters are targeting banks and schools. mark matthews is at the port. let s begin with amy hollyfield. reporter: this plaza is the center of it all. they ve had to block off this intersection and a couple of blocks at broadway and 14th to handle the huge crowds. right now the group is marching through the streets targeting the banks. they were speakers here this morning. even a surprise. a flash mob broke out at 14th and bring a group did a dance to i will survive. this was a crowd favorite the group learned the dance moments before they went out and did it. we ve seen all ages, babies to grandmothers. teachers, nurses, students, quite a variety of people showing support for this general strike. those who did skip work today tell us they are satisfied with the turn-out and how the strike is going. i think [ unintelligible ] all the small businesses that closed [ inaud ....
couple of days. live look at the bay bridge light this morning. we have muni-expected delays due to an over light derailment. 4:31 on this tuesday morning. a lot to report on this morning i m eric thomas. and i m kristen sze the tensions running high in oakland. protesters throw up barriers bracing for possible confrontation with police. officers appear ready to move in. amy hollyfield is live at frank ogawa plaza. reporter: at 4:15 we go word that police left the coliseum. let me show you video there. that s where police are gather, staging getting ready for their police action. protesters were tipped last night police would be forcing them to leave. some packed up and went home. others have vowed to stay. some saying they think in movement is worth going to jail for. some said they will remain peaceful. they land to lock arms and force police to carry them out. a live picture overnight check out this barricade they ve formed. they put a lot of trash cans on th ....
amy hollyfield is live at the childrens hospital in oakland. what about people with procedures today? they don t have the staff for those emergencies. this is just one hospital. this is happening all over the bay area. they have brought in temporary nurses. this is a massive strike. preparations have been going on for days 23,000 nurses expected to strike in northern and central california from kaiser, sutter medical center and children in oakland. it will affect 34 hospitals. the main issue is proposal to get nurses to pay more for healthcare. in any contract dispute each side has a talking point and counterpoints ready to go. i am very concerned about the agenda. they re here for patients, they talk about being here for patient safety. it s clear they are not. any organization that relieves to have 34 hospitals on strike at the same time does not care about the patient safety or care. it s always about the patients. that s why i come to work with back injury becau ....