certainly it has been a cost to occupy oakland as far as public opinion is concerned because, you know, when they haven t taken a nonviolent stance whereas many other occupy communities have, they have adapted the term diversity of tactics. reporter: a cbs 5 surveyusa poll shows declining support for occupy. specifically, 26% have changed their minds and no longer support it. and only 3% of those who initially opposed the movement now support it. but protestors are skeptical of this poll claiming worldwide support, although some admit perhaps locally the support has waned. i think because of the mainstream media press and the press that we get, it would be honest to say that people could feel standoffish about the movement. reporter: our survey also showed 68% thought police response to the protestors was just about right or not harsh enough. does that surprise you? that surprises me. it makes me think that they might be buying into certainly dominant stories
they are looking into the bay area second trench collapse in a week. the man was saved in brentwood in east contra costa county last night. a man working on a sewer problem trapped in a trench on dawnview drive. the 50-year-old man was on his knees when the soiled caved in on him of the he had spent most of the day digging the big tren, 8 feet deep, 12 feet long, when climbed inside to work on it about 5:00 sides gave way. the fire department found him chest deep in the dirt but the man was able to breathe. the first priority was to stabilize the trench bay shoring up the sides of the trench. it took three hours to get the victim out. they had to use a fire truck ladder to pull the oakland man out of the hole. finally he was taken by ambulance to a helicopter that waited nearby to finally get him to the hospital. cal-osha will investigate that accident. the state is looking into saturday s deadly trench collapse in milpitas. a 39-year-old carpet raoul zapata from ywdied a
tobacco and alcohol. plus patriots coach bill belichick takes us behind the scenes. but first as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today s eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. dozens of passengers feared dead after a ferry sinks in the south pacific. three helicopters and eight vessels have recovered almost 200 survivors. chaos in egypt as soccer fans riot while while police stand aside. security forces have been blamed for not doing enough. going to be a very significant day. newt gingrich gets set for a major endorsement while mitt romney plays damage control. i m not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. i ll pretty sure you re not supposed to say that out loud. sometimes things don t come out the way you d like them to. that s not what i meant to say. reporter: the combat role for u.s. troops in afghanistan may end a year earlier. it was a very emotional night. reporter: the state of washington is one step closer
where punxsutawney phil that famous groundhog prognosticator has made his ruling. we ll have six more weeks of winter. i think mike shouldway in. this is groundhog day. this is groundhog day. i m eric thomas. this morning cal osha is investigating how a man got trapped in a trend. for more than three hours last night. rescuers pulled him out alive. alan wang reports. reporter: after more than three hours of constant digging crews pull the man from the collapsed trench that almost became his grave. the danger you have the weight of this dirt, the dirt is heavy, muddy clay, it is not light from a beach or something. reporter: firefighters say the 50-year-old man from oakland dug a trench 10 feet deep working on a residential sewer line, 12 feet long and 30 inches wide. it est appear he a shoring surprise to secure the walls of the trench. 5:30 the damp earth collapsed around him. he was buried chest high. the temperature outside was dropping. rescue workers began diggin
good thursday morning. thanks for joining us i m eric thomas. and i m kristen sze. state investigators will look into whether work rules were violated when a man dug a trench yesterday that almost became his grave. amy hollyfield is live on the scene with the latest on the investigation. reporter: he is very lucky. osha will have questions about how this could happen. here s the scene of where the man fell in and this frontyard the hole is now covered up. take a look at this dramatic rescue. crews spent three hours trying to dig out the man. he was buried with dirt up to his chest. fires say because he was packed in cold mud they were very worried about the possibility of hypothermia. paramedics were monitoring him and treating him while crews were trying to dig him out. osha will be out here this morning to be asking questions about how this could happen. and whether the man was permitted to do the work. and where the safety measures broke down. my understanding that t