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Transcripts For KTVU Ten OClock News 20141204

Department for more than 20 years. Garner reportedly had asthma, and is heard saying i cant breathe. Police suspected garner was illegally selling cigarettes. The decision not to charge the officer so soon after ferguson sparked protests tonight. Amber lee is live in oakland, where 300 people marched, saying there is a crisis of confidence in police. Reporter were at frank ogallala plaza. Its been raining, but it didnt stop the protest, after several hours of marching, several people returned to city hall, where they chanted with Police Looking on. Their message is clear. Anger and distrust of Law Enforcement. Even in the rain, their pace quick. Their numbers in the hundreds, as they marched toward Oakland Police headquarters, only to be stopped a few blocks away. Turned away, but undeterred. The protesters shifted directions several times tonight. Whenever police in riot gear formed a skirmish line. He said todays grand jury decision was too much to bear. I cant believe that i have to be out here. Yes. It seems black lives dont matter. People are being killed without due process. A 19yearold College Student says she joined this march, because she saw it was peaceful. Violence and protests defeats the life of saving black lives. Im marching for peace. Everyone else who is marching for vengeance and anything else, thats not correct. Reporter closely monitoring the demonstration. Several times protesters stopped at intersections and chanted, before eventually moving on. I think people should be able to voice their opinion in a peaceful manner. Reporter some watching from open businesses say protest is a reasonable response to the grand jurys decision not to indict a white Police Officer for killing eric garner. Its important that people come out, because it is a big deal. It is a big deal. Its very hard to prosecute, and convict a Police Officer. Reporter jim hammer says change is needed in grand jury proceedings which are almost always held in secret. With the secrecy of a grand jury and the public not able to judge itself what happened, i think it breeds suspicion among people. Reporter the protests here at city hall ended just a few minutes ago. The demonstration was peaceful. Amber lee, live in oakland. Thank you. Now in San Francisco, a small number of people staged a die in tonight during the rush hour commute. One man told ktvu it was important for him to be there to show that black lives matter. Later, several protesters move today market street, and blocked traffic there. In new york, protesters also staged die ins. Some held signs saying, i cant breathe. All part of a massive demonstration throughout manhattan, and the boroughs. Shortly after the decision was announced this afternoon, president obama commented saying it once again raises questions about minorities confidence in police, and the justice system. That is the concern on the part of too many minority communities that Law Enforcement is not working with them and dealing with them in a fair way. Attorney general eric holder also announced there will be a federal civil rights investigation into garners death. East bay congresswoman barbara reed reacted with a tweet with her arms raised. She also called for peaceful protest and for police to uphold peoples First Amendment rights. Our ktvu storm watch continues tonight after another day of heavy rain in the bay area. All the wet weather triggered a lot of problems. In mill valley, flooded streets made for a slow commute this morning, as drivers carefully made their way through a few inches of water, only to face more delays on 101. A similar story in jacqueline square. We have live team coverage, ktvus Ken Pritchett is in the north bay, where the big problem was flooding. Julie, the heaviest rain has moved out of the bay area. Still showers developing within the past two hours. Most of the energy is heading out to the north and to the east. But as i mentioned, showers developing right now. Heres a closer look at the radar, the showers in the santa cruz mountains. Also for the central portion of the bay. A bit tighter here, around santa cruz. The estimate here, about a half inch an hour. 56inches an hour, pushing the maps up to the north here right around, i guess you can see, right around san bruno, just to the east of san mateo. Extending across the bay. Taking a closer look at this frame here, closer to oakland, san leandro, and the lorinda area. Look at these numbers. Ben loma, santa cruise mountains, over 10 inches of rain. Look at San Francisco, 4. 33. Even livermore, approaching 3 inches of rain, coming up, well break down shower chances in the thursday forecast, and the time of another system already approaching the coastline. Now to Ken Pritchett on the heavy rain today that had the Petaluma River rising. Reporter take a look under this old Railroad Trestle in downtown petaluma. You can see that storm drain down there, that was flowing at about three times this rate about an hour ago. So these waters are receding. This water flowing into the Petaluma River. Petaluma, just one of many communities in the north bay that had its fair share of flooding. Too much water on a neighborhood street left one man pushing his car instead of driving. Another motorist was towed. This was lindbergh lane at 7 45 this morning, as rain water overwhelmed storm drains. In tiburon, rain caused more than 2 feet of water to flood a shopping center. For some, the flooding and back breaking cleanup lasted most of the day. Six hours. Six hours youve been out here. Reporter we found jose clearing debris from this storm drain in shellville. The clogged drain caused water to backup onto the property beyond this fence, causing the water to rise. I saw the water come up to here and i was like well, im pretty in shock. Reporter just down the road, this road was closed. The inconvenience for drivers was a benefit to the deli. Its been closed all day. Weve been busy with the stoppings. People asking where to go. Reporter the highway 12 closure went into the evening. Flooding here familiar in these parts. Every year. Yeah. Heavy rains and high tides. Reporter there were a number of north bay communities, including petaluma that provided sand bags to those who needed them. Ken pritchett, live in the north bay tonight. Coming up this evening at 10 30, bay area reservoirs. Where they stand after all this rain and the Water District thats on the verge of buying water from outside the area. And then passing on the charge to customers. A Chain Reaction charge in the south bay. This crash in san jose, initially blocked three lanes of interstate 280. It happened just before 4 00 this afternoon. Right at the start of the evening commute. A witness says she saw one car fish tail before the crash, which involved at least five cars. We noticed that the person thats driving was throwing bottles out of their car. We dont know if they were on the phone, or distracted. Officers reported only minor injuries. However, traffic backed up for several miles in both directions. Packing up, and heading out. Just a matter of hours, crews in san jose are vowing to close a massive homeless encampment thats known as the jungle. Hundreds of people live there, but city leaders say its unsafe, and unsanitary. The preparations for tomorrows cleanup. Reporter these barriers will be used tomorrow to help control the crowds and the traffic. It is a soggy mess right now. Were told dozens of people have already left the camp, while others are waiting until the very end to move out. San joses well known homeless encampment, the jungle isnt just filled with the homeless, its also filled with uncertainty. They say anybody here after 6 00 tomorrow morning, 7 00, going to be put in jail for trespassing. Reporter jerry miranda, whos lived at the jungle for a year is gathering his belongings with no idea where his next move will be. He says hell get in where he fits in. Theyre taking about a few places. Talking about the park, talking about the shelter. Reporter he says to expect a crew of 30 people from the santa clara Water District, the city of san jose, and the police department, along with heavy machinery. Well go into the site and begin removing mainly structures, debris, and biowaste. Reporter they will shut down vehicle access, san jose Police Officers and park rangers will also be patrolling for any trespassers. Working with all of our partners, trying to make sure our supports are in place. So if we go down tomorrow, and begin removing the encampment. As the city vowed to shut the jungle down, others vow to stay. Some people are stating that theyve been here for so long, that theyre not going to go. I fear for them, and i fear for the Law Enforcement, or anybody who is down there. Reporter the city hopes it will be peaceful. Theyll be here around 8 00 a. M. , and crews will be working on the site for the next two weeks. Live in san jose, azimuth smith. Armed with hot coffee, a chair leaf and his teeth. A guy came into the cafe and tried to attack. A detailed assistant responsible for the rain. The brief break from the wet weather and whats coming in behind it. Next, the battle for bay area brag rights, and the hits may not stay on the field. The scene of the last meeting of the raiders and 49ers, and whats being done to avoid a repeat. The 49ers raiders rivalry heats up this week. Its the first match up between the two since 2011, when the game was marred by violence. Heather holmes is live with the extra security measures Just Announced for the game. Bringing in undercover units to patrol the parking lots and the stands, because no one wants a repeat of the 2011 candlestick chaos. The raging football rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers, and Oakland Raiders exploded into violence at the preseason game in 2011. Multiple fights and all out brawls broke out amongst fans both inside, and outside candlestick. A man was beaten unconscious inside a restroom, and two people were shot in a parking lot. By that time, his friend was on the grant. Reporter we talked with the father of one of the shooting victims. They were kicking him in the face in the head. They were pulling the guys off of him. My son got out of the truck, and took two steps and someone shot him. Reporter this time, when the silver and black face off with the red and gold at the coliseum, there will be more men and women in blue. The raiders announcing there will be a substantial increase of uniformed officers from the Oakland Police department, as well as extra undercover officers, and private security staff. 1977. Reporter oakland raider, cliff branch. Battle of the bay, bragging rights. Reporter he knows the importance of this game. A rivalry that still simmers, and sometimes boils over. I played with the raiders for 15 years, and there was a rivalry back in those days. Theres always going to be a rivalry because its the battle of the bay. Reporter now that the game is back, no one is taking any chances. The raiders saying quote, Public Safety is a top priority for the team. And local Law Enforcement. All are working diligently to ensure fans enjoy a safe, and secure environment. Have fun, enjoy. Should be a great clash. Reporter so take cliffs advice. Have fun. Come out here and be safe. A crowd of 50,000 is expected on sunday. Some of those in the crowd will be undercover officers, wearing game gear. Gear from each team. Theyll be looking for those unruly fans. Cliff is right. It is the battle of the bay. Heather thank you. A 7yearolds fight against gender stereotypes is gaining some attention. Last night, we told you about parker danes of milpitas. You will recall parker was outraged that a series of books on bugs and science was subtitled biggest, baddest books for boys. The problem is, parker says, girls also like bugs and stories about space. She wrote to the publisher, and the publisher took action. Removing the word boys from the backs of the books. Arrested on charges of grand theft and fraud. Chief mark lattice is accused of a financial scheme with his wife. Investigators say he set up fake businesses and conducted fake transactions. They say 35,000 in fraudulently obtained money was found in his bank accounts. His wife fled the country, but faces similar charges if found. It started as a pothole, then grew into a giant sinkhole that is now 10 feet deep, and its not going to be fixed until tomorrow. The sinkhole is in the middle of the interstate of 6th avenue in San Francisco. Ktvus noel walker was there all day. Reporter there is a river on lake street. And the beginning of a manmade lake. It looks like the size of my kitchen. Reporter its a 20foot x 20foot sinkhole. It started as your average pothole this morning and grew to Jurassic Park proportions. Not surprising, because we had one another year ago, just a couple of blocks up. Reporter in may of 2014, a sinkhole opened up at 2nd and lake. It seems coincidental. Reporter the Public Utilities commission is looking to see if there is a connection between sinkholes. A lot of it is just due to aging infrastructure. It is scary. Just kind of discouraging to realize that wasnt a one off accident. Reporter its not a one day repair. Im glad i wasnt the one driving over it. Reporter until this century old pipe get as facelift, a river runs through it on lake street. The public utility spokesperson told me theyve been working to repair, or replace, 15 miles of pipe around San Francisco a year. Its certainly on the to do list now, and it will be a repair job at least through tomorrow. In San Francisco, noel walker, ktvu, channel 2 news. Heavy rain on live stormtracker 2, especially east of the bay area, towards sacramento, and snow showers toward the sierra, up above 7,000 feet. But some rain developing over the past couple of hours, especially the santa cruz mountains. A closer look yuns again. These yellows do respond to rainfall rates, about a half inch an hour. We move it up to the north, and have been watching more development. Right around san bruno, extending across the bay. Rain showers for oakland right now, towards san leandro. A good portion of the east bay. Approaching danville as well. Closer to concord and at clayton. Not as much coverage up in the north bay. But we still have this one cell pushing across a portion of the east bay. We still have rain showers in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow. Also watching the tide levels. Today, we had pretty high tides this morning, 6. 5 feet. Actually goes up a little tomorrow as well. 6. 6feet, the golden gate at 9 18. We will have inflated water level its even without the rain. We fit have a chance for showers. It can happen virtually anywhere in the bay area. Tomorrow morning, and into the afternoon hours, still a chance of a few afternoon showers. A different story compared to last night and this morning. But im tracking another weather system offshore. How much rain you can expect in your full fiveday forecast coming up about 10 45. A key ruling in the debate over collecting dna from suspects. Plus drones secretly purchased by a Law Enforcement authority. Up first, Surveillance Video of a bizarre attack inside a coffee shop and how just moments later, it turned into what police say was a life or death fight with an off duty officer. Grandpa. Ere i met your right under this tree. man some things are Worth Holding onto. Theyre hugging the tree. man thats why we got a subaru. Or was it that tree . man introducing the allnew subaru outback. Love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. Its Customer Appreciation at subway were saying thanks with two of your favorite sixinch sandwiches for 2 each the meatball marinara and the cold cut combo. Join our Customer Appreciation celebration today. Subway. Eat fresh. The holidays can be an especially difficult time. En, to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. Bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. The California Appeals Court struck down a state law that requires dna to be collected from anyone arrested on suspicion of a felony. The court said directing dna violates the states constitutional ban on unreasonable search and seizures. The justices also noted that when dna is collected after an arrest, some of those people are never charged, let alone convicted. The law was passed back in 2004, Attorney Generals Office says it hasnt decided yet whether to appeal. Police in San Francisco say a suspected robber was shot and wounded today while reaching for an off Duty Officers gun. As David Stevenson reports, moments before the shooting, the suspect was involved in a bizarre confrontation at a cafe. Reporter Surveillance Video filmed earlier this morning in San Francisco shows a man wrapped in a blanket approaching a female customer. A guy came in to the cafe, and kind of tried to attack some lady. Reporter another customer intervened, stepping between the two. The first man picks up the womans hot coffee and throws it on her. He then charges the woman and chases her around the table, before throwing more coffee on the other customer. Hes chased out by a cafe worker wielding a baseball bat. Police say the man somehow enters the lobby of this apartment building. Armed with a chair leg, police say he attempted to rob an off duty officer leaving his apartment. The officer draws his weapon, identified himself a

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