WHITFIELD: Occupy Oakland is fired up today. The anti-Wall Street group is leading a citywide strike and labor unions are joining in. Plans include marches, pickets outside banks and an attempt to shut down the city's port. Our reporter Dan Simon is in Oakland.</s>DAN SIMON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This group of protesters in Oakland became energized last week when they were evicted by the city which of course set up that violent confrontation with police. Now they're back in full force. Tent city back here in front of city hall. They want to see if they can take things to the next level by calling for a general city strike. They want workers to skip work. They're also telling teachers and students to not go to school. We know that they're going to be several hundred people marching throughout the streets of Oakland. They say this will be a peaceful protest. But given what we saw last week, police are preparing for all eventualities. Dan Simon, CNN, Oakland, California.</s>WHITFIELD: And you may remember an Iraq war veteran was seriously injured in that incident that Dan just mentioned. Former Marine Scott Olsen suffered a skull fracture when he was hit by a projectile during last week's police crackdown in Oakland. That attack has galvanized other military veterans. They're now mobilizing today, to join forces with the Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York. You're looking at live pictures right now at that site. Iraq veterans against the war, and veterans of the 99 percent are hoping for a strong, uniformed presence. They plan to march from Vietnam Veterans Plaza to Liberty Square. And some say his chances are slim at best, but this Democratic mayor in Mississippi says he will be the state's next governor. Find out why the race is so heated and historic.
"Occupy Oakland" Leads City Strike