uh, reporting live outside of berkeley city hall.ley o'carroll, ktvu fox two news. >> millie. thank you. federal investigation continues now into a deadly plane crash in concord. it crashed in the busy intersection of concord avenue and diamond boulevard near interstate 680. you see, right behind me and a golf course and south of the concord airport, where the plane was based. now, the ntsb is leading the investigation. witnesses say the plane's engine sputtered before it hit the ground. the pilot died, and a man who was in a car at the intersection was treated for injuries. one witness said he saw the plane in distress and knew it was going to crash. >> i seen it come over and i thought he was doing another one of his stunts, and then i heard it go boop boop boop boop. and it died. and then it went behind the building and i heard the thud, you know, i heard it. i saw him go out of control, and he was pointed straight down. it's like there's no way he's going to pull out of that. >> so the two seat plane was registered to a man in be

the city council here in berkeley.ve district four, which does encompass downtown berkeley and she had a number of years left on her terms not set to expire until 2026. now, she was elected to city council back in 2017 after a lengthy career in the public sector. she announced her resignation at the city council meeting just yesterday as people in attendance began yelling out to free people's park. the berkeley scanner, a daily news site focused on public safety, posted a video of harrison's speech on its youtube page. three people per three people per. >> densiflora okay, i thought about this for a very long time, and i'm sorry to do this to my constituents, but i decided to resign from berkeley city council. all i could say what officeholders usually say that they would like to spend more time with their family, but that is not the reason. nor am i being harassed in any way to make this decision. i'm doing so because i only burn these processes are broken and i cannot in good time continue to serve on this body. >> h

ktvu bailey o'carroll live outside berkeley city hall. bailey, you just spoke with kate harrison on the phone this morning. >> good morning gasia i did just get off the phone with her about an hour or so ago, and she tells me, of course she did resign last night at the city council meeting here in berkeley. i asked her why and she said there's simply just a lot of groupthink going on in city council. she said she kind of told me about some of her frustrations and says she just can't be a part of this group any longer in good faith. and that is the reason why she did resign. she had quite some time left. still to serve her time was not due to be up until 2026. she was elected back in 2017 after a lengthy career in the public sector. she says she's fed up at the lack of analysis taking place. also prior to allocating sometimes millions of dollars due to certain city initiatives, and that not enough questions and research are being asked and being done. she announced that resignation, of course, during that city hall meeting yesterday. this,

a berkeley city council member is stepping down after being harassed.4. education funds in california could take a hit. the governor says his budget proposal is $291 billion. it comes where california is facing a nearly $38 billion deficit. public education leaders are bracing for cuts. the california school board association is trying to protect schools. the group is advocating for the state to dip into the reserve dedicated to education or opt to cut programs not yet funded. we will post more details from the governor's proposed budget at nbcbayarea.com. >>> a council member is stepping down. the announcement was made this week. he says he is ending his campaign to become berkeley's next mayor. he says one reason he is resigning is people have harassed him for supporting the student housing plan. uc berkeley cleared it to make way for the project last week. he became the youngest person elected to berkeley city council five years ago. an election must be held to fill his seat. >>> cal state university faculty members are promising a strike in days. la

city council. he was just 22 at the time that just finished school. uc berkeley served for many years. now. 27 year-old robinson which currently the front runner to become berkeley's next. mayor youngest-ever mayor even earning the support from the state attorney general rob bonta. but robinson and now it's this week that he's burned out by harassment from political opponents and he's sick of threats being made to him and his family berkeley's mayor currently just the air again thanked robinson for his service. spoke with the mayor earlier tonight and he said he was shocked by this and again, thanked him for what he has done to help the city of berkeley posted on x and said that he is deeply thankful for all of the support since he announced his decision says i'm entirely overwhelmed and have hundreds of kind messages and emails to respond to. he says which i will do in time. could attacks on california's ultra wealthy be part of the solution to solving the state's multibillion-dollar deficit. >> o

of berkeley and other california cities as well.ity ordinance banned adding natural gas appliances to new buildings in berkeley. the landmark ban was aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. a panel struck down the law last april. the city of berkeley appealed. the appeals court declined to hear the case. the decision could invalidate similar laws in san francisco and san jose. >>> it is a new year, but the same problem. bay area office vacancy has gotten worse. a new study released today by commercial real estate company called seville says nearly 37% of downtown san francisco office buildings are currently vacant. both are all time highs. that is the bad news. seville says it sees more deals as it looks ahead. companies moving workers into offices. and the desire to be close to tech talent and venture capital. >> to have a presence. i don't think that is going to change. >> among the recent deals cut in downtown san francisco, ai companies like open ai and anthropic moving into buildings. >>> commuter ins the east bay cheering

. >> berkeley's mayor responding to a city council's claim that threats against him and his family forced him to quit. what the mayor says must change to protect elected officials opened my eyes to giant hole in plane in. passengers of the alaska mid-flight blowout to speaking out tonight after filing a lawsuit against makers of the plane. >> last couple of weeks we've been dealing with cold storms rolling through the bay area. now that good old pineapple express is headed our way where we might see some flooding in california. coming up. when fun time from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron. 4 news. >> good evening. thanks for joining us for kron for news at 10. i'm ken wayne and i'm vicki liviakis. our top story tonight, the wet weather returning to the bay area and we're already seeing some light showers tonight. but the rainfall is expected to get heavier tomorrow. conference karnal joins us now from the weather center tracking the storm or it's going to be an entirely different type of storm system rolling in the bay area member last couple of weeks, even last fe

. >>> a legal blow for the city of berkeley and other california cities as well. a city ordinance banned adding natural gas appliances to new buildings in berkeley. the landmark ban was aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. a panel struck down the law last april. the city of berkeley appealed. the appeals court declined to hear the case. the decision could invalidate similar laws in san francisco and san jose. >>> it is a new year, but the same problem. bay area office vacancy has gotten worse. a new study released today by commercial real estate company called seville says nearly 37% of downtown san francisco office buildings are currently vacant. both are all time highs. that is the bad news. seville says it sees more deals as it looks ahead. companies moving workers into offices. and the desire to be close to tech talent and venture capital. >> to have a presence. i don't think that is going to change. >> among the recent deals cut in downtown san francisco, ai companies like open ai and anthropic moving into buildings. >>> commuter ins the east bay cheer

the city of berkeley might not be able to renew its ban on all natural gas appliances.you why. some people are applauding that latest court ruling from ktvu. >> fox two news this is mornings on two. >> good morning. thank you for joining us here. on mornings on two. i'm pam cook i'm andre senior today is wednesday january 3rd. >> and as we mark the new year we're celebrating the return of steve paulson his first day of 2020 for, uh, morning, steve. >> pam and i were laughing, but andre and his mother called a storm out here. yes, yes. >> yeah, yeah, we were we were driving around their hurricane veterans, right? >> yes. >> florida. that's right. >> so many of them. yeah. >> all right. uh, that's funny. i've heard that before, too. all right, we'll head up to chester. what tanks checked in here. thanks. tanks five inches of new snow in chester. where is chester? northeast calif. up there by quincy and shingletown. all that. susanville so they did have a winter storm warning there. i think it's about done for them though, as you can see. so thanks for that. uh, some break

of berkeley and a city of berkeley has declined to consider one. secretary of state antony blinken is in israel today to try and ease tensions and prevent widespread conflict in the region. this is his 4th trip to the middle east since the israel-hamas war began. blinken plans to meet with palestinian leaders tomorrow. >> we want this war to end as soon as possible. >> blinken says his talks made progress tuesday, particularly for northern gaza, which israeli forces have surrounded since october blinken says the united nations will now be able to assess when people could safely return. >> as soon as conditions allow, we want to see people be able to move back to their homes. are choices need to be made in order to get there. but you can see. that that possibility. >> blinken says ultimately ending the war will require guaranteed security for israelis and political rights for palestinians. streets around people's park are expected to open in less than an hour at 6 o'clock tonight in berkeley. >> uc berkeley leaders say the street barricades are comi

just today an op ed in berkeley side about the political climate in the city.appreciate the time. >> good to have you, mayor. we were talking off camera. this really has hurt you to the core to talk about that. tell us, how did this happen and how bad is it? >> well, i think many of us are very sad to learn of councilmember robinson's resignation came as a shock to many of us, and particularly the circumstances that led to his decision that he was the target of threats and harassment and that rather than, you know, continuing, i think a very promising career in public service, he for the safety of himself and his family, made the decision to resign. and i just think it shows just how toxic our political environment has become. um, that, you know, somebody who went into public service to do to do good, um, you know, is forced out of, um, you know, his career because he's worried about the safety of himself and his loved ones. and i think many people don't understand how vulnerable we are as elected officials can imagine . >> and you understand that firsthand. yo

stations such as berkeley and san jose. just check with your local city for more information. live in martinez. lena howland, abc seven news lena. >> one of the big areas of focus is the santa cruz mountains. pg and e says it'll mobilize personnel to get ready and respond to incidents. the county sent out an alert to residents yesterday to let them know to be prepared for the strong storm they're expecting impacts, including traffic and falling trees, which could lead to power outages. officials say there's a potential for flooding at creeks and rivers along the san lorenzo river, behind the felton covered bridge is an equestrian center. they've had to evacuate during previous fires and floods flooded last year, and we did. >> we only we had all the horses leave the property. so we do have a pretty extensive evacuation plan. water is powerful and we need the rain. we'll probably be up and watchful. >> seacliff state beach is closed until tomorrow because of the unsafe weather conditions. you can track the storm with the same live doppler seven. drew uses just search abc seven

city just 22 years old this year, robinson was the front runner to become berkeley's youngest mayor. support from state attorney general rob bonta. but he announced this week he is burnt out by harassment from political opponents and threats made against him and his family. berkeley mayor, jesse, are again thanked robinson for his service. >> i think it's real loss for our community that that roger took this this really surprising step to step down from office. he's made a real meaningful impact. you know, he's such kind and generous and dedicated person. we all benefit from his his leadership. >> robinson also expressing his thanks on social media, writing. i felt so deeply held and supported in the days since announcing my decision. he says i am entirely overwhelmed and have hundreds of kind messages and emails to respond to which i will in due time. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news, the supreme court agrees to hear a case that could have major impacts on how san francisco approaches the homeless crisis. and alaska and united airlines forced to cancel more flights as federal

. >>> legal blow to the city of berkeley, and it's city of natural gas appliances. today, a federal field storm, refused to allow enforcement of that been and it went into effect in 2020. if you remember, it was the first of its kind in the nation. reducing greenhouse gas emissions that have been attributed to global warming. california restaurant association challenge them. it violates a federal law that allows the u.s. leaders to send energy efficiency standards right here towards appliances like gas bills, furnaces, and water heaters. this ruling is final unless a supreme court decides to review it. >>> you should know that lawrenceville and other blooms of red algae should be noticed, for they have been found in the water. this is on shore. don't touch the algae. don't even go into the water past the shore. >>> of next at 6:00, the first snow survey of the season. we are going to go over the data, and the winter outlook. we know what it means for our routes -- droughts. >>> office vacancies are at an all-time high. we are going to look around the field, with a l

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, a city council member says uc berkeley is planning to close off the park in anticipation of construction. >> there are plans to build housing on the historic site. protesters clashed with police in 2022 after the university moved to close off people's park, so construction could begin. the project is currently tied up in courts due to a lawsuit seeking to block the development. >> still to come here, the hidden world of jeffrey epstein, bill clinton, prince andrew, donald trump all named with a new unsealed court documents are telling us about the lives of the rich and famous. >> plus chaos in court as a judge was attacked by a defendant. the moments now going viral and look outside as we look out across the bay area. >> the reason you may want to take a peek up at the stars tonight. we'll explain but we need an atm from our bank unless you want to spend a small fortune in fees. uh, no, thank you. banking with us means more fee-free atms than the two largest us banks combined. well, that would be convenient but there is no b-m-o here. ah, you can just call us bee-mo, and there is now. yo

. >> what does the city of berkeley say about all of this? >> reporter: we reach out to the city of berkeley and did not hear back. what we can tell you is that they did replace the first wooden bench down the street on martin luther king way. they replaced it with a metal bench a couple weeks after it was installed. they told the publication that they could pose a safety risk because they might not be up to code or guidelines for we have not seen anymore benches replaced but they did replace the first one and the activists are hoping that it will spur the city to put in more benches across the city. as far as the ones in oakland, those have remained untouched. the city of oakland says that it indicates they don't seem to be bothered by the benches and we have been talking to some bus riders who have been happy to see the benches. they have been a real hit. and the activists have really improved the design. they are now standing the benches and they are bolting them down in some cases into the cement. and they are improving the design and fab

city council member rigel robinson released a statement saying the proposed student housing is urgently needed to alleviate our housing crisis and the permanent supportive housing at people's park will be the most significant homeless services and affordable housing project in the history of the neighborhood, police and chp officers barricaded every street within two blocks of the park from bordewich street up to channing way. they say they also plan to preserve 60% of the park as open space to reinforce the park's history. live in the newsroom lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you. lena. today, the suspect charged in connection with the death of oakland police officer tuan lee, are expected to appear in court. marc sanders of tracy and allen brown of chico are facing murder charges and a third man, sebron russell, is charged with burglary. officer lee was shot last week while working undercover. he was responding to a burglary at a cannabis shop along oakland's waterfront, alameda county district attorney pamela price says she met with his family on tuesday. >> i assured them that

. >>> shocking news out of the berkeley city council.uncilmember kate harrison announced she's resigning suddenly. a big surprise to everyone and it's the second resignation of a member of the council in the past month. harrison sent us a statement following her announcement last night. he said in part -- berkeley's processes are broken and i cannot in good conscience continue to serve on this body. harrison's resignation from the council is effective february 15th. >>> in concord, the intersection of concord avenue and diamond boulevard will remain closed this morning as crews clean up and investigate yesterday's fatal plane crash. the pilot of a small plane was killed after it fell out of the sky and onto the busy road. no other passengers were on board. it happened near buchanan airport and a lot of people say they were caught off-guard. >> i'm standing over there. loading my truck. and i hear -- and went straight down and then boom. >> definitely puts stuff into perspective you know. things can happen really quickly. i called my wife

. >>> shocking news out of the berkeley city council.ouncilmember kate harrison suddenly announced that she's resigning. it was a big surprise to everyone and it was the second resignation of member of the council in the past month. harrison sent us a statement following her announcement last night, she said in part -- berkeley's processes are broken. and i cannot in good conscience continue to serve on this body. harrison's resignation from the council is effective february 15th. >>> south san francisco police are searching for a suspect who allegedly fired a gun into the outside of a church. it happened yesterday at st. augustine catholic church. nearby middle school had to go on lockdown as a precaution. >> there wasn't no like drill for this. so like -- i thought this was actually serious. this feels so frightening. and i -- i'm honestly shocked about how this happened. like this -- this is the first time this ever happened. >> luckily, nobody was hurt in the incident. police say someone saw a man running after the gunshots were fire

, a city council member says uc berkeley is planning to close off the park in anticipation of construction>> there are plans to build housing on the historic site. protesters clashed with police in 2022 after the university moved to close off people's park, so construction could begin. the project is currently tied up in courts due to a lawsuit seeking to block the development. >> still to come here, the hidden world of jeffrey epstein, bill clinton, prince andrew, donald trump all named with a new unsealed court documents are telling us about the lives of the rich and famous. >> plus chaos in court as a judge was attacked by a defendant. the moments now going viral and look outside as we look out across the bay area. >> the reason you may want to >> the reason you may want to take a peek up feeling sluggish or weighed down? could be a sign that your digestive system isn't at its best. but a little metamucil everyday can help. metamucil's psyllium fiber gels to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down and also helps lower cholesterol and slows sugar absorption to promote healthy bloo

two guys at berkeley got tired of waiting for others to solve one of the city's biggest challenges. the issue, no place for the elderly to sit while they waited for buses so they did it themselves. here is nbc's jodi hernandez. >> anybody that rides the bus and waiting for the bus should have a place to sit while they wait. it is really just about treating bus riders with respect. >> this is the social media post that prompted 25-year-old samuel to start building bus benches. a photo of a senior who had just gotten surgery sitting on a street curb because his berkeley bus stop did not have a bench. >> it was quite upsetting that we treat bus riders like that. >> so samuel installed his own handmade bench at the mlk way stop. a got such positive feedback that he made more, teaming up with transit activist darrell owens. >> the number one goal is to make transit riders safe. >> the city of berkeley has removed and replaced samuel's first bench with a metal one. the city did not respond to our request for comment and told the berkeley say that the homemade benches could cause a safety

berkeley is also among the cities suing a pair of automakers over rampant vehicle thefts, and new data is showing just how much of a problem it has become theft insurance claims for certain older kia and hyundai model shot up more than 1000% between 2020 and 2023. that is according to the highway loss data institute. seth spiked after viral social media videos show how to illegally start those cars. the companies recently agreed to a $200 million settlement with millions of car owners over the theft prevention technology. >>> it was once a place to find retail and good eats but now an empty mall in west l.a. is getting a second life as a research and innovation hub ucla announced this week that it is purchasing the 700,000 square-foot complex known as the westside pavilion. the plan is to set up a new institute for immunology and immunotherapy. please institute of the los angeles california, the forefront of these emerging fields which are reshaping medicine and helping us better fight cancer and other range of diseases. clear among the other work, the researchers hoping to carry out,

. >> well, if you're looking to host your own art festival in the city of berkeley, you can now apply for a grant through the city. organizers can get up to $7,000 from the civic arts division to host community events. berkeley based artists can also be awarded up to $4,000 to produce an original project and public presentation that engages the community. the program has a total of $600,000 ready to be handed out. application deadlines can be applied. locations can be found on the city website at. taylor swift managed to stay warm during yesterday's bone chilling game between the chiefs and dolphins, with the help of a member of the niners family, the pop superstar was spotted bundled up at arrowhead stadium wearing a custom made winter jacket. it was created by clothing designer christian huczek, the wife of 49ers fullback kyle use check the puffy jacket as the chiefs tight end travis kelce is name and number. kelsey and swift have been now dating for months. there appears to be a new way to find love out there online. a business insider report says more people are using linkedin on

the city of berkeley says kia and hyundai art too easy to steal and that means more money out of city coffers. that insurance claims for certain older kia and hyundai models, they shot up more than 1000% between 2020 and 2023. thefts spiked after bible social media videos showed how to illegally start and steal. the fallout is real. the company has agreed to a $200 million settlement with owners over laws and best prevention technology. >>> we have seen some monster waves off the coast in the past week or so and this morning, we are learning the surf did some serious damage to the pacifica pier. this is new video shot by our photojournalist trevor harmon. this has been closed since christmas. the city says it will take three more weeks to repair the deck and concrete railing. the earliest it will be open will be january 26. >>> we will keep a close eye on this next system, bringing us a rain tomorrow. we will watch the line of showers coming down directly above the north. that is more important for the snow in the sierra. this is not a major rainmaker for us. look at that well-organiz

they're saying that place is a national landmark not to mention it's special to the city of berkeley and berkeley activists as so many of them gathered there in the 60's for civil rights as well as the birth of free speech. and they're hoping that it does not happen. but again, you can see how busy this area is. so it appears that uc berkeley feels confident that the state supreme court will rule in their favor. uc berkeley does have the support of governor gavin newsom as well as berkeley's mayor. thank you. >> now to the latest on a deadly high school shooting in iowa. it happened students were returning home from winter rather returning from winter break. this is in the city of perry about 40 miles from des moines. authorities say 2 students in administrator was shot and taken to the hospital. we are hearing reports of students taking cover and hiding in a small room when they heard gunshots and glass breaking. the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. he's been identified as dylan butler, a senior at the school. it's still an active scene there on campus. will bring y

the city of berkeley will not be allowed to enforce its ban on natural gas. >> now, san francisco's ninthrt of appeals rejected a petition to rehear berkeley's case. after the ban was ruled unconstitutional last year. now, restaurants in berkeley opposed the ban because it would have prevented them from cooking with natural gas appliances, as cook times would be a lot longer. >> trying to caramelize something. it totally affects the flavor with cooking that way being able to control the heat. i mean, on our grill, you get that nice charcoal flavor. >> now, berkeley city council member kate harrison wrote the original legislation and released a statement. it reads in part the city will continue to do everything in its power to fight climate change and protect the health of its residents. well, a lawsuit tied to san francisco's tax on vacant housing can move forward. now, a superior court judge ordered the city attorney to respond to the lawsuit by next friday. the voters approved proposition m back in november of 2022. it imposes a tax on housing units that are left vacant for six months i

it does not affect some other cities that ban natural gas in building codes but consumers in berkeley least, are relieved. >> until there is something else that isn't electric that could work and that's efficient and isn't costly and so forth, i would say that they have to allow it. >> bottom line this ruling is not nationwide but it does offer some legal guidance for other challenges, bill. here is why. cities and states say they have the right to control the distribution of natural gas in their states. the court is saying that might be true but you can't prevent consumers from buying appliances governed by federal efficiency standard. >> bill: that last woman makes too much sense. william la jeunesse in los angeles, thank you. >> dana: a new mayor in the city brotherly love. she has her work cut out for her. can she turn things around in philadelphia? from sunrise to sunset, a new look what it is like to spend a full day on mars where i will be sending bill hemmer soon. >> bill: hum. ♪ ♪ ♪ [typing] ♪ you were made to act spontaneously. we were made to help plan accordingly. ♪ life,

. >> the city of berkeley lost its latest legal battle to ban the use of natural gas within city limits of appeals for the ninth circuit rejected berkeley's petition for the court to rehear the case. after the ban was ruled illegal last year, ktvu is amber lee explains the reaction to that decision. >> there is a sense of relief at la marcha restaurant in berkeley as the staff cooks up spanish cuisine on all natural gas appliances after a federal appeals court refused tuesday to allow the city to enforce its first in the nation ban on installing natural gas appliances in new buildings, surprised but really relieved emily charlotte, the restaurant's co-owner, tells me. the concern was that such a ban would eventually lead to prohibiting restaurants cooking with natural gas appliances. >> cook times would be a lot longer. trying to caramelize something. it totally affects the flavor with cooking that way, being able to control the heat, i mean, on our grill, you get that nice charcoal flavor, but supporters say the berkeley ordinance, which took effect in 2020, was intended to combat glob

if you want to host your own art festival in berkeley, you can now apply for a grant through the cityget up to $7,000 from the civic arts division to host community events. now, artists who are based in berkeley can also be awarded up to $4,000 to produce an original project and public presentation that engages the community. now, the program has about $600,000 ready to be handed out. the application deadlines can be found on the berkeley city website. >> well, the reviews are in and the new mean girls movie is so fetch the reboot, based on the original 2004 tina fey movie and the broadway musical, brought in an estimated $28 million in its opening weekend. paramount shared exit poll data, which showed 7% of mean girls audiences were between the ages of 18 and 34, and about 40% went with two or more friends. >> the search for survivors in half moon bay after a plane crash into the ocean. we're live with the details. >> it looks nice, but underneath the water it can get pretty scary and very strong. >> a father and son were pulled from the rough waters off the coast of pacifica. we'll

of berkeley for some time. right? the university, the city really trying to take steps to what is a crisis when it comes to housing, but then also those activists really being vocal about their their efforts to try to preserve people's park? >> yeah, we saw them put up barricades. they put up those shipping containers to two shipping containers stacked on top of each other all around the park today, to block off that site so they can move forward, hopefully soon with that construction, we'll continue to follow what's happening there at people's park. >> and if we have a chance to get back to christina, we will do that. but again, we want to make sure that she is safe out there as she covers that story. >> all right. we'll move along here. and mayor london breed celebrating a drop in crime in san francisco. neighborhoods patrolled by urban alchemy workers. urban alchemy is a community based public safety operation. its workers patrol the city's mid-market and tenderloin neighborhoods to provide services to those

the city of berkeley has declined to consider one. meantime, secretary of state anthony and anthony blinken is on a mission in israel to try to erase tensions and >> prevent widespread conflict in that region. blinken says the leaders he met with agrees that the escalation is in no one's interest. the secretary of state says his talks make progress today, particularly for northern gaza, which israeli forces have surrounded since october. and that's united nations will now be able to assess when people can safely return there as soon as conditions allow. we want to see people be able to move back to their home. stark choices need to be made in order to get there. but you can see. that that possibility. meantime, some members of congress say they want to see a stronger response from president biden, especially when it comes to adversaries in only such as iran. developing tonight, a las vegas judge set $750,000 bail for the man accused of ordering the killing of tupac secure. now dwane casey davis has a chance to get out of jail pending

the city of berkeley says kia and hyundai are too easy to steal and that means more money out of cityor certain older kia and hyundai models shot up more than 1,000% between 2020 and 2023. thefts spiked after viral social media videos showings how to illegally start and steal them. the fallout is real. the companies agreed to a $200 million settlement with owners over flaws in the theft prevention technology. >>> hey, the "golden globes" awards are set for this sunday night. >> yeah, and you can see live right here on kpix as the entertainment industry recognizes achievements not just in film but in television as well. so the red carpet, it's rolled out and the tables are set. and the stage is set as well for hollywood's first big party of year. now the ceremony happens at the beverly hilton hotel in los angeles. it will be hosted by standup comedian and actor jo koy. we spoke to him yesterday. now this morning we wanted to start the conversation and we hope you join in too. so chime in on social and use the #kpix but we want to talk about some of our picks and some of the top categor

happening now, city leaders in berkeley are responding to the latest legal challenge keeping the city'sn limbo. with the ordinance now overturned, gas appliances will be allowed to be offered in new berkeley buildings. the ban went into effect in the year 2020 as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. after a panel of judges struck it down, an appeals court declined to hear the city's appeal. the same ruling may invalidate similar bans across california, including in san francisco and san jose. >>> ahead, a look at our top stories, including calls for action. the declaration one oakland leader wants the city's mayor to make coming days after an officer was shot and killed in the line of duty. >>> plus, making it in the bay getting more difficult. the insurance company raising rates and thencreased amount i take that up a little bit higher. you should feel that, like, right back here. oh, yeah, i felt that! good, that is so much better than last week. thanks, i've been doing 'em every night while i'm watching tv. - oh, what are you watching? it's a mystery. high quality care that

the city of berkeley says kia and hyundai are too easy to steal. of city coffers. theft insurance claims for certain older kia and hyundai models shot up more than 1,000% between 2020 and 2023. thefts spiked after the viral social media video showed how to illegally start and steal the cars. and the fallout is real. the companies agreed to pay a $200 million settlement with the owners of the cars over the flaws in the theft prevention technology but now they are saying hey we need some enumeration too. >>> more about money. the u.s. mint honoring abolitionist harriet tubman with a set of new coins. the coins depict different eras of tubman's life from being a conductor on the underground railroad and helping so many people to also, she was a spy for the union arm. you can get these online and the treasury department says tubman will replace andrew jackson on the $20 bill in 2030. that's happening. by the way, that's an effort that's been under way since the obama administration. >>> jokic has it. clock ticks. got to put one up. jokic for the win. o

well the city of berkeley lost its legal battle to enforce its ban on natural gas. >> the us court ofppeals for the ninth circuit rejected berkeley's petition for the court to rehear the case after the ban was ruled illegal last year. ktvu is amber lee has reaction to that decision. >> there is a sense of relief at la marcha restaurant in berkeley as the staff cooks up spanish cuisine on all natural gas appliances after a federal appeals court refused tuesday to allow the city to enforce its first in the nation ban on installing natural gas appliances in new buildings. >> surprised, but really relieved emily charlotte, the restaurant's co-owner, tells me. >> the concern was that such a ban would eventually lead to prohibiting restaurants cooking with natural gas appliances. >> cook times would be a lot longer. trying to caramelize something. it totally affects the flavor with cooking that way, being able to control the heat. i mean, like on our grill, you get that nice charcoal flavor. >> but supporters say the berkeley ordinance, which took effect in 2020, was intended to combat glob

in response to the ruling, a lawyer for berkeley said the city is, quote, well within its authority to protect the health and safety of its own residents. the decision is expected to affect dozens of other california cities looking to enact the same ban. >> a deadly disaster in japan after two planes collide at an airport in tokyo. coming up, the frightening scene from inside one of those planes and san francisco launches its annual christmas tree disposal program still ahead tonight. >> what the city turns them into after they're made into malt and the long delayed california crab season finally getting underway. >> in some areas, when you can expect that fresh crab at the store. >> and here is a check now of the evening commute. this is in san mateo, along the san mateo bridge. as you can see, all the headlights on out there. the roads are slick as the storm moves through the area, and traffic in both directions is fairly heavy at this hour. you're watching ktvu news at six. in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opp

the 9th circuit ruled in favor of the association last year in april, the city of berkeley petition for a rehearing in response to that ruling but was denied. on the peninsula. property owners in san mateo approved a storm water fee to help boost the city's defense against flooding. voters approved this fee and their property tax bill once ratified by the city council. the money acquired from the property tax will be used to improve the aging stormwater system, improve water quality in local waterways and also put in place reliable measures for that system. city council is going to meet on january 16th to consider adopting this feat. here's what it looks like outside right now from our camera on top of mount tam, lots of blue out there today and green on the hills. the sun is out there today. feel so good after all the rain that we've got, which obviously is much needed. we need more snow in the sierra, but it's always good. we've got a little break. highland. the sun comes out. we can kind of enjoy all the fruits of all that rain, labor, lots of blue skies out there and i'm happy to sa

kayla san francisco and berkeley made it into the top 10 best cities. 4 chris otts in the u.s. website traveling paris says it rank the cities based on availability. okay. so was this will came in at number 10 and i haven't had won. the john cities have won they're amazing, right? >> berkeley was ranked at number 4. all right. still to come, a cropper morning news. >> teachers in multiple cities in east bay are preparing for a possible strike. we'll telwe' the deta sometimes it takes a different approach to see the difference you can make around you. ♪♪ ♪♪ with capella university's game-changing flexpath format, set your own deadlines and access coursework any time. imagine your future differently with capella university. >> welcome back to the kron. morning news are going 05:30am, yesterday. slick. what start today? we are happy that we are experiencing drier times. donna drive times the last. i love it. you know what? we love the rainfall, but we love the breaks between the rain to and today is one of those. >> going to be a really nice one. we're actually going to be tapping

we have cleared out a little bit in the city of berkeley itself, but there's still a lot of fog, especially around the bay bridge toll plaza. right now, we do have dense fog advisories for a lot of the north bay. some of us are clearing out a few spots. but still, if you're leaving the house this morning, trying to give yourself some extra time on the roads. other than that today is going to be a dry one. really the last of our dry days before a series of very wet days ahead of us as we move into the weekend. so if you need to get some stuff done outdoors, wait until this afternoon. when our temperatures do warm up right now, we're in the 40's. but later on today we got some 50's to 60's and dry skies. bring those couch cushions from outside back indoors. all the things you've got to do before a few rainy days. i'll get to all that. your full forecast rain. well, you talked about the fog and it is certainly along the bay bridge this morning. >> and a lot of other highways as well. so it's a day to take time. use those low beams meter lights on because of the fog. 60 minute ride into the cit

the 9th circuit ruled in favor of the association last year in april, the city of berkeley petition forehearing in response to the ruling but was denied. >> in 6.53 and coming up on the kron 4 morning news, apple settles a lawsuit over scammers targeting gift cards. we're going to have the latest on what they're doing. loving this pay bump in our allowance. wonder where mom and dad got the extra money? maybe they won the lottery? maybe they inherited a fortune? maybe buried treasure? maybe it fell off a truck? maybe they heard that xfinity customers can save hundreds when they buy one unlimted line and get one free. now i can buy that electric scooter! i'm starting a private-equity fund that specializes in midcap. you do you. visit xfinitymobile.com today. >> and we're back at 6.55, there may be a major breakthrough now to a growing problem. deadly drug resistant bacteria. researchers from harvard university and a swiss health care companies say they have manufactured a new antibiotic that can kill what's come to be known as superbugs when tested on mice. this new drug not only killed t

> what happened overnight and what's happening now is a demonstration of the fear of the university citynd of the city and all those authorities of the kind of power and anger, the angry power that's going to be unleashed by what they're doing. everything that's happening today is just to close the site. >> we don't want it to revert to being a locus of high crime the way it's been for the last three years. um that's also the public safety issue for our students who live in the surrounding neighborhood. but we hope and expect to begin construction really soon. and in the meantime, the park, the site will be secured, the university spokesman goes on to say that everything that they did today, in terms of the timing, the time of day, the officers, the shipping containers, all of it done with safety in mind and he added that they're grateful that so far violence has been avoided. >> the university says that this housing project will take out about one third of the park, two thirds of the park will remain as green space and it is slated to have 100 new student housing beds along with a porti

the 9th circuit ruled in favor of the association last year in april, the city of berkeley petition forehearing in response to the ruling. but that was denied. elsewhere in the east bay, a fire damaged equipment at a peach coffee warehouse in alameda. crews say they first received a call about this fire on harbor way at park harbor bay parkway at about 5 o'clock yesterday morning. they did manage to put it out. only took them a couple of hours. nobody was hurt. the department spokesperson, though, says that this has been a similar site before they responded to similar fires there at this very same location. so they're taking a close look into what caused this 8, 51 right now on facebook as a sneaky way to track you. it's called. >> link history. >> and it's turned on by default. so you have to go and nobody and shut it off. the new feature that they are rolling out now on ios and android. it kicks in when you click a link to go to a website on facebook at the feature keeps track of the website that you visit using the facebook mobile browser and its stores that for 30 days. and then tha

the city of berkeley is now accepting applications for new affordable housing. an 87 unit complex is being built near the ashby bart station in south berkeley. the building will provide housing for low income families and units ranging from studios to three bedrooms. the complex will also include a children's play area, laundry room and bicycle parking lot. the city will be accepting applications through february 12th. time now is 709. >> we have some news about that santa rosa power outage. the power is now back on for 6000 customers. those that had been out of power for a short time in santa rosa. we told you about it at the top and fortunately that power is back on. i also want to mention that bart is recovering from delays in san francisco after they had to close a station temporarily. so if you're taking bart to san francisco, the trains may be delayed. let's go right to livermore on 580 westbound at north livermore avenue. we have that crash involving a motorcyclist with serious injuries there. and that's why traffic is backing up almost all the way out to

that was in april and the city of berkeley petition for a rehearing to respond to this ruling. but was tonight. coming up here, a spike in birth, lou, impacting poultry products and its prices. >> what experts are suggesting you should do next time. you cook eggs so you don't get sick. plus, barricades are up now to keep the protesters out with the latest on people's park in berkeley and how people are so upset about being transformed into housing. but first, the u.s. secretary of state heading back to the middle east tonight. we have a live report on the efforts he's going to be putting into trying to reducing the spread of the conflict. there. in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast business is introducing the small business bonus. for a limited time you can get up to $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. yup, $1000. so switch to business internet from the company with the largest fastest reliable network. give your business a head start in 2024 with this great offer. plu

as a result, the city of berkeley then petition for a rehearing. but the court has denied that. in the east bay, a fire damaged equipment peet's coffee warehouse in alameda will zoom in on the map where this occurred. this was on harbor bay parkway broke out about 5.50, yesterday morning. firefighters managed to put out that fire within a couple of hours. nobody was hurt. the department spokesperson says that they have previously responded to similar fires at the same location. so investigators now underway. >> its 9.50, and house republicans criticized president biden for what they call a catastrophe at the southern border at the same time, the white house accuses them of dodging the opportunity to address the issue. basil, john reports. republicans say making changes at the border are necessary and inaction is a threat to the country's national security. america is at a breaking point. house speaker mike johnson and more than 60 house republicans from across the country. >> took a tour of the southern border wednesday. the situation here and across the country is truly unconsc

the 9th circuit ruled in favor of the restaurant association last year in april city of berkeley.on to have it re heard. but the court has denied that request. >> us labor regulators say that space-x illegally fired employees who publicly criticize founder and ceo elon musk. a complaint was filed yesterday that accuses spacex of wrongfully terminating 8 workers last year and interrogating dozens more. they shared open letter criticizing the company for a culture of quote, sexism, harassment and discrimination within the workplace. hearing on this complaint is going to be held in early march unless there is a settlement. nominations for this year's contra costa county youth hall of fame awards are now being accepted. you only have until february 16th to submit your outstanding youth to the board of supervisors. county officials say the nominees should demonstrate exemplary behavior in one of 5 categories. good samaritan volunteerism, teamwork, preserve and leadership alongside civic engagement. winners will be recognized at the 30th annual cesar chavez commemoration celebration, wh

we are tracking delays out of berkeley working towards emeryville. a little windy as you head into the altamont pass and busy out of tracy. now brake lights out of castro valley y on to 880. >>> let's talk about a space commute. a new rocket blasted from cape canaveral. it carried a lunar lander to the moon. >> lift off of the first united launch alliance vulcan rocket. >> it is vulcan centaur. the rocket roared to life after 11:00 pacific carrying lunar lander peregrine. if all goes well, peregrine will perch on the moon about six weeks carrying science instruments and a bunch of other things. the flight is a pricey one which causes us to look at the nation's purse strings. elected leaders in congress have reached agreement on how to spend your money in 2024 to avoid a government shutdown later this month. $1.6 trillion with a deal that includes more than $800 billion for defense spending. >>> at the u.s. border with mexico, thousands want in. immigration is going to be a hot topic in the upcoming election. republicans continue to beat the drum that

. >> the city of berkeley is now accepting applications for new, affordable housing. an 87 unit complex is being built near the ashby bart station in south berkeley. the building will provide housing for low income families in units ranging from studios to three bedrooms. the complex will also include a children's play area, a laundry room and a bicycle parking lot. the city is going to be accepting applications until february 12th. >> california is set to receive more than $600 million from the federal government to help combat its homelessness crisis. this senators laphonza butler and alex padilla, say the money will support city and state housing authorities working to end homelessness. now here in the bay area, the city of san francisco is set to receive the most money at more than $53 million alameda and santa clara counties will each get nearly $30 million in funding. still ahead, a movie being shot in san francisco takes a deep look at car burglaries and what's known as the tipping culture. >> and the san francisco 49ers open as the betting favorites against th

we partnered with the city of berkeley to do a transitional housing program with the following, which is being operated by dorothy day house. >> and they say 21 of those 25 people agreed to go into the program. >> most everybody has has done the kind of county housing assessments are on a path towards housing, almost everybody has gotten connected to benefits. >> as for when construction will begin at the site, the university has to wait until the state supreme court settles a lawsuit over the park's future. tara campbell, abc seven news this week, we could see san francisco leaders vote on a cease fire resolution for the israel-hamas war. >> a committee hearing on the measure is scheduled for tomorrow. that resolution calls for a sustained cease fire. humanity an aid, the release of all hostages and the condemnation of anti-semitism, islamophobia and anti-palestinian hate. if approved, san francisco would join oakland and richmond in publicly condemning the war in the middle east. now to the impending and highly anticipated return of warrior star draymond green. he is now allowed to