b.a.r.t. riders at risk for contracting measles after health officials announce a passenger with a confirmed case. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. san francisco health officials say the risk is low, but riders need to be aware that a passenger did ride b.a.r.t. for several days before becoming sick. in just the last couple of hours, health officials issued an advisory to the public. they say the measles patient is the first confirmed case in contra costa county. they say the person rode b.a.r.t. last wednesday, thursday, and

friday from la fayette to montgomery in san francisco during the morning and evening commute hours. and the person also dined at e and o kitchen anbar on sutter street. gavin newsom is getting ready for a run for governor. the former mayor announced he's setting up a campaign commitee for 2018. in a statement today he said the reality of running for office in california means he needs to start raising money now. he also spelled you on the at least part of his campaign platform saying, we must invest in public education and keep college affordable. and we must address the widening in equalities that separate our communities. berkeley city leaders have approved new rules for police tactics during protests in the city. this comes after recent demonstrations turned violent and destructive. brian flores is live in berkeley to explain why some like the changes but others don't.

good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: hi, tori. good afternoon to you. we've heard from residents and business owners but we haven't heard from police about this moratorium that the city council voted on last night, that is, until now. some police officers say they are concerned for their safety. the concerns of perceived police brutality remains a hot button issue as was seen during the city council meeting. >> it makes me mad to know that we live in a system where police can devalue black lives. >> the community wants action. >> reporter: and action they did. last night the council u nonmusly voted to put a moratorium for now that puts a temporarily hold on police using rubber bullets and tear gas during protests like we saw in december. >> it doesn't seem to be a sensible decision. >> reporter: polly armstrong is the ceo of the berkeley chamber of commerce. she spoke out against the police moratorium saying many businesses feel the city doesn't have their best

interest. >> businesses deserve to believe that the city security is looking out for them as well as it is looking out for the people who live here. >> reporter: dozens of businesses were damaged during december's protests. looting also. protests were injured so were several officers including this sergeant of the berkeley police department. he says the city council taking away the tools they need to keep the community and themselves safe is not a good idea. >> our job is a very dangerous job. we have to make split-second decision. we need to have the proper tools and protective equipment to do our jobs correctly. >> reporter: he says they will still have the tools they need. >> december 6th/7th was an extremely violent crowd. i can't overemphasize how violent that crowd was. >> reporter: for how, this moves onto a police review

board. that commission could take months deciding whether or not to permanently change police tactics moving forward. >> i mean, it looked like a war zone to see all of the tear gas that was used. >> reporter: now, last night the council voted to give police officers dash-cameras and body cameras. meantime, many propesters say these changes are -- protesters say the changes are slow in coming. back to you. >> all right. thank you. president obama is asking congress for formal authorization to go after the isis inside syria and iraq. fox news correspondent joel waldman explain this comes as lawmakers hear from intelligence experts how many westerners have joined. >> reporter: president obama has submitted a draft resolution seeking formal congressional authorization to continue going after isis. but republicans are already expressing disappointment that the president's proposal prohibits members of the military from engaging in long-

term offensive ground operations. >> the delivery of this authorization is the beginning of a legislative process that will involve hearings, markups and i'm sure changes as we go through the process. >> reporter: the president's request comes less than a day after the family of kayla mueller confirmed the 26-year- old aide worker from arizona was, indeed, killed. the pentagon refutes a complaint that her death was a result of jordanian airstrikes. others may still be in harm's way. >> we do believe there is at least one other person hostage, certainly one that we know that's being held in syria. >> reporter: in a hearing on capitol hill wednesday, administration officials told lawmakers isis has ballooned to about 20,000 fighters. of those, fearly 15% are from western nations, including at least 150 from the united states. >> in addition to the foreign fighters who have already traveled, it's clear that the number of those seeking to go

to iraq and say you why is going up. >> reporter: the president's proposal calls for the termination and must give updates. grief-stricken family and friends of kayla mueller say her death has only strengthed her voice and message. >> kayla has touched the heart of the world. the world grieves with us. the world mourns with us. the world wants to be more like kayla. and if that's her legacy and the footprint that she leaves on the world, then that's a wonderful thing. >> president obama also paid tribute to mueller. he said "the more people learn about her, the more they appreciate what she stood for and how it stands in contrast with the barbaric organization that held her captive." brian williams of nightly news has been suspended for six months without pay. williams took himself off the

air over the weekend saying it would be for a few days after acknowledging exaggerated the story about being in a helicopter hit by a rocket- propelled grenade in the iraq war. he was actually in another helicopter about an hour behind the one hit. questions have been raised about other comments by williams including his experience covering hurricane katrina. steven burk says williams has jeopardized the trust of millions of americans. wles has not commented publicly but a friend describes him as shattered. jon stewart is stepping down as host of the daily show. after 16 years at comedy central, he disclosed the plans during the taping of the show. he is still working out the details and speculation has begun on who will replace him. names include john oliver, jessica williams, tina fey, amy

poehler and seth mcfarland. a search is underway in palo alto for a man behind a pash of curbing crimes. police say he took pictures of women while they were using the bathroom at a community center. alex savidge has more. >> reporter: there is a sense of unease today at the coverly community center in palo alto which includes a foothill college campus. this is where police say a man has been sneaking into women's restrooms and snapping pictures. it's happened twice. most recently on monday night. police say a woman in her twegets was in a bathroom stall when she noticed a man holding a cell phone over the dividing wall taking photos of her or possibly recording video. the victim yelled and the man ran off. after hearing about this unsettling crime, today many foothill students were going not bathroom with a friend just to be safe. >> because it is scary.

you know, we come here to get our education and we come here and find out that there's something taking pictures of us in the bathroom to do something normal like going to the bathroom. it's scary. >> reporter: investigators believe the same man was also responsible for a similar crime in july of last year. also here at the same community center. neither woman was hurt but police are worried about this man could be capable of. >> not only could a crime like this escalate, it's just plain freaky to begin with. we have an expectation of privacy when we're in rest rooms when we're using the bathroom, sig like this it's durking -- something like this is disturbing. we want to do what we can to bring this guy to jail. >> reporter: he's described as hispanic or asian in his 20s. police are working on a sketch of the man to put out to the public. officers will do increased

patrols in and around the community center. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. three college students shot and killed all because of a dispute over parking. now police are trying to determine if religion had something to do with it. a live look outside over the sunny skies today. mark tamayo is up next tracking a warmup on the way just in time for the holiday weekend. >> reporter: what in the world are all of these people in line for? well, a very exclusive beverage you can only sample once a year but the money raised here is all for a good cause. we'll explain -- coming up. ?.=(=pcpcpcpcpcpcpcpcpc2h

police now say an ongoing dispute over parking may have led to the shooting deaths of three muslim students in chapel hill, north carolina. a dental student at the university of north carolina, his newly-wed wife and her sister were all shot to death in their apartment last night. 46-year-old craig stephen hicks was charged this morning with three counts of murder. he's being held without bail. hicks had reportedly posted comments about atheism and islam on his facebook page. police say they are looking to see if there's a link between the crimes and religion. the trial is now underway in texas in the so-called

american sniper murder case. the jury heard opening statements this morning from a prosecutor and eddie ray routh's attorney. routh has admitted killing chris kyle and a friend two years ago at a gun range. the prosecutor told the jury routh was numbed by marijuana and alcohol at the time of the fatal shooting. routh's attorney says he's not guilty by reason of insanity. >> he had a drinking problem, too much smoking marijuana. he was changed and people will come and tell you how he was a changed person. he was having at that time mental health problems. >> chris kyle's widow was the first witness called to testify. she gave emotional testimony about her last conversation with her husband. kyle reached legendary status with the release of "american sniper." no word on how long the trial

is expected to last. a california law requiring kill switches on cell phones does not take effect in july but it may already be having an effect on robbery gate rates. george gascon is one of the driving forces behind this. gascon says cen theft is already down especially for iphones because apple already imblipmented the kill switch technology. >> it became known on the streets that it was better to stay away from the apple phones because of the likelihood they could have the feature already working. >> he says the number of cell phones stolen in san francisco last year fell 27% and there were 40% fewer iphone thefts. we'll have a better idea how well the technology works as a deterrent after the law goes into effect on july 1st.

the u.s. championship has been stripped from a chicago- based little league team that made history last year. little league officials say the jackie robinson west team broke rules by having players outside of the district. all of their victories leading up to and during the world series have been taken away. the team was the first all african-american little league team to play in the world series championship game. they later went to the white house and met president obama and the first lady. a team from las vegas which was the u.s. runner-up has been declared the champion. it's an annual tradition for bay area beer lovers. some wait in line for hours just to get a taste. allie rasmus is live where fans are taking time off work to get a taste and also to help a good cause. good afternoon. >> reporter: hi, tori. let's show you the line. take a look at this. some of the people have been here since 8:00 this morning.

earlier, the line stretched all the way down to the end of the block. now, we had a chance to talk to a couple of people in the neighborhood who came out here. one woman said, i don't get it. it's not an apple store. it's not a soup kitchen. what else do people wait in line for in san francisco? another neighbor said i thought all of these people were in line for an even house for a rental. well, welcome to san francisco, those are all things people stand in line for in the city. but all of the people here are in line for a beer. a special type of beer. it's brewed by a russian river brewing company. it's only made once a year for two weeks. the people who love it say it's definitely worth waiting for. it's being served here in the mission. they sold out by 11:00. we met people in line who came from santa cruz with from 2- month-old. they are new parents, they can use a beer. others in town on business but had heard so much about it, they wanted to get a taste. >> you talk about it and think about it for a whole year,

there's no beers so satisfy the conversation or that expectation. so the first sip is fantastic. it's a year of eangs. >> just don't tell my boss. >> reporter: now, for the owners, the bar is not all about the beer. the money raised will be donated to a local nonprofit. it's called the kitchen and the organization helps women start their own businesses in the food and restaurant industry. so after we wrap up here, they will be our next stop and coming up at 6:00, we'll talk to a mother/daughter duo working hard to start their own restaurant. that story is later on in the day. back to you. >> all right. we'll get to -- we'll see her report later. let's go over to mark right now. >> yeah. very nice day to stand outside and wait for a beer in san francisco. in fact, the temperature zooming back up into the 60s across parts of the bay area.

today our warming trend, little kicks off across parts of the region. a live look outside right now looking out toward san francisco bay. some haze out there. but still, mostly sunny skies. live stormtracker2, you can see some clouds heading up into northern california. but no raindrops expected of. we have a few high clouds over the bay area. live doppler sweeps trying to pick up rainfall but that will not be the case. in fact, you can see for today with our forecast headlines, fair skies. it will be a warmer thursday and temperatures still warm this weekend as well. in fact, no rain clouds to talk about. here is a look at some of the current numbers. napa, 62. concord, 63. fremont in the lower 60s. santa rosa in the upper 50s a 8 degrees. san francisco counsel found, 6 -- downtown 60. for today, a few high clouds. it will be a mild afternoon. you can see some of the scattered high clouds over northern california. high pressure rebuilds. you can see the overall temperature trend. we're warming up from yesterday's readings. we'll continue to warm up

thursday and friday. for thursday and friday, a lot of low to mid-70s out there. not only here in the bay area but even down towards southern california. look at these numbers zooming up into the thursday forecast. los angeles and san diego, look at those lower 80s projected for thursday. warming up here and warming up down to the south as well. dry weather pattern sticks around through the weekend. there's rain on the pacific but all of the energy is heading up to the north. there was the chance of a few showers for next week sometime for tuesday and wednesday. we'll have to keep an eye on that. but the latest model is backing off on the shower chances for next week. so another extended period of dry weather and warm weather. forecast highs this afternoon, mainly in the 60s out there. concord 69. san jose, 70 degrees. los gatos, 71. here is a look ahead at your five-day forecast with fair skies for today a little bit of a bump in the numbers for thursday and friday. look at the 70s. last week we're talking about a series of storms. this week we're talking about a series of warm days. possibly record-breaking days

for the afternoon hours. but tori, i think allie lucked out today. cruise san francisco and check out the restaurants. a great way to do that. >> and also nice down at pebble beach for the golf tournament. and they've had a lot of heavy rain at that tournament. very lucky. >> always been a concern. >> okay. good. thank you. a lot of kids in the south bay received some help and advice how to have a healthy smile. >> i want you to floss your teeth. >> free dental screenings are being given at 65 schools and boys and girls' clubs in santa clara county. they are being offered today through friday by local tentists. it's their fourth annual give kids a smile event. >> we have kids, severe or urgent care needed and that means they have teeth that are rotting and that they are severe cavities and they need

to see the dentist in the next couple of day weeks. the dentists are showing and teaching kids how to floss properly. those kids have been getting assistance in securing followup dental care. new information just coming in about the dismembered body found in a suitcase in san francisco. we'll have an update on the case when we return.

stocks are mixed on wall street. energy stocks among the biggest

declinessers as the -- decliners as the price of oil fell again. investors watching an emergency meeting of european finance ministers. greece is asking to renegotiate the terms of its international bailout. take aclive look at the big -- a live look at the big board -- >> apple's stock is up over 2% after they became the first company to reach a market value of $700 billion. it happened yesterday when shares rose 1.9%. trading was spurred by news of its gains inspect smartphone market and the upcoming launch of the smart watch. the value is at $710 billion. that's a record for a publicly traded company and more than twice the size of microsoft. well, the odds of winning are miniscule but that's not stopping people around the country for hoping for a big payout from one of the biggest payouts ever.

no one got a winning ticket. so the prize has ballooned. it's now up to $500 million. that's one of the largest powerball jackpots ever. it can climb even higher depending upon how many tickets are sold. before the drawing, they are available in 44 states plus d.c., puerto rico and the virgin islands. developing news in san francisco, where the medical examiner has identified the dismembered body found in a suitcase last month. the authorities say dna helped them identify the victim as 58- year-old omar shawan missing from vallejo. as we reported, he was a former roommate of mark andrus. andrus was the man arrested and then released in the case. he died from drug-related causes on saturday. we'll be following these new developments for you online and our next newscast at 5:00. also at 5:00, fighting for the right to die. today a woman who has ter min nal illness is going to court in the bay area arguing she has the right to die peacefully and

on her terms. and also the president is about to talk about the fight against isis. we'll bring that to you live when it begins. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and you can follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great day.

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- welcome to awesome planet, i'm philippe cousteau. now when you step outside into nature, you're often confronted by magnificent colors, but many of them are expected. grass is green and water is blue. but this week, we're gonna take you around the world to explore some incredible and unexpected colors. on this episode, bubbling hot springs produce a rainbow of colors and in hawaii there are red, black, and even green beaches. oh my goodness. join me, philippe cousteau, as we explore the dazzling array of colors that exist in our world. color, it is all around us and its absence can darken our moods.