otional. he was working to widen highway 1. ktvu's paul chambers is at the -- at the site of the accident and you have been talking with family and investigators about what happened. >> reporter: i did. i will tell you investigators were out here most of the morning. behind me, you can see the pipe right there, it is metal. surrounded by concrete. that is what they are talking about. that was part of this morning's fatal accident. >> best brother ever had. and i am going to miss him. really hard. >> reporter: a tearful good-bye for a man who was killed on the job. >> loved what he did. loved what he learned. he will be missed. >> reporter: 28-year-old worked as a pipe layer. wednesday morning his life

ended tragically. investigators say he was working on the while side as part of the highway 101 widening project when they set down a large metal pipe, it broke loose and he tried to stop and it crushed him. >> nobody should have to lose anybody that says i love you all the time like he did. he was a loving, caring person and a hard worker and we will miss him. unbelievable. his poor mother. >> sat by his body this morning. talked to the siblings so we could all be there with him. >> reporter: he shows ahis cap that he got from -- showed us his cap that he got from his mother. one of his co-workers called 911, by the time they got to the scene he was pronounced

dead. his family is grieving a young man that was well loved and had a birthday in two months. >> going to turn 29, june 20th june 20th. my birth is june 22. i was like his birthday gift when i was born. ioing to -- i am going to miss him. >> the company that he worked for issued a statement saying their hearts are with the family. cal-osha is working the investigation in the case. at 6:00 p.m. we look into the past of the company where we found out they had several cal-osha incidents in the last few years. >> that pipe was huge. it must have weighed several hundred pounds. is there any word on why he thought he could stop it? >> reporter: like a knee-jerk reaction. like your car, if it is rolling down a hill you try to stop it, he saw it rolling, he tried to

stop it. >> gut wrenching. paul chambers, thank you. wee following developing news from berkeley. hundreds of people are marching near duel support raising the minimum wage to 15 -- cal to support raising the minimum wage to $15. as you can see, i believe they are on bang croft and they -- bancroft and they shut the street down. we will keep following the story and keep you updated and we will check win ktvu's rob roth who is on the ground waiting for the crowd to arrive at the mcdonalds. thievesicacy rand sacking a store -- thieves caught on camera ransacking a store. police say this case is distinctive. ktvu's david stevenson is live

outside the store. they used a slingshot to get in? >> reporter: that's right. it is algunusual break in. by the standards set by recent -- unusual break in. by the standards they by recent burglaries. >> reporter: san francisco stuff store specializes in furniture, jewelry and art but the burglary was part of a new trend in san francisco. >> seems like the smash and grabs are happening more frequently. >> reporter: surveillance video captured four burglars using a slingshot to bring in at 4:30 a.m. this morning. they race in and head to displays. one smashes a case and fills the bag. another takes down two tv monitors. they are in and out in under two minutes. >> think it is silver items and stuff.

>> reporter: he says the surveillance video shows the burglar's faces. outdoor cameras show they used scouts on the street to keep watch. >> they came up after someone let them know it was fine to come over. they used people on the streets as look outs. >> reporter: the store is home to 60 independent vendors. he estimates he lost $5,000 in jewelry. >> mainly silver jewelry. because that is the easiest thing, nice and small, worth money. they can sweep it into their bag. >> reporter: another live look at efforts to recover here. at 6:00 p.m. how law enforcement is looking into whether this burglary may be tied to another crimes around the city over the last few months. >> thank you. we have developing news of a deadly accident on interstate

80 in richmond. a motorcyclist was killed when his bike fell in the westbound lanes near the central avenue exit. the california highway patrol says he was then hit by a big rig or a suv or both. the big rig over turned and crashed and crushed the suv against the wall but the driver and the suv driver only suffered minor injuries. all of this happened at 2:50 p.m. this afternoon. crews are working to get the truck removed. but lanes won't be cleared till 6:00 p.m. tonight. there will be no vote on the vaccine bill till next week. long lines of parents wrapped around the capital today. they came to testify against the bill. that bill would eliminate the personal belief exemption. the committee delayed voten till next wednesday -- voting

till next wednesday. opponents say they pose a health river and supporters disagree. -- risk and supporters disagree. . >> i don't think -- [ indiscernible ] >> i don't think our children should be forced to get risk because of someone else's choices. >> california is one of 19 states allowing parents tosite a personal belief exemp -- to site a personal exemption. joe fonzi joins us live as fans and the team get ready to celebrate a historic season and gear up for the playoffs. joe? >> it has been a huge season and they hope it will be a huge post season as well. the warriors have known they have nothing left to play for in the regular season. they wrapped up the best record in the western conference and

all of the nba which means they will have home court advantage throughout the playoffs. getting pre-game work in. despite the warriors knowing that they continued to win at a record clip. only lost two home games all season. the only thing left to dee determined is if they end up with 67 or 67 wins. they are talking about how you want to have the right feel wrapping up the regular season and moving into the playoffs. >> hard toover look this gash to over look this game. -- to over look this game. everyone will get a chance to play tonight. great tune up before the playoffs. can't think about the playoffs. just think about the last game,

finishing off strong. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the only thing they don't know is who they will meet in the playoffs. it will be oklahoma city or new orleans. both play tonight. the outcomes of those games will determine who the warriors meet. we will see you in sports. till then reporting live from the coliseum, joe fonzi, back to you. >> good assignment. thank you. san jose is taking its fight for the a's to the u.s. supreme court. it plans to file an appeal hoping it can lure the a's to the south bay. san jose claims major league baseball is violating antitrust laws. san jose will petition had courts saying the exemption is outdated. the giants also have rights to the south bay blocking a move by the a's. a jury in massachusetts convicted a former star of the -- former new england patriots player aaron hernandez finding him guilty of murder. the judge sentenced him to life

in prison without the possibility of parole. the report on the verdict and what is next. >> reporter: former new england patriots player aaron hernandez will likely die behind bars. a jury finding aaron hernandez guilty on all three counts against him. including first responder. a charge -- first degree murder a charge carrying life in prison without parole. jurors taking 36 hours to reach their verdict. >> i thank each and every one of them because they made the right decision. >> reporter: aaron hernandez is blamed for the death of odin lloyd. who was dating the sister of his fiance. an emotional scene as the verdict was read. looking over to his mother and fiance who wept. his mother also crying on the other side of the room. >> like god left his foot print

in the sand. my baby's foot print is in my heart forever. >> reporter: this isn't the end of his legal issues. the first degree murder conviction triggers an automatic appeal ask he will be charnelled for a 2012 -- charged for a 12 death of two -- 2012 death of two men. prosecutors claim he killed odin lloyd because he knew something about the other two murders. the judge did not allow them to present that to the jury. calling it speculation. ktvu fox 2 news. on the two year anniversary of the boston marathon bombings we speak to the parents of a boy who was injured by one of the bombs. >> the day will always be a part of us and be a part of our family and our life. >> they talk about how they are moving forward, the trial and the bond they built since that

day. >> a scene here on pacifica beach. a dead whale washes ashore. why it protects a rare and important opportunity. >> -- presents a rare and important opportunity. >> a small one-person helicopter lands on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol. why the pilot was carrying hundreds of letters with him at the time. >> it warmed up today and it will get warmer. might get hot in some neighborhoods. we will dial that in. see you after the break.

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happening now, you see it there, hundreds of protesters march diagnose mand ag$15 an hour -- demanding a $15 minimum wage. the protesters started at university of california at

berkeley, now they have turned on to a street blocking it completely. marching towards a mcdonalds restaurant that is four blocks away. all of the protesters are part of a nationwide effort, protests in san jose and san francisco, but the largest in the bay area is that one in berkeley. ktvu fox 2 news reporter rob roth is that mcdonalds. the protesters are not that far off. >> reporter: yeah. they should be here any minute now. when they get here, they may incountersomething, this mcdonalds -- encounter something, this position is closed, probably -- mcdonalds is closed. probably to avoid problems. temporary closed. with all the protesters we noticed we have not seen any police. there are some nearby but they

have not made themselves visible. all the protests, what they are calling for is an increase in the nigeria $15 -- in the minimum wage to $15 an hour throughout the country. >> reporter: many came from sacramento and san jose. they are part of a nationwide rally to increase the minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour. >> reporter: they protested the minimum wage in front of the tower on mission street. it will raise to $15 an hour in 2018 but right now it is $11.05 an hour. [ speaking foreign language ]

>> i have to choose sometimes where to keep a roof over my head or send many to -- money to my family. >> reporter: there were similar protests across the country. the organizer is the service employees union. >> this morning two workers walked off their jobs at mcdonalds in oakland. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i am joining the union -- [ speaking foreign language ] >> for $15 and a union. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: many small businesses are concerned they can't afford such increases but he says minimum wage increases do more good than harm. >> you have workers with wages in their pocket and they will go into the store or the

restaurant and make more purchases -- >> reporter: they should get here minutes from now. >> rob, again, that mcdonalds right now is shut down. are you getting a sense of what they are going to do when they get there? they are a block away now. >> reporter: yeah. no. i am told this will be peaceful. whatever it is. at least at the outset, no thought about breaking windows. they wanted to make a point. now that it is closed, i know had it been open they were going to go inside. now that it is closed it is unclear what they will do. >> that is a key intersection, one of the busiest in berkeley. and you don't see police there at all? not yet? >> reporter: you are right. this is a busy intersection. and the answer is no, we have not seen police officers. we are told there are parole cars. i haven't seen them. they are not visible.

i think they are laying low to see what is going to take place and not trying trying to insight anything. >> we will keep people updated. thank you. a judge decided not to remove marijuana from the list of the most dangerous plunges it is a schedule -- drugs and it is a schedule one. marijuana's classification brought states that legalize medical marijuana into conflict with the federal government. leading to raids on growers as we have seen in california. the ruling is in response to a motion by defense attorneys to dismiss charges against a marijuana grow operation. our weather now, beautiful day out there. talking about the pollen, i hadn't felt it till today -- [ talking at the same time ] >> bugging me all day long. >> for a while i was suffering

and you looked fine -- [ talking at the same time ] >> last couple days with the wind and the time of year and the winds blowing in san francisco, not as hard as yesterday but it stirs up the pollens. the most noticeable thing today besides the warm up. the tree pollens. when you get wind like this throws grass pollens up too. yesterday, i showed you the flag, it was going at it. today the winds are half of what they were yesterday. oakland airport, 20 miles per hour. west there. significant -- sustained. that is significant. sfo, gusts to 26. yesterday gusting to 33. winds are down. sustained 22. breezy along the coast. great highway the sand is blowing. what is happening is the jet stream well to the north. what a difference it makes. a few weeks make. jet stream, how north it is. this ridge of high pressure is

massive now. it will be hard for any weather systems to break through and bring us rain. really tough to break down a ridge like that. sometimes you can bust underneath them when they go like this. but this is big and broad. to break through that it is tough. the models concur with that. they don't have break throughs in our direction. over night lows tonight, warmer than last night. still in the mid-40s. in the coolest spots. the future cast, shows you nothing in terms of fog along the coast. too windy to take hold yet. it will be back tomorrow night. tomorrow afternoon, look that highs. oranges are 80s. we are looking at temperatures tomorrow that will be up there. looking at napa tomorrow, into the low 80s. when we come back i will take you through tomorrow,

temperatures day by day, town by town and into the five-day forecast, note it warms friday and saturday. so when i come back we will get more specific. it is warming up. >> all right. thank you. we know how a new baby can turn your life and house upside down but that is nothing compared to what the parents of quintuplets are facing. . >> there was hard days. my faith kept me strong. >> she looks great for having five babies. how the parents are doing. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up, it has been 7 months since an attack left a man with brain injuries and tonight police and the family are still looking for answers. >> could have died there. no one deserves that. >> the plea to help find the

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. a whale washed up on a beach in pacifica. ktvu's christien kafton is live. the whale is a important find for researchers? >> reporter: yeah. scientists left for the day.

all that is left is all the on lookers. you can see what remains of the wail. scientists are hoping -- whale. scientists are hoping it will provide signs as to what killed it. this represents a rare research opportunity. >> the first reports of the beached whale came in tuesday. today scientists began the animal equivalent of an autopsy. >> it is still a mystery. that is why we have a large team with us today. >> reporter: scientists want to see if the whale died from natural causes. >> some things that we are concerned with are human interaction. >> reporter: in the past they have been found with stomachs full of garbage. determining what killed the whale can tell them a lot about the state of marine life in the coastal waters. >> the fact we have the opportunity to dive into why

the animal is here can give us information about the ocean at large. >> reporter: word of the whale spread quickly through a crowd of onlookers. >> this is upsetting. how many more will we see washing up. >> reporter: many were saddened to see the dead whale. >> just gut wrenching. -- gut reserving. >> very disturbing. >> maybe something to do with the current. [ indiscernible ] >> there is something going on off the coast. whether or not the sperm whale and the sea lion are part of a bigger picture i can't say but that is why we are doing had work we are doing today. >> reporter: in the last hour and a half scientists said there are no obvious signs of death and they say it is

unlikely we will know what killed the whale. >> are they just going to leave the whale there for the current to take out? >> reporter: that is one of the big questions. scientists say they will work with officials to figure out what they are going to do with it. for now they will leave it where it is and let nature take its course. they have the option of burrying if they need to. >> -- burring it if they need to. >> christien kafton, thank you. why are there fewers to the goo -- answers to the goo in the bay. the final bird made is now back in the wild. . >> the anniversary of the boston marathon bombings, the parents of a bay area boy hurt in the attack, talk about that day, the trial and moving forward. >> like being in a war zone. chaotic.

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cities and counties are struggling on where sex offenders can live. last month the supreme court struck down a ban on sex offenders from living near schools or parks. officials required patrol agents to determine

restrictions individually. the living restrictions will apply to the sex offenders classified as a high risk to offend again. new push to speed up the trial of the man accused of killing sierra lamar. they are asking the court have only one judge. it is meant to stream line it proceeders. the defense says it will make it harder to schedule dates for motions. a decision is expected next month. she disappeared iny. of 2012. her body has never been found. a postal worker is in custody after landing a helicopter on the grounds of the west lawn of the u.s. capitol in washington, d.c. police approached the helicopter after it landed. streets in the area were closed and the visitor center was locked down. the pilot has been identified as asflorida postal worker doug

hughes he was currying letters -- carrying lets for all members of congress -- letters for all members of congress. the queen can the -- the quintuplets are the first set of girls to survive in the united states. took four minutes to deliver all 5 by c-section april 8. doctors say they are doing well. dad is now anticipating big changes as they prepare to bring them home. >> we got a lot of changes coming up in the next few days. a lot of adjustments. figure out what our new norm is going to be. >> they are the result of fertility treatments. mom said she had to eat 4500- calories a day to keep the

babies neurished. bistander is killed by speeding driver. tonight the family's questions. we will be back with that story and more right after this break.

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. happening now. hundreds of protesters marching in berkeley demand ag$15 an

hour minimum wage. live pictures from sky fox. they are outside a mcdonalds at university. one of the busiest intersections in burgly. -- berkeley. they shut down hadneural section. -- the intersection. the mcdonalds closed down in anticipation of this. we are not sure if the protesters are going to stay here or if they have another destination. we will keep sky fox in the air, and we have rob roth on the ground talking to the protesters and we will have more on this coming up. our top story on the 6:00 p.m. newscast. people in boston paused to narcsecond anniversary of the boston marathon -- to mark the second anniversary of the boston marathon bombings. bells rang as people stood in silence. three people were killed. 260 wounded. then some of the survivors helped unveil banners featuring a heart and a rose.

and the words boston. last week the suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev was found guilty and faces the death penalty. boy from the bay area was injured that day and survived. ktvu's john sasaki spoke to his family. >> this is a big day. >> reporter: they both teach pe in high school. >> i think a lot of the kids too actually like the idea. think it is cool. >> reporter: they wore shirts with special meaning. >> a reminder for us to show this is not something that we want people to forget about. >> reporter: on april 15, 2015 she was running the boston marathon as her husband and children waited. that is when the explosions happened. >> once the bomb went off he was in a cloud of smoke. anybody that was there was just

-- was -- just like they disappeared. >> reporter: he was seriously injured. he since recovered but -- >> he feels like he is -- we -- we wondered did that effect his development -- [ talking at the same time ] >> behind because he was recovering physically for so long. there wasn't time grow. healing. >> reporter: he testified in the case against dzhokhar tsarnaev in which the bomber was convicted on 30 counts. >> it gets magnified. now you are feeling everybody else's pain and you feel it because you went through it yourself and you know how bad it is. >> reporter: will dzhokhar tsarnaev get the death penalty? >> it won't bring back any of the lives that were lost. won't bring back the limbs that were lost. it won't change people's lives. it won't improve them in any way.

some people may get feeling of justice out of it, but in reality i don't -- i don't know if it matters. >> reporter: they say it feels like it was yesterday. >> just going through something like that changes you forever. so just this little thing, sometimes it is big, sometimes it is little. but it is always there. >> they now have a third children. she ising well in school -- is doing well in school. and so is aaron. >> overwhelming in a good way. and will be forever grateful for that outpouring of love and support. >> reporter: on the night of the anniversary the family is doing what else, going for a run together. in martinez, john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. >> if you would like it see the

entire interview we posted it on our youtube page. a 5-year-old girl is recovering after a man attacked her for no reason this morning in san francisco. police were called after 7:30 a.m. after getting a report of a man assaulting a child. the girl was walking with her mom and the man came up from behind. >> this man grabbed her by the neck, lifted her off the ground. >> the man is now in custody. police haven't released his name but he will be facing several charges. the child was treated for minor injuries. researchers say freeways are the most dangerous for wildlife. the bay area and sacramento areas are the deadliest in the state. the report calls freeways a ring of death for animals

because of busy roads along side marshes. 101, 37 and the north bay saw a high number of collisions. 280 saw the most road kill on the peninsula. another spot interstate 80 and 5 corridor near sacramento. restaurants will soon be required to display the result of food safety inspections. next year restaurants will be required to display brightly colored placards. green will indicate passing. yellow will show violations are being corrected and red will indicate the restaurant is closed till the issues are resolved. they approved the plan last night. a bystander killed after a police chase. tonight his classmates are remembering him. the heart warming gesture they set up at the school.

>> a milestone for the birds sickened by the goo. how the public can help close this case. >> the warm up today. came up 6, 8 degrees. it will be warmer. we might see 90s. i will let you know where the spots are and we will see you back here after the break.

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back now to developing news from berkeley. all of the protesters that marched from the university of california at berkeley to university avenue outside a mcdonalds restaurant, they are demanding a $15 an hour minimum wage, protests across the country, this one in berkeley is the biggest in the bay area. they shut down this intersection. we are not aware of problems. can't see whether there are police on the scene. we have rob roth on the scene, working to get more information and we will have that at 6:00 p.m. the headline right now, one of the busiest intersections in berkeley shut down by this protest. learning more about a bystander killed after a police chase last saturday night. the man's family is raising questions about the events that led to his death and the police department's role in the

incident. >> allie rasmuss the report. >> this was the station -- allie rasmus has the report. >> this was the station. >> memorial with friends and classmates writing their good- byes. the 24-year-old husband and father graduated from barber college friday night. >> said i am going to open up a shop. wanted to take care of his baby. that was his goal. make sure his family was good. >> reporter: he never lived to fulfill that dream, he died saturday night in a car crash. >> how could this happen? sad event. >> the driver who crashed into him had been fleeing police. police tried to pull him over for driving recklessly but stopped the chase. 30 seconds later the crash happened. a chain of events that angers

his family. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: police say he failed to pull over is the one to blame. >> that is what caused the accident. not the fact that we were chasing him. the fault rests on him. >> police policy allows officers to initiate a pursuit to top and arrest drivers. >> he sea danger opeople on -- he is a danger to people on the roadways. >> left us too soon. >> reporter: allie rasmus, ktvu fox 2 news. there are new developments in the fight to keep a mobile home park in palo alto from being closed down. the owner wants to sell the property for development. the owner has offered buy out deals to residents. last night the city counsel said it will approve the sale during a packed meeting but

they want the owner to make changes to the relocation package. the city counsel wants to homes to be reappraised to so the schools are taken into account. residents are worried they won't be able to find another place to live in the area that they could afford. >> my home is a single wide mobile home. but it is mine. my american dream. >> the rents are too expensive. this is the most affordable in palo alto. >> the park owner argues under the ordinance schools don't need to be included when determining price. the issue goes back before the city counsel next month. first a drought, now it is taking aim at summer time area. boat lawing ramps are expected to remain -- launching ramps are expected to remain closed. with the snow pack at its

lowest level, officials say that won't happen this year. the drought is so scary. our chief meteorologist, i should have done this a while ago but i am going going to get a puckett and ing -- bucket for the showers and the sink. >> i said this last week, not the thing you like to say, i am glad this is happening because this is the state of the state. this place is a drought climate. what happened in australia a few years back, they had a drought as well. they had ochange the way they -- to change the way they do business. we got to learn how to do it. this is our first shot at it. it will make a difference when californians learn to conserve water. water lawns twice a week. use gray water when you can to water plants. all sorts of things. there will be innovations.

this is the home of innovators. the bay area. piping water in. i can go on and on. for me, we need water, i wouldn't say exciting but the beginning of a new thing. we need to conserve. if you were here in 1977 you always thought this. but for us -- family always talked about drought. now it is just happening. 72 napa. 76 concord. i am passionate about it. it is our future. as we move through tomorrow, look at the oranges. 80s. low 80s. maybe mid-80s. a warm day tomorrow. no rain as i pointed out. jet stream is too far north. the ridge is too broad.

san francisco tomorrow, lunchtime, 70 degrees. warm for lunchtime. oakland, temperatures tomorrow, low 80s. warm downtown. oakland. the lake. a peak at san jose. i love seeing our cities, few cities, bigger ones, i love the ability to say listen, downtown san jose, 83 degrees tomorrow. 83 pleasanton. 83 livermore. air quality is still good. good wind. talking about tree pollens, noticing them, the winds are going. wind gusts 25 miles per hour along the coast and at the airport. or san francisco airport. warmer and breezy tomorrow. i don't know -- i have to think this through. i am going on a radio station tomorrow to talk about drought, i talked about this for years, i see it as a positive.

i think it will be good. >> if it makes people realize they can conserve and you treat water as something that is precious. >> google australian drought, they fixed it. they learned how to do it. >> thank you. ahead here, back in the wild. the final bird sinkled by a gray goo goes free. why experts say they still need your help to figure out where it came from. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up, a man beaten and left for dead. now 7 months later police and his family are still searching for answers. >> to know that this could happen is horrendous. >> the plea to help police find his attackers. also the port of oakland back on track following the labor dispute. we talk with businesses beginning to recover.

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the final bird made sick by the goo along the bay shoreline in january was released back into the wild today. 500 birds were effected and of those 165 were able to be rehabilitated and released. ktvu's noelle walker was all as the last bird was released.

with the end of one chapter but not the end of the story. >> reporter: no, it is not. we don't know what the goo is. this is the first time international bird rescue treated and released birds without knowing what the spill is. today the focus was on one bird who after three months of rehab took flight here today. >> reporter: oon clear, warm -- on a clear, warm, spring day, there is no better place to be than the bay. those who live here are about to get company. >> okay. >> the bird in this box -- >> okay. >> reporter: comes with a story and a good-bye note. it reads thanks for the fish. time to fish for himself. one of the first birds brought in is last to go. >> stay out of whatever else is

out there. >> reporter: tagged b85. after three months of rehabilitation this sea bird is back in the sea. >> bay area bird. >> reporter: b85 was brought in on the first day of the spill. like other birds he was covered in the goo. but he had complications that required a toe amputation. the investigation into what the spill was had complications too. 8 labs still haven't been able to figure out what the mystery goo is or where it came from. >> never had something like this. >> reporter: it has been a learning experience for many. but today -- >> it was a long series. >> reporter: the release closed a chapter in this mystery. >> happy it is back out in the

wild. >> reporter: fish and wildlife told me the investigation is still open but they need the public's help in order to put the pieces together. call a tip line, 888-334-tips. noelle walker, ktvu fox 2 news. the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now. hundreds of people take to bay area streets to protest minimum wage. good evening. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> we are following developing news from downtown berkeley. you can see from these pictures taken from sky fox minutes ago. hundreds of people have gathered for a protest against a current minimum wage. they are outside a mcdonalds at university and they have shut down the intersection. the group started at university of california at berkeley. ktvu's rob roth is in the

middle of the crowd outside the mcdonalds. rob? >> reporter: right. i am standing in the middle of the street which is closed because of the protesters. the protesters filled the streets and right now there is a program going on right now, speeches, extremely peaceful. they arrived a half hour ago. traffic has been diverted. we have seen no signs of trouble other than the blocked streets. police are keeping a low profile. we have seen a hand full of officers on bicycles. the protesters were coming here to protest outside the mcdonalds but that mcdonalds closed before the protesters got here. the protesters are calling calling for a minimum wage increase to $15 an hour. some people come from