>>so by and this >>wearing a face mask is already required in berkeley stores. if you're waiting in line for public transit if you're inside a workplace or if you're outside dining. when you're not eating and when you're up from the table this vote will happen tonight at 6 o'clock and we will. let you know what happens as soon as the vote goes down. coming up. a santa clara county elementary school gets the green light from the county to reopen we'll hear more from the school's principal. >>and another roadblock regarding the next covid relief bill by republican and democratic leaders seem to be at a stalemate. >>plus a major gang bust in the east bay, what we know about the coordinated law >>31 girls were arrested by law enforcement. the charges in this case include murder. i mean all street gang conspiracy and consider conspiracy to commit crimes. these violent gang members are no longer on the streets of concord and indeed our community is safer. >>a major bust in the east bay has suspected sir a new gang members behind bars tonight more than 30 suspects faci

. >>> uc berkeley is looking to temporarily close the beyer cal campus, will it work? joh jodi hernandez is live. >> reporter: uc berkeley could have signs posting to entrances letting them know the university is closed. it won't be as lockdown. >> this green space is central for me. >> reporter: roger robinson cherishes his morning run through the uc berkeley campus. >> it is special to roll through here and enjoy the green spaces and seeing so many people are, too. >> reporter: uc berkeley is aiming at a new policy aimed at keeping the public out. cal drafted a measure that has temporarily close the campus to the public. it is not enforced by ucpd. it could be enforced by other staff members. >> my hope this policy will exist on paper and paper alone. >> reporter: robertson encouraged the university's approach of implementing it is based on cal community. >> it is a public university, it should be public. >> reporter: rodney is a cal rad, he can't bare the thought skipping his cal visits with his buddies. everyone seems to be socially distancing to stay safe. folks h

many of those students attended u c berkeley. >>making grocery shopping a little bit healthier what the city of berkeley is doing to reduce temptation while you shop. and next santa clara county may soon be able to reopen schools for in person learning. >>why the largest south bay school district says that is now not happening any time soon. >>and fall is finally here just what can we expect maybe >>senator county has been in california is read here for 14 days that means schools are now allowed to reopen for in person learning under the state's blueprint but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now the south bay's largest school district will not to be reopening any time soon. willow glen high and the other schools in the 28,000 students, san jose unified school district. >>the south bay's largest will not be welcoming students back to school tomorrow despite being cleared to do so instead the district will continue with online learning at least through the end of december says spokesperson jennifer maddox because there are other

the audit says uc berkeley and ucla accepted wealthy kids as favors to donors, families or friends. cal's chancellor says if the allegations, if true, are unacceptable and the university is going to get to the bottom of this. nbc bay area's melissa colorado spoke to students on the campus about the findings of the auditor's report. >> i come from santa ana, so there there's not a lot of resources. >> reporter: nothing comes free for uc berkeley guadalupe who spent summers at mcdonald's saving up for college. >> i was at school from 6:00 in the morning until 9:00 p.m., just, like, trying to make myself, you know, stand out in the college applications. >> reporter: her hard work paid off but a damning report from california state auditor, uc berkeley allowed at least 42 students in based not on their qualifications but because of their connections and wealthy parents willing to sign checks to the university. >> it's really unfair. >> reporter: the 76-page report says uc berkeley and other ucs, including ucla, admitted dozens of students based on their connections to staff, university

>>well still ahead new testing site is opening in berkeley after the break we're going to play in how the city has managed to keep positive coronavirus cases low during this pandemic. plus more than 2 dozen arrests for drugs guns and violence will tell you why the federal and local law enforcement says that the east bay is safer after a major gangbusters and after the break the latest on the wildfires burning across california and oregon will update john and as we still do see wildfires burning here across the state at least air quality has improved for the bay we are looking at good air quality today. so a nice one to step outside. >>your forecast ahead. >>and your trip into san francisco is getting heavier 80 west is recovering from a crash. so now you're backed up all the way through the maze all check that backed up through the bottom of the maze onto all approaches 12 minutes i >>welcome >>back it is 6.14 right now and you can. >>right you notice the i did yesterday on you john we're talking yesterday said one thing i miss is to go outside just breathe deeply and not be terrified

in berkeley, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >>> while most bay area students are dealing with the every day challenges of distance learning, some students are taking a detour from zoom and waxing up their surf boards. it is part of a program that introduces city kids to surfing and a lot more than that, too. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has the story. >> today it looks pretty calm. >> reporter: this 14-year-old monica sanchez is stoked to be living a beach boy song wearing a wet suit and hanging 10 on a surf board during school hours. >> it's crazy going on zoom especially and i feel like being out in the ocean surfing gets my mind off from stressing off of school. >> reporter: monica and seven of her classmates from leadership high school in san francisco are at linda mar beach in pacifica learning to hang loose. >> yes i'm going to surf today, catch all the waves. >> reporter: students are getting school pe credit for the six-week program made possible by nonprofit city surf project. now partnering with public schools. all equipment and instruction is totally free. >> right here we

>>public health response in this time so far berkeley is on the lower end of positive covid-19 cases in alameda county registering just over 3% by comparison oakland accounts for nearly 40% of the county's cases he were hovering just above 14% in berkeley phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. joe biden campaign today in the battleground state of florida. the event kicked off biden's first trip to the sunshine state as the democratic presidential nominee. >>a win for him in florida would obviously dramatically narrow president trump's path to reelection. florida's key for both candidates. biden tour into president trump today for his reported remarks about fallen soldiers as quote suckers during a tuesday campaign visit to florida. my view. >>based on reports from interviews, president trump has proven. he's unfit told the officer the present time again, but nowhere or is false morgue learn the more offensive to me at least then when it comes to is denigration of our service members. >>president trump has denied the remarks to spite the reporter standing by his reporting in a fox news repo

the oakland berkeley u c berkeley and kensington police departments have all committed to adding additional patrols in that area indefinitely east bay police and fire agencies say that it wouldn't take much for a repeat of 1991 when a fire storm killed 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes. >>this is a problem that we face on a day-to-day basis. we have serious risk in terms of wildfire and wildfire season is not a couple months that like it used to be it's at least half the year now. >>we'll find it has been posted at the 9 turnouts reminding the public that the area is off limits between 9 at night and 6 in the morning. to the north bay now a man is in custody in connection to a hit and run crash in san rafale the crash happened saturday morning just before 11 at the intersection of second and heatherton streets of downtown sandra fell officers say the 47 more diaz rebate hit a motorcyclist with a pickup truck and drove away. the motorcyclist was transported to the hospital with serious but non life threatening injuries. but to the east by now a fire quickly exploded in size and oakl

in berkeley, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> also tonight, the berkeley city council voted in favor of changing the name of the highest peak in the berkeley hills. we're talking about vole mer peak. it's a popular hiking and biking spots. it's united states mltimately u district. the council will send a letter supporting its support of the name change. the peak is named after berkeley's first police chief. many people credit him with hiring blacks and women, but critics say he supported eugenics, which is a set of beliefs aimed at improving the genetic quality of humans by excluding certain groups of people who are judged to be inferior. >>> new at 11:00, body cam video from a controversial police shooting in the east bay. we want to warn you, you might find this disturbing. san leandro police releasing portions of three or four body cam videos as part of a produced news release. this happened august 5th. you dcan see an officer chasing someone, repeatedly firing his gun. that chase ends with the officer killing 35-year-old vakquino bettencourt. police say they had received informat

>>the oakland berkeley, u c berkeley and kensington police departments have committed to adding additionaltrols in the area indefinitely for us we're going to focus on nighttime. >>we'll be looking at the evening in the wee hours of the morning. that's typically when the activity is reported the allied agencies say the recent fires have been the result of illegal fireworks and bonfires signage has been posted at the 9 turnouts reminding the public the areas are off-limits between 9 at night and 6 in the morning violators risk receiving a ticket to reality is it takes a small spark which could potentially turn into something much worse in alameda county all kron 4 news. >>members who are on the dive boat conception when it caught fire say they had not been trained on emergency procedures. before last year's deadly fire that killed, 34 people including 7 from the bay area according to federal documents a crew member asked the captain captain jerry boylan about emergency plans just a day before the explosion. and the captain reportedly replied quote when we have time 5 crew members including

that caused a little bit of slow traffic through berkeley. but your overall drive time is quick. 16 minutes from crockett to the maze. if you're a 24 commuter, that looks great from walnut creek to oakland. both 580 and the nimitz rolling on time from the 238 split to downtown oakland with no big trouble spots. a quick look at the south bay. no problems on north 101 or north 280 working your way up to the peninsula. darya and james. >> thanks a lot. 9:02, you know you're in the bay area when the start of fall means summer is back. >> yeah. >> that is exactly what is happening this weekend. >> a lot of folks will probably want to find ways to stay cool. will is live in contra costa county with more on what to expect as the temperatures climb there, will. >> reporter: the good part is mother nature is clearing her throat today. it is tomorrow that she will sing in full form. meaning triple digits. this morning, it is beautiful. you can see the sunny conditions. they just got done finishing their laps at heather farms. if you come down here, it

i grew up in berkeley. there was a supermarket we used to go to all the co-op.otal trendsetters, no impulse items were allowed around the checkout counters. the co-op also color-coded cereals. i hated that. rain was good, yellow was okay, read were not good. my parents would let me get any of the redneck cereals, like lucky charms or crisp, or whatever. they made sure to put the green cereals at eye level, the red cereals were at the bottom of the shelf, for obvious reasons. the co-op also had a day care center where parents can drop off the kids while shopping. d remember that, bill? >> that's the first time ever anybody-i remember it well, yeah. that's the first time i have heard anybody mention crisp in a long time. >> i used to love that stuff, but my parents would never let me buy it. [ laughter ] it was red. >> that was a long time ago, that was like' 78. >> that was before that, actually. [ laughter ] where old. [ laughter ] what's happening with the weather? >>> let's get to the weather, you guys. we are looking at the fog over the city now, beautiful. i

>>all right over to the east bay, the city of berkeley has managed to keep positive coronavirus cases low during the pandemic and city leaders say it's all due to frequent testing crowd forcefully chagall report from a new drive-thru testing site in berkeley. >>it's designed to be quick and easy book an appointment online through the city of berkeley or curative incorporated the covid-19 testing company administering the drive-thru test show then you'll be extended to let kids and instructed on how to swab yourself. >>finally just dropped to finish it in a bin and be on your way all at no cost results delivered as soon as 2 days, it was very simple. >>to come here. the new contact free covid-19 testing site opened at the north berkeley bart station parking lot on friday and will remain open through october 2nd people with or without symptoms encouraged to get a test curative expects up to 400 tests will be taken per day i think it's pretty critical. i know like doctor public health specialist, but it feels like. >>it's essential to getting a sense of how the virus is traveling and whe

haze up into the berkeley hills. so with conditions not changing much from where we were at yesterday. it's pretty good shot we're going to be in for some orange skies yet again today, 50's and 60's for your current temperatures we remain cool. all day yesterday hardly had much light breaking its way down to the surface which kept temperatures much cooler than we had been the days before our inland areas showing the biggest cool down from the same time yesterday even with a little more in fairfield down 8, 9, degrees from yesterday. winds are calm so smoke hasn't gone anywhere still hanging out across the bay. that's the orange is likely to be back 60's for your highs and san francisco and oakland while mid 70's in san jose. robin. >>all right. thank you let's just take a really quick peak at the traffic around the bay area we are starting off the look at the bay bridge toll plaza, which looks really good. we started off with some flashing lights at that ad to connect around. that's gone. so a quick trip into san fra

the oakland berkeley u c berkeley and kensington police departments of all committed to adding additional patrols in the area indefinitely east bay police and fire agencies say it wouldn't take much for a repeat of what we saw back in 1991 when a fire storm killed 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the oakland hills. >>this is a problem that we face on a day-to-day basis. we have serious risk in terms of wildfire and wildfire season is not a couple months that like it used to be it's at least half the year now. >>signage has been posted at the 9 turnouts reminding the public the areas are off-limits between 9 o'clock at night and 6 in the morning. >>5.21 right now and crew members on the dive boat conception say they were not trained on emergency procedures. before last year's deadly fire on board, 34 people including 7 from the bay area were killed when that fire happened according to federal documents one crew member asked the captain jerry boylan about emergency plans. the day before the disaster boylan reportedly replied quote when we have time. 5 crew members including boy

that's the message tonight from uc berkeley. we'll show you how the university plans to enforce this. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'll have a look at the air quality and a preview of the heat coming your way in about six minutes. jackie, i'm looking at your mri. your shoulder seems to be healing nicely. well, dr. farrell, it feels really good... that's good. and... i'm sorry. baby, don't touch that... i don't want you to play with that... (singing) twinkle, twinkle little star. how i wonder what you are... (still singing) up above the world so high... like a diamond in the sky. i'm so glad that your shoulder is feeling better. but, how are you doing? i'm hanging in there... schedule a video visit with your doctor. and get quality care with no copay. kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> uc berkeley is looking at temporarily closing the campus to the public. the university says it doesn't intend to enforce the closure that strictly. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez spent the day at cal, where the proposed policy isn't going o

thank you very much well, yeah and happening today, berkeley leaders are voting on whether or not to find people who refuse to wear a mask kron 4 sarah stinson in berkeley for us this morning with more on that story good morning sara. >>james darya today a lot of us are wearing a mask not only for protection against the coronavirus in to protect others, but also protection against this poor air quality that we're seeing and it's become second nature, but for those who had hasn't in they refused to wear a mask. well the berkeley city council they are putting their foot down saying they may decide to vote for a fine and be a $100 for those who decide that they're not going to wear a mask is it is required here in berkeley. just like it is across the state and in all the counties and cities of the bay area. but the berkeley city council they are putting their foot down as i said they're saying if you refuse to wear a mask well maybe we will issue a citation $100 per day for the first violation with penalties that would increase for repeat violators, many other counties have already appr

in berkeley fleet of all kron 4 news. >>ac transit will start giving out free face coverings and hand sanitizers to riders masks and sanitizer dispensaries we'll be affixed on the rear door of most buses between today and october 16th, this is part of a key transit sri new plan to maintain and protect the health of public transit passengers. riders must maintain at least 6 feet of distance between each other bus capacity will also be kept to ensure riders can maintain their space. >>i'm alexandra le mon in washington coming up, we'll take a look at the federal funding that will be available for states impacted by the wildfires. >>and the family of brianna taylor is receiving a large settlement amount from the city of louisville. what's included in the next agreement. and after the break federal and local officials remove drugs and guns off the streets of a concorde shopping center. >>the monument boulevard and city conquered is safer today. based on the fire power taking off the street. these are guns that would be used i

>>kron four's reyna harvey is live in berkeley with the details rana. and good morning. so why this is so significant is because we've seen similar legislation at the state level fail so what this does is this prevents an officer who maybe was fired. >>because of misconduct in one jurisdiction. not be allowed to be hired by the berkeley police department and they really got that inspiration from a resolution out in san francisco, they were considering that out there as well. now data shows that rehiring of officers from other agencies who have previously been fired for misconduct is more common than most people realize the resolution is called no police or of all door and unanimously the council voted on that overnight. now the resolution is just one part of a broad effort that the berkeley city council has initiated to combat racial disparities in policing like i mentioned state why they've tried to pass similar legislation and that is not been successful so local city council members are saying this is a big win for them in a step to stop the revolving door when it com

from berkeley, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> a lot more to come here. san francisco's court of appeals delivers a win for president trump. today's ruling will affect thousands of people in the bay area. we'll have that story next. >>> plus 2020's backdrop of racial inequity, brutality, and fear. tonight the conversations parents are having with their children and why words california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours. and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program visit right now or call during business hours. >>> a decision by the ninth circuit court of appeals could result in the deportation of thousands of immigrants living in the bay area. this morning the court lifted an injunction that preventioned the trump administration from ending temporary protected status, known as

the city of berkeley again trying to change diet habits. don ford says that means changes in the checkout line. >> reporter: they will put a stop to that. it is a temptation to start to control, they say, something had to be done. >> last night the berkeley city council universally past the healthy checkout ordinance, the first in the world, to require that food right of the cash register be healthy choices. >> reporter: stores larger than 2500 ft.b2 must have only wholesome food for you to look at while waiting to check out. one of those stores is. they say the last minute shopping impulse is real. >> we know as people tend to purchase that which is accessible to them at the last minute before they are about to pay. adam bowles, or just out of visually come you know, visually being attracted to the product or being hungry order the situation maybe. >> this store has already limited junk to dallas barristers, and they still have candy but you have to look for it. >> we do have a variety of candy that we sell and sweets and make bread and st

but that's not the case for everyone who gets into uc berkeley according to this 76 page report from california state auditor elaine howle. her team examined the university of california's admissions process, going as far back as 2013. the report found cal accepted at least 42 students based on their connections to donors and university staff. >> it's really unfair. >> reporter: this graph from the report details how a low-performing child of wealthy parents was able to get into cal. the report says an employee from the donor relations department and a team coach devised a plan to get the student admitted as a student athlete. after the students' parents donated thousands of dollars to the unidentified team, the student never played a single game. >> it definitely felt like a punch to the heart. >> reporter: the state auditor did not mince words when it came to cal, saying in part, the pervasiveness of this problem at uc berkeley demonstrates that campus leadership has failed to establish a campus culture that values commitment to an admissions process based on fairness and applicant

evening lows and berkeley barely fell into the upper 70's. it was the same for you up in cloverdale and down into temper on some really warm temperatures overnight so even with those windows open it only provided some relief, not as much as you would have had had temperatures falling into the 60's everywhere, which did happen for a few of us who are lucky to see those 60's this morning. high pressure means that we do have sinking air across the bay area so any sort of wildfire smoke such as what we're seeing at the creek fire and era fresno and mariposa counties is settling down into the valleys like the central valley and then being pushed out to the bay area along with that heat so we have hayes you have hot weather of course, not the best combination for doing much on this labor day as for daytime highs, san francisco does look better today yesterday was their first time since 2017 seeing triple digits in the city while 70's and 80's right along the pacific shoreline 80's and 90's from brisbane down through burlingame and triple digits fro

according to a new report, uc berkeley, ucla, uc santa barbara and uc san diego admitted that 64 wealthy applicants based on family donations or there relationships to campus staff. once again, the fake athlete was a ticket into uc berkeley.>> reporter: well, that script certainly sounds familiar, but it's not just those 64 cases of improper admission. the audit also found 400 other cases that were questionable for admission. after the college admissions scandal made headlines the state legislator insisted that state auditors look at the uc system, particularly at impacted schools like uc berkeley. that report showed over a six- year period, 42 students were granted improper admission to the elite public school where the admissions rate hovers around 17%. >> is really based on some of their connections, perhaps to a donor, perhaps to an executive. >> i do think it sucks that they might have taken away spots from some that are more deserving. >> this email exchange highlights how nonathletes were tagged as athletes and given preferential status on the replication. and assistant coach wrot

>>> right now at 7:00 caught gaming the system, uc berkeley and three other big colleges it with a new admissions scandal. >> i do think it sucks. >> it's affecting our businesses. >>> people living in one bay area city says homeless crime has gotten out of control. tonight we are helping neighbors get answers. >>> the bay area city were more cases are surging, nearly 4 times more than the rest of the county. >> it is a challenge but we can address it >>> right now, kpix news at 7:00. clesd acceptg applicants. >>> kpix 5 live at uc berkeley tonight with some reaction on this. ondrea ? >> reporter: not just those 64 students mentioned in the audit, also found 400 more cases of questionable status, questionable admission status to university of california over a six-year period >> people gaining the system to get college admissions. >> that reaction from uc berkeley, state audit revealed 42 students were granted improper admissions to the elite public school in much the same manner that brought down felicity huffman and lori laughlin in the college admissions scandal. >> some other conne

we're looking at berkeley and berkeley curve and westbound 80 jammed up here and that's the tough part. look at your map. starting to improve for the speeds through mercury and emeryville and early problems on the span of the bay bridge caused big backups at treasure island and now back to the toll plaza and the berkeley curve and the rest of the approach through contra costa county looks great with typical slow spots like castro valley and vallejo, back to you. >> thanks, mike. that is what is happening on the ground. what is happening in the air? the smoke from so many fires making for ominous skies across the bay area. we have live team coverage for you. "today in the bay" kris sanchez is tracking now what is a deadly fire in oroville and let's check in with bob redell live in dublin on this record run of spare the air days, bob. >> and, laura, you'll recall 30 minutes agdublin. i was showing you westbound 580. now you can't see anything. the visibility has already gotten much worse. but when we were able to see the headlig headlights, we were able to see the orange glow to it like

easy 50's and 60's for your current temperatures with 67 right now in oakland, san francisco and berkeley in the low 60's, little cooler up in the north bay i'm talking what to expect today and for the weekend ahead of us to still to come. robin. >>thank you john it's quite busy on some of our bridges the bay bridge 80 west, it's recovering from 2 earlier crashes so it's still quite slow. it's still backed up through the bottom of the maze so just get out there early if you plan on heading into san francisco because you're going to have to sit in this it's spilling over to all major connectors right now, here's 92 not so bad 15 minutes and growing from hayward over to san mateo but you're going to have to get through some slow traffic on the minutes if you're trying to access 92. we had a crash in hayward 80 south of tenants and that was blocking 3 lanes and now you're backed up into san leandro and on to 2.38 so that traffic has not recovered we still have a crash wrapping up 5 in the west at haas the end a repair for a lot of break tapping out of livermore from 84 on 5.80 west all the w

in berkeley -- and you'll be shocked to hear in berkeley there was another guy who ran a bar in which he decides that there's a need. he's sitting around the bar a lot of drunken nights, people spewing this and that about politics in the united states. she's like you know what we need around here, we need our own newspaper. yeah, there's the san francisco examiner, the oakland tribune, the regular newspapers. he's like we need our own newspaper for people like us who don't buy what they're telling us. and he starts out of his pocket. he's a bar owner. he's got some cash. a newspaper called the berkeley barb. there'll be lots of these underground newspapers that sprout up in every city in the united states in the '60s in philadelphia. the free press, there's lots of them. but this one starts it off in '65, and he focuses in on vietnam. and he talks to those people who had long been seen as marginal. and he uses them as his sources. if you're a journalist normally who do you talk to? you call the congressmen, the mayor. he doesn't use those as his sources. he uses this small scale grass

was the first day of fall and now wednesday, not looking bad either you can see outside from our berkeley cam that's guys are really clear compared to where they were yesterday when we have low clouds at this point so visibility holding up well across the bay, no worries there as you're heading into work. >>as far as air quality goes also something that's a positive to kick off this new day we're going to be seeing good conditions throughout the course of your wednesday that sea breeze it's been steady the past few days really helping to keep the air swept out and those problem spots over into the sierra nevada or they're actually also seeing some improvements these past couple of days. 50's and 60's for your current temperatures with berkeley at 57 right now oakland at 59. while alameda hayward and fairfield each in person though 60's north bay temperatures are some of our coolest in the low 50's as for later on today do expect daytime highs to be very similar to yesterday upper 80's inland with bayside areas in the 70's and some 60's hanging on near the coast, i'm talking changes come t

they're already used to it though to see how people here in berkeley feel for now i'm live in berkeley sarah stinson back to you. >>all right, thanks a lot. they're also in the east bay more vehicle based outdoor gatherings are allowed in alameda county the updated health order doubles the number of cars. they are allowed to attend an outdoor church service from 200 to now 400 cars allowed at those outdoor services, the new health order also allows new permits for outdoor live performances. lectures and presentations and movies bishop bob jackson and acts full gospel church in oakland, says it's so welcome relief. >>we've been on the parking lot we've been having holy communion services on for sunday. and it works out pretty well we have the and by then the music with the cars people in the cars and all they led the praise like we always do what we're just outside and up and from 200 to 400 cars in the parking lot i think it would be great. >>with the health order occupants of the cars have to be all from the same household and they have to remain in the vehicle during the entire outdo

berkeley considering fines for covid rule breakers. a look at who the rules are meant to target the most as the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. that's right, we're here for you starting at 4:30 in the morning. 6:00 right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping his eye on the commute. we must start with meteorologist kari hall. kari, smoke, pollution something we're talking about. >>> yes, and we're not the only ones seeing it. all of this smoke across the west has made its way across the country. just re-tweeted someone in connecticut showing the sunrise with a lot of our wildfire smoke as we look at what we're expecting today, another unhealthy day across all but we may see some improvements in the forecast. i'll have more on that coming up in a few minimum. mike, how is it looking for the early morning drive? >>> well, kari, for the earlier than now drive it was great. we have the backup forming at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are not regi

in berkeley, you'll be shocked to hear in berkeley there was another character guy, who had a bar, taken from the song, who figured out there was a need. he's sitting around the bar a lot of drunken nights, people spewing stuff about politics in the united states. he's like, you know what we need around here? we need our own newspaper. you know, there's the san francisco examiner, there's the oakland tribune, there's the regular newspapers. he was like, we need our own newspaper for people like us who don't buy what they're telling us. and he starts out of his pocket. he is a bar owner, he has got some cash, a newspaper called "the berkeley barb" in 1965. this is like the first underground newspaper. there have been lots of these underground newspapers that sprout up in every city in the united states in the 1960's, here in philadelphia, the free press. there's lot of them all over the country. this one sort of starts it off in 1965. and he focuses on vietnam. and he talks to those people who had long been seen as marginal. he talks to pacifists. he talks to sncc activists. he talks to s

who refuse to wear a mask, kron 4 sarah stinson in berkeley for us this morning with more on that vote good morning sara. >>the there. yeah good morning. this is not the city or county that we've seen has tried to you know create a mask fine. the city of berkeley now saying we want to find people $100 per day for the first violation if they refuse to wear their masks. >>even though is already required they want to make sure that this is solidified in that there's some kind of repercussion if you do not follow we're well into the pandemic. >>and the people are wearing a mask and by now then yeah, i guess they're going to be issuing fines if they do decide to pass this today, berkeley city council vote on this and it's all based issuing fines to people who refuse to wear a mask now penalties could be increasing for repeat violations. >>many other counties as i've said of already approved measures just like this actually their current requirements are very similar to san francisco's wearing a face mask is already acquired in berkeley when stepping into a store waiting in line for public t

schenectady officials from oakland and berkeley reported eight small fires since june 1. >> we are ae bomb of sorts, it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. >> we haven't seen the fireworks but we've heard them. we are in oakland hills, an area that was burned in the last big fire. >> she's talking about the oakland hills fire of 1991, 25 people dead and thousands of homes destroyed. they are now beefing up nighttime patrols along the grizzly peak corridor. >> do not come up here at night, and if you are appear during the day you should not be smoking. >> there is a new rule, no stopping in the turnouts from 9 pm through 6 am unless it is an emergency.>>> while the coronavirus may not be spreading as fast in the bay area right now, it is proving to be deadlier than ever. our region has seen an average of more than 17 deaths each day over the last week. that is a record high, that's according to data compiled by the bay area news group. statewide nearly 110 people have died every day on average over the past seven days. and tonight santa clara county says that private healthca

oakland berkeley, u c berkeley and kensington police departments are all committed to adding additional patrols in that area indefinitely. >>well coming up could we see another coronavirus relief package so democratic and republican lawmakers can't seem to agree on how much relief there should be still ahead the bipartisan proposal that could break the deadlock. >>and up next in sports 40 niners tight end george kittle did not practice today after suffering that knee sprain in sunday's season opener. jason dumas has the details and the reaction from head coach shaka kyle shanahan next. jackie, i'm looking at your mri. your shoulder seems to be healing nicely. well, dr. farrell, it feels really good... that's good. and... i'm sorry. baby, don't touch that... i don't want you to play with that... (singing) twinkle, twinkle little star. how i wonder what you are... (still singing) up above the world so high... like a diamond in the sky. i'm so glad that your shoulder is feeling better. but, how are you doing? i'm hanging in there... schedule a video visit with your doctor. and get quality

the doctor of uc berkeley says the margins are slim and ask, that adjusting your thermostat or not using your dishwasher could make a real difference. >> a 5% increase. 5% could solve this challenge. >> he says the next move should not be more dirty power plants but more storage for solar, wind and water generated power. >> the cost of this technology has come down significantly. in california is making come you know, installing these batteries. >> he seems -- he said this one hit whippersnapper restaurants can be avoided until storage capacity is increased. but everyone has to do their part as temperatures climb. >> so in the short run they have to do everything to buy power from outside states, also ensure flex alerts. >> so is a possible to buy power from other states if we need it? >> it is and part of the reason we are issuing this alert quite so early is to start making those contacts from trying to buy those that power from other states but the question is whether or not those states will sell is that power if they, themselves, are going through a heat wave. we saw that back in th

the oakland berkeley, u c berkeley and kensington police department of all committed now to adding additional patrols in the area indefinitely east bay police and fire wouldn't take much to repeat what we saw back in 1991 when that fire storm killed 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the oakland hills. >>this is a problem that we face on a day-to-day basis. we have serious risk in terms of wildfire and wildfire season is not a couple months that like it used to be it's at least half the year now. >>signage has been posted at the 9 turnouts reminding the public of course that the area is off limits between 9 o'clock at night and 6 in the morning. well here's a quick live look outside we've got our camera on the market there at san francisco and boy you can certainly see that fog. >>and low overhead. but there is a little bit of sunshine beginning to work its way through we'll get another update from john a >>in 42 and the remnants of hurricane sally are now moving north from the gulf coast and leaving behind a wake a flooding and destruction of florida and alabama sally hit the gulf

>>hills fire that claimed 25 lives and thousands of homes deals berkeley u c berkeley and kensington police departments have committed to adding additional patrols in the area indefinitely we have been increasing our patrols in the area since the july 4th holiday weekend to just takes one bad actor to cause a big fire one that would impact all of us in alameda county phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. on capitol hill today, senators grilled top us health experts about how to stop the spread of the coronavirus and when a vaccine. >>might be ready. despite president trump's public statements that a vaccine could be ready by late next month. cdc director doctor robert redfield said he does not expect one to be widely available for another 9 to 12 months you see him here. officials say it is possible very limited amounts of the vaccine could be available by the end of this year. but that would be prioritized for health care workers and people most at risk. just hours after redfield's testimony the president contradicted his cdc director about that time line for a vaccine being widely avail

>>their face masks are required across berkeley, but they're deciding whether there should be a fine or not i'm live here on 4th street in berkeley where you can see signage right here look at says fast face coverings required to remind people to keep 6 feet of distance and now the question is should people be fined who refused to wear a mask, the thinking of passing this type >>of >>the measure in place skews me but they're trying to see just what they want to do i want to see if they do this they would be fined up to a $100 per day for the first violation with penalties increasing for repeat violations. how many other counties as we know have already approved such measures to enforce mask-wearing and prevent the spread of coronavirus wearing a face mask is already required in berkeley when stepping into a store waiting in line for public transportation. when you enter really any workplace well outdoors dining when you get up from your table even when you're white walking biking and running outdoors and someone is within 30 feet of you. now i talked to some people here on the street

many areas like berkeley are kicking off the morning at an uncomfortable low 80's, currently san francisco at 75 well conquered at 76, north bay, some of our coolest temperatures in the 60's you are lucky to be in nevado right now are cool spot. at 63 degrees can surrounding areas do not have that cool feel that you so desire after a hot day. 80's 90's triple digits back to those numbers all across the bay area today may not be quite as hot as yesterday but we will still be dangerously hot for areas like livermore antioch at one 10 each well delay, ho conquered san jose fremont mountain view napa nevado in santa rosa all easily triple digits again so it should come as no surprise that virtually the entire region except for the coastline is lit up in excessive heat warnings we will see heat warnings from areas like menlo park all the way up to south san francisco. heat advisories right along the immediate coastline which will obviously beer cooler areas, but still solid 80's, triple digits for parts of the south bay east bay, and areas like oakland, maybe in the 90's but all you have to do

of those 22 applicants were falsely designated as sports f the report. >>> four colleges, uc berkeley, ucla, uc san diego and uc santa barbara are said to have admitted 64 applicants with fewer qualifications than other students not offered admission. uc berk li is said to have the most with 42 applicants. according to the state auditor, there are emails showing a student was denied admission but then accepted after a coach or the development office suggested the student's entry could bring in money to the university. >> the child of a high-level campus executive or prominent -- related to somebody who was a donor. >> uc berkeley says it has yet to investigate these allegations. today the chancellor carl christ said we're committed to getting to the bottom of this. at this point, however, we're waiting to receive the underlying documents that led to the state auditor's findings. meanwhile uc president mike drake warned individuals involved in improper activities will be disciplined appropriately. the state auditor investigated cases over a six-year period ending in 2019. earlier this

oakland and palo alto at 61 right now smoky, san francisco in timber on in the 50's same for you in berkeley to start the morning. well later today, still a comfortable one watch out for he's the spots as you enjoy these nice 70's and 80's. james all right john thank you to our top story now and the stylist involved in nancy pelosi's controversial hair appointment. >>in san francisco is now speaking out that he claims the salon owner has it been following the rules for anyone since april kron 4 sarah stinson live in the city with more on this story, sarah. >>james and new developments in this hair if you will this investigation into what happened on monday when nancy pelosi got her hair done here at the salon nancy pelosi now says she was set up by the owner of the salon pelosi got her hair done here inside on monday which is not allowed yet under the city's covid restrictions. the owner soon after release video to fox news showing the house speaker inside the salon without a mask over her face was hanging around her neck. the man who styled her hair says the owner has been providing service

nbc bay area's cierra johnson is live for us in berkeley. i know that vote to approve that fine takes place today. >> reporter: good morning. exactly. when those city council members gather today, they will vote to pass or deny an ordinance that would allow the city to enforce the health orders of the city health official, essentially fining folks for not wearing a mask or following social distancing. this really looks to address those not taking this ordinance seriously. if approved, a fine of $100 would be issued for not wearing a mask or following social distancing. that fine would increase for those repeating the behavior. we've been out here and we had a chance to speak with someone. listen to their thoughts on this ordinance. >> it protects me and protects the person i'm talking to. plus, the spread of the disease. and i think we as a society, especially in america, we are privileged, and we just need to take care of each other. that's the bottom line. >> reporter: and if approved, the city would join other municipalities like contra c

>>the oakland berkeley, u c berkeley and kensington police departments have committed to adding additionaltrols in the area indefinitely for us we're going to focus on nighttime. >>we'll be looking at the evening in the wee hours of the morning. that's typically when the activity is reported the allied agencies say the recent fires have been the result of illegal fireworks and bonfires signage has been posted at the 9 turnouts reminding the public the areas are off-limits between 9 at night and 6 in the morning violators risk receiving a ticket to reality is it takes a small spark which could potentially turn into something much worse in alameda county pleaded all kron 4 news. >>still ahead we're less than 2 months away from election day but what will happen if the election is contested explain next. >>plus the breaking news. we're getting new information on what was hurricane sally has the big storm makes landfall. it is now a deadly storm along the gulf coast. we have the latest there live. >>and next at 6.30 san francisco city officials cracking down on illegal sideshows the actions. >>

but not through berkeley or emryville. the east shore freeway is recovering from an earlier car fire over at powell street. not a bad commute but sluggish in pockets leaving richmond down to emryville. 32 minutes from san jose to menlo park. darya. >> thanks a lot, robin. it is 8:04. new this morning, a grim projection from the cdc. they think up to 24,000 more americans could die of coronavirus between now and october 17th. right now the death toll is just over 202,000 people who have died of covid. and they think that the worst week could be october 12th. in that week alone, this model projects 7,400 people could die. >>> well, we're tracking the numbers here for california and the bay area. and you can see here the latest shows that california now more than 800,000 people have died -- or have been confirmed with coronavirus, with more than 15,000 people dying from it. across the bay area, we have more than 97,000 people reportedly having covid-19, with more than 1400 deaths reported. >>> life goes on and the bay area is

august wolmer was berkeley's first police chief. many people credit him with innovations including hiring african-americans and women. but some now accuse him of supporting eugenics. the peak in tilden park is named after him. but a berkeley city council member wants the east bay regional park district now to rename that peak. the name change request is on tonight's city council agenda. >>> well, calls for inclusion. a lawsuit claiming foothills park in palo alto is racially segregated. a group of civil rights activists are demanding the city repeal what it calls an unconstitutional residents only restriction. city leaders argue keeping foothills park private to palo alto residents and their guests helped maintain the crowds which in turn keeps it clean and functioning. >>> well, staying safe during this pandemic is a mix of things you can do and cannot do. for many seniors, even going outside is too big of a risk. >> that's very true. thankfully in the east bay, much younger people willing to bring the outside world in. garvin thom

in berkeley, melissa coronado, nbc bay area news. >>> people enjoying the outdoors on bikes, and now people can enjoy other things indoors. sorry, we were talking about a story of bikes being sold out, sales going way up. nbc bay area scott budman has more on the new rules. >> reporter: after 6 months of truly being the honely artist frieda is finally on display for san francisco art lovers. >> it's really cool. we're totally thrilled. >> reporter: the young museum opening its doors to give members their first look at the exhibit. >> it's amazing. it's just amazing. >> reporter: hundreds of her personal belongings and photographs with some restrictions. >> well, we're all wearing masks and everyone is physically distancing. >> reporter: and some hesitation. >> it's a little more crowded than i would like it to be, to be honest with you. >> reporter: but after losing $20 million in revenue and making deep cuts the deyoung is open again. >> we had to layoff a number of staff which was a very tough decision to make. we had to furlough others, but we've been able to bring back the furlou

berkeley in pacific our kicking off this morning in the 80's hayward at 79. so a lot of you have the window open right now and are wondering where's that cool breeze that i'm looking forward to unfortunately didn't happen for a lot of us as temperatures remain so hot overnight. and then of course we have the air quality on top of that multiple wildfires burning across the region means that we still have ample smoke settling down into the region very poor air quality in parts of the peninsula, the east bay, the south bay in the north bay too. so definitely not the best one just to be outside. it's not just the heat but also that por air that's going to keep you inside more than anything. this ridge of high pressure and a stubborn in his remaining in place and it is pushing any chance of some ocean cool air out offshore unless you're just right at the shoreline. you're really not going to have much of a marine influence san francisco and other spots on the peninsula are going to be quite as oppressively hot as yesterday but still too hot to be planning too much

it's terrifying, accomplish in berkeley. >> police say they took him into custody after convince him to drop his hatchet. police say he was also in possession of fives, a machete, lighters, and several molotov cocktails. >>> in washington d.c., there are reports that multiple white house staff members have tested positive now for covid-19. the white house press pool was informed the morning, but no other information was released. white house press second kayleigh mcenany had this to say when asked about it. >> have any members of the white house staff recently tested positive for coronavirus. >> i don't share people's personal medical information. >> it is not clear if anyone who tested positive accompanied the president on his visit to sacramento this week, or his indoor rally near las vegas. >>> top government health officials told congress today that a coronavirus vaccine is not likely to be widely available until next year. the head of the cdc said he expects most americans won't be able to get the vaccine until next spring or even into summer. tom vacar has more on today's testi