scientists at uc berkey invested in this launch. that's because the scecraft is full of equipment built by their team. the scientistsust watched maven blast f. >> reporter: good morning. they're al smiles. thiss really cause for celebratn here at uc berkeley. i had a chance to speak withne of the lead scientists. i asked him, wt's it like to years finally launch into space? he said, we love it. we're really excited by this type of thing. that because many of th instrumenton the maven specraft were built here at uc berkeley space and sciences lab. maven stands for mars atmosere andolatile evolution. it's an orbiter that may help reveal the mysteries of mars' past and current mosphere. some of the uc berkeley team is in florida for the launch this morning. but st are here watchg a nasa feed up in the hills. we're told it actually takes out tenonths for maven to destination following the launch that happened around10:30 thi morning. it will collect data on why mars lost its atmphere with the loss of magnetic field years ago. i talk wit

noelle walker is live at uc berkeley where you are getting reaction from the students. >> reporter: we've been talking to students here this morning. a few of them have told me they've seen notices posted inside residence halls here on durant. wednesday night, a man exposed himself to three women who were in the workout room of unit 1 building in the 2600 block of durant. they called police. but that man ran before officers arrived. >> i've never seen him. the fact that he's here is a little nerve wracking. i have never felt unsafe. there's usually people around. it has not altered my feelings about living in unit 1. >> i see security come through here maybe about once a night to check to see if there's homeless people around the fire escape area. doesn't seem to be much around here. >> reporter: the suspect, white

she raised her son jacob awhile earning her batches degree at uc berkley. brigitte is an active member of the bay area american committee and vice chair of the indian council recruiters association. she worked with under congratulates at cal providing support from the beginning of the application cycle beyond congratulation. she presents workshops and conference begin about educational access and native identity and the political, legal, social, cultural and a higher education let's role the video. >> when i first meet a student their unusual in high school then i meet theory parents and brothers and sisters you can't leave anyone out. and in some cases they don't have you can anybody to support them i might be they're only support. we looked out for each other's children. i feel in a sense i'm looking at, you know, for other people's constrain in college. but i feel like they've evenly trusted me with their child and they're going to be okay. and save and have someone to go to interest, you know, our grandparents paid in advance to be here. they had to go t

. >> fraternity at uc berkeley suspend tonight because of concerns about hazing and drinking. the final straw huge party this fall on this campus on chaning way at this from a tevrnlt laura from fraternity row in berkeley. >>reporter: motto is men of principle but the men of the this fraternity without a chapter at uc berkeley fravt ternt national organization decided to close it for failing to clean up its act in terms of hazing and under age drinking. uc chapter was supposed to reorganize police itself but in an e-mail the students parents alumni beta national secretary wrote this behavior ultimately culminated this fall in unauthorized party that also disregarded all form of reason and required risk mappingment. beta members still living at the house would not comment. >> things have increased alcohol consumption and under able drinking specifically. >>reporter: jays open pwlngs to another fraternity at cal. >> i think a lot of it comes down to leadership within fraternity in general because every from a certainty has their own executive committee. they have leadership and i

. >>> police at uc berkeley has the police stepping up efforts to keep students safe. how students are taking precautions as well. [bell ringing] >> reporter: crime on berkeley's campus is up this year, way up. students are talking. >> i see a new story, every day, just like somebody is getting robbed on the south side. >> i heard people gotten mugged on campus more than usual. and i heard it there have been a few cases. >> reporter: the student newspaper shows technology is the target, iphone to laptops and students walking by themselves are often the victim. >> i think at nighttime it is bad. >> reporter: the campus police are starting more patrols. people feel safer on campus than off. >> once you are far off of campus, not that bad, it gets bad. >> reporter: students say the best way to stay safe is to be smart. >> students should try to walk with somebody. [bell ringing] >> reporter: back to you. >> and the students made a request to address the crime issue and come up with ways to stop it. >>> the task of bringing down the old eastern span of the bay bridge is ab

be happy to know the victim has finally been compensated. >> john pike, the campus police officer at uc davis who pepper sprayed those protestors will receive $38,000 in workers comp for the depression and anxiety he suffered in the aftermath. >> stephen: folks-- i know, i'm happy too. it is the biggest payout for assaulting people's eyes since transformers 3. (laughter) so i want to give a tip of the hat to john pike for finally getting compensation for the brutality of john pike. this man cannot walk down the street without being called a pepper spray guy. and that stings. not as bad as pepper spray but still pretty bad. because the cornea coddlers out there turned this guy into the worst thing you could possibly become, an internet meme. an internet meme! so folks, pike has gotten justice. but what of the occupied protestors whose eyes were so dangerously squirtable. >> john pike will receive $38,000 in workers comp, by comparison the 21 people hit by the pepper spray and the otherwise peaceful protest, each received $30,000. >> stephen: sure, the protestors got less but on the brigh

i went to school at uc santa barbara. i have been in san francisco since 1989, have lived in the excelsior since 1999. the difficulty is, muni often sees it as an industrial area, not a neighborhood. we have to figure out how to make it work as a neighborhood and as a place that can service the light rail vehicles. i have had lots of different jobs. my main job has been doing social work for san francisco state university. i have been a community organizer, a social worker, but i have also been a legislative aide. i worked mostly for community- based organization supporting kids and families, working for labor. i got to see how city hall could be an effective tool to create change. i looked at running in 2007, 2008, and somehow i made it. i have been in politics for so many ways, doing work around central america, supporting people in central america against u.s. imperialism, their right to live, self determination. i did a lot of work on that on campus when i was in college. a bit of work on apartheid when i was in colle

enroll today at coveredca.com. >> uc berkeley serious drinking problem. increasing number of tv students get something drunk paramedic take them to the hospital. >> it puts a strain on emergency services for the entire city. dan has an exclusive i team investigation that is shocking. >> this is a and since the start of the school year over two months paramedic have used these more than 100 times on drunk cal students to take them to the the hospital. >> medical emergency district 3. >>reporter: the start of the school year caught uc berkeley official campus police city fire by surprise. never before one night have so many students gotten so drunk that they needed an ambulance to take them to the hospital. >> we need ambulance for secon second. >>reporter: fire department reports that dispatch recording obtained by the 7 news i team under the california public records act tell the story sunday night august 25. the calls came in. from frat hous house. sorority and doyvrments 20-year-old male et o h. >> evident oly alcohol in danger of alcohol poisoning. >>

for almost 22,000 apparent care and service workers at bush -- patient care and service workers at five uc medical centers and nine campuses. >> we want to make sure they are resourced to care for patients especially at this time of growing demand. and when our workers have raised these concerns, they have faced illegal intimidation at the workplace. >> reporter: ucsf is trying to minimize patients' impact but postponed almost 50 surgeries today. now, the university system sent out this statement saying, a strike will cost ucsf millions of dollars, money that would otherwise be used to support patient care and our missionof education and research. this could have been worse. nurses had originally planned on striking with these workers in sympathy. but they ended up reaching an agreement with the university. >> anne, despite the money, how will the strike affect the campuses? >> reporter: you have the effects on the hospitals and on the campuses. we are going to see graduate students who are teaching assistants, they will be walking out as well as maintenance workers and some security worke

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live in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> this is affecting students at uc college campuses. the union representing teachers assistants and maintenance workers is also on strike. >>> happening today, around the bay oakland is planning to hold a transgender remembrance day. it's inspired by luke fleischman who was set on fire a little more than two weeks ago on a bus. the suspect in the case told investigators he did it because sasha was wearing a skirt at the time. the ceremony is set for this evening outside city hall and honors all transgenders victims of violence. >>> a burglary suspect definitely did not get what he was looking for this morning in emeryville. police say 42-year-old michael shea broke into an estate auction business just before 6 a.m. looking for jewelry. he found it. but it was costume jewelry worth 30 bucks. they say he crashed into a patrol car and tried to get away from the police. then he fled on foot. >> the suspect fled on foot into the yards of a neighborhood, got on the roof of a neighborhood home, then jumped on a resident -- to a school in the n

enroll today at coveredca.com. >> uc berkeley serious drinking problem. increasing number of tv students get something drunk paramedic take them to the hospital. >> it puts a strain on emergency services for the entire city. dan has an exclusive i team investigation that is shocking. >> this is a and since the start of the school year over two months paramedic have used these more than 100 times on drunk cal students to take them to the the hospital. >> medical emergency district 3. >>reporter: the start of the school year caught uc berkeley official campus police city fire by surprise. never before one night have so many students gotten so drunk that they needed an ambulance to take them to the hospital. >> we need ambulance for secon second. >>reporter: fire department reports that dispatch recording obtained by the 7 news i team under the california public records act tell the story sunday night august 25. the calls came in. from frat hous house. sorority and doyvrments 20-year-old male et o h. >> evident oly alcohol in danger of alcohol poisoning. >>

tonight at 10:30 his inauguration finds the uc system at a crossroads with new leadership and a host of familiar challenges. >> up first a brutal attack >>> the video here is graphic. someone stomping on a man's head over and over as he slept on a street in san francisco. only on 2 ktvu's alex savage with what happened and we really need to warn you here you may find these pictures disturbing. >> reporter: the attacker wearing a light colored shirt and dark shorts comes strolling up the street, then suddenly turns and snaps. this surveillance video shows him repeat lid stomping on the victim's head. the -- repeatedly stomping on the victim's head. the homeless man doesn't appear to move during the assault. after kicking him seven time the attacker calmly walks off. >> it just makes you sick to your stomach. >> reporter: today i showed this video to jennifer friedenbach, director on homelessness in san francisco. she said it's common for those living outside to be assaulted. >> it's really sickening to see violence against anybody and especially when someone is already in such a vulne

. >>> a man exposed himself to 5 women at uc berkeley and they need that are -- people need there. two women reported seeing a man expose himself in the unit of a bathroom at 11:30 then later, three women reported seeing a man perform a lewd act and each time the suspect ran before perform. >> it is a little nerve racking but he was 6-foot 10 medium build and interest if you have any information, you are asked to. >>> and good help you can commune kate, how how it the week update and we will update and we have and we will tell you what is in time for the holiday season. map . >>> a massive side show near the port of the oakland caused a mass itch distraction, as many as 200 drivers took part in this side show and police did stop drivers but there were not many arrests. >>> and they are looking for a strict curfew on teens, it would require anybody under 18 to be off the street from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and it would on school days, and it would require anybody to face up to $500 in fines and it if cause crime. >>> this video shows a man and he aired the man am and he called saying

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campuses by student tutors and patient care employees with rallies throughout the today at uc berkeley at 9:00 a.m. and santa cruz at noon. the union accuses the administration of unfair labor practices and dangerously low staffing levels. officials say they have wired replacement workers and certain treatments and surgeries are postponed. nurses are not taking part. >> bart is calling a union to honor the contract they signed despite a last minute dispute over family medical leave. the union president says bart's board needs to honor their word and approve the contract. the board is scheduled to vote open it tomorrow. officials claim they did not agree to a provision giving workers six weeks of paid annual leave to care for sick family members. >> san francisco police found the witness they thing they have been looking for in the case of a missing patient who turned up dead at san francisco general hospital. we broke the story. the witness was a visiting doctor from india who works now at the hospital and reported to hospital staff that he saw a person who was sleeping inside a stairw

last night, and somehow they ended up on the topic of uc santa cruz. >> go ahead and take a listen in. >> you know, in college, actually, i worked ateater. i went to santa cruz, uc santa cruz, for two years. i worked at a movie theater there. >> that's the only college that never got applause in the history of the show. any college, you go on-line phoenix, and there's -- that's the only college. nothing. it got nothing. >> everyone here that went there was just like, what? yeah. did i go there? >> not a murmur. nothing. >> i went there for seven years. >> that's very funny. >> clearly the higher education paid off for him. >> absolutely. uc sanity wra cruz should be so proud. >> good stuff. >> well, coming up, the rockefeller center christmas tree rolls into town. that's after the break. >> slowly rolling. >>> the annual tradition. rockefeller center welcome this year's christmas tree. >> it is beginning to look a lot like christmas. i wish i could sing. the 76-foot tall 12-ton norway spruce arrived today. it comes from shelton, connecticut. making that right turn. oh. hopefully it doesn't hit anybody on its way. >> that's a big sp

we at uc hastings have been looking at these issues over the last year and a half in conjunction of ucfs that's focused on the research aspect. we've been looking at the legal analysis and i with my colleagues have recently published a paper in the health care market that addresses these issues. as part of that work, we've been looking at the legal barriers to price transparency. today we were invited to speak about the legal barriers and we're going to focus on two. we're going to focus on contract barriers and then trade secret protection that had been claimed with respect to health care health care prices. let's start with contractural prices. it limits the sufficient in the health care market and prevent information from being disclosed. the gag clauses that we've discussed and there's antitiers and steering previsions which was spoken of this earlier. this prevent ensurers to using information. with the gag clauses, these are the con track you'll -- there maybe be instances where you have to take ale step further. we have some anecdote evidence of entities not writing these kinds of

and the strike restricted access at uc santa cruz. workers are picketing. metro buses dropped off passengers at stops near the entrances rather than going on campus. >>> california could find itself with a $5 billion surplus if projections hold true. the improving economy and new revenue from tax measures have helped the state overcommits long term deficit. the report recommends it sets it aside for a rainy day fund. >> last thing we want them to do is be in the same shape as 2008 where we had no reserves. >> the budget surplus could grow to $9.6 billion. >>> bizarre accident involving a school bus in san francisco. the driver drove the bus into wet cement. a tow truck had to be called in to pull it out. it got stuck about 2:00 p.m. they had all the proper signs up but the bus still ended up in the wet cement. there were no injuries. >>> it has been two months since a san francisco teen was killed in a car crash. the driver still hasn't been charged. new at 5:30 p.m. where the investigation stands and the donation just given to the teen's family. >> we have

you're a 36 year old woman who is pregnant with betweens, do you deliver at uc or should you go to bik who may need an nicu. you have no data and no facts to make that decision. 45 year old man who needs, who has heart problems and needs open heart surgery. do you go to st. mary's, do you go to cpnc or uc. where is the lowest mortality for that surgery in the city? where is the lowest post operator infectionar yshg. you ask your father in-law who maybe had the surgery, but you don't have any facts or data to make that decision on. so our members need to know what is going on in health care and how they can make the best decisions. they know their cost are going up every year, they're paying higher copays, higher coinsurance, their premiums are going up, what can they do to manage the cost of health care. transparency means helping them make a decision. we pay more every year as an employer and we have really no idea whether the care we're purchasing is better are or worse than the year before. the lack of data transparency is there for us as well as purchasers. it's more expensive but

time now is 6:30. >>> happening today, kpix 5's anne makovec is live at uc mission bay in san francisco where uc president janet napolitano will come face to face with protestors. anne. >> reporter: all morning long we have seen uc police in riot gear filing into the building here behind me. you can see they have the barricades already set up, as well. they are not sure what to expect when it comes to protests today but we saw one round yesterday. this is going to be janet napolitano's first board of regents meeting as uc president. she is set to speak here at 9 a.m. >> my school has turned and sold itself to the government! >> reporter: student protestors spoke out at the regents meeting calling janet napolitano's former role as secretary of homeland security a threat to undocumented students. >> it's an insult that you would appoint janet napolitano and the repression she represents! >> reporter: they say the deportations under her leadership at the federal level fly in the face of progress made by uc students fighting for citizenship rights and there's concern that her background is

. >> students at uc berkeley are warned to keep their smartphones and laptops under wraps because campus crime is -- crime is on the rise. bryan web tells us how they're going to step up patrols. >> reporter: crime is up this year, way up and students are talking. >> and you see like a new story every day and just like someone's getting robbed in the south side. >> and i heard people got robbed and i hear there are a few cases. >> reporter: the student's newspaper said technology is the target and students walking by themselves are often the victims joe campus police are taking notice starting new nighttime patrols in now high crime areas and students admit they feel safer on campus than off. >> and it gets bad. >> reporter: they have learned the best way to stay safe is to be start. -- smart. >> students should walk with someone and call their walk. i think the university has the system set up and we'll be okay. >> reporter: brian webb, kpix5. >> and the student government requested them. >> a page from the living assistant facility in castro valley is found safe in san jose. the 65-yea

. >> this morning, nasa will launch another mission to mars and engineers and scientists at uc berkeleyll cheer. >> they are rome mosted a -- promoted as a safe way to kick the habit but are e-cigarettes a hazard to >> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> engineers and scientists at uc berkeley you are anxious for nasa's mission to mars. the spacecraft maven will be launched from cape canavaral starting 10:30 for the window with what of the instruments built at the laboratory at cal. it will help scientists figure out why mars lost the atmosphere. it may have one had oceans, rivers rivers and an atmosphere similar to earth. >> tonight, the palo alto city council will take the first step next expanding the outdoor smoking ban. four members of the city council want to extend the exiting been to the downtown area and the california and university avenue business districts. the proposal would eliminate pockets where smoking is still permitted under an ordinance that took affect october 9 and make the existing ban easier to enforce. the city coun

unfair labor practices at uc hospitals. organizers say the picket lines from run from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. the impact of the strike is not clear, but the judge granted an injunction to prevent some employees from participating. >>> security issues surrounding the new healthcare website being discussed on capitol hill. while you person information could be at risk. >> and 25 years later, the family of miykayla garrett is marking the anniversary of her disappearance. >>> and how much did bat kid's big day cost the san francisco police? today the police chief gave us an answer and it might surprise you. >> the state department says five americans were killed in the philippines during typhoon haiyan. there have been 3200 deaths and at least 1600 people are still missing. the government says the storm that hit 11 days ago displayed millions of people. but daily shipments of food and medicine are now reaching the survivors. >>> a risk management firm estimated the cost of the deadly tornadoes in the midwest this weekend at more than $1 billion. the $1 billion figure makes the string

wax poetic and we happen to have the person for the job, currently a professor of creative writing at uc side and was craoe put to his post in 2012 and it is my pleasure to introduce him who has written a poem about our beautiful new bridge. >> thank you, very much. it is a great pleasure to be here you look fabulous and this looks fabulous and i want to thank governor brown, for nominating me and confirming me as your poet laurit, and i would like to thank the arts council for doing the same and the university california river side and the department of transportation, and thank you so much. and i also wanted to introduce you to our youth poet of oakland, davis who is 70 years old and right there standing up. he is our new lauriet for oakland. >> thank you so much, my wife is right there, and who is my great inspiration and hadari who works so much for oakland and the arts. the bridge poem bay bridge inauguration poem, san francisco oakland bay bridge, september 2, 2013. for all bridge dreamers, bridge builders and bridge crossers. self-sustaining, and a light unto itself. the dark that

>>xpect a tense afternoon at uc-berkeley. groups plano rally ainst the key stone pipeline project. theyill gather at 12:30 today. they call on president obama to reject t keysto xcel pipe line that would take oil south to the gulf coast. those against it say if approved the pipeline would be quote, game over for clite change. >> 4:. families in the midwest have started cleaningp after sunday's deay tornados in the town of washington illinois, a many as00 homes were damaged or destroyed. there an ef-4 twister ripped open a path a tenth of a mile de. the debris from the town was found 95iles away. at least eight people died. that sto hit sunday morning. hundreds were attding crch weather service issued that however, not a single church was damaged. >> for the first time since typhoon haiyan some stm victimcan get money out of their bank accounts. so banks reopened in a limited capaci day. at least one bank opened an at power bid a generator hooked u to a satelte dish. the bank dispatched two mobile atms which will tvel to centerand hubs. mo banks remain closed and under piles and pile

>>> how you can help police find a man who is exposing himself to residents at the residence hall at uc >>> a little of that inland fog more so than coastal fog. increasing clouds. maybe tuesday some rain. maybe. we'll take a look at it coming up. Ñ ?? kç to those who've encountered welcome to covered california. new, affordable health plans so you can be ready for whatever comes your way. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> welcome back. good morning. happening right now -- this is the secretary of veterans affairs speaking. this is the veterans day ceremony at arlington national cemetery. we're taking you there live. this is inside the memorial amphitheater at the cemetery. now, president obama is there as well. he will be speaking soon. earlier we showed you president obama laying the traditional wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. again, this is the secretary of veterans affairs. we'll show you much more about what's happening on veterans day with observances here in the bay area and around the country a little bit later on. >>> welcome to veterans day. it's monday, november 11th. i'

. >>> a spike in crime has police at uc berkeley stepping up efforts to keep students safe. kpix 5's brian webb tells us how students are taking their own precautions. >> reporter: crime on berkeley's campus is up this year. way up. and students are talking. you always see like a new story every day. just like somebody is getting robbed in south side. >> i heard that people have gotten mugged on campus more than usual, and i hear there has been a few cases. >> reporter: the student newspaper shows technology is the target from iphones to laptops, and students walking by themselves are often the victims. >> i think for women and nighttime is bad. >> reporter: campus police are taking notice, starting new nighttime patrols in high-crime areas and students admit they feel safer on campus than off. >> once you get out from campus, it gets bad. >> reporter: and most students say they have learned the best way to stay safe is to be smart. >> students should try to walk with somebody or if they feel unsafe call. i think the university has a system set up, so that will be okay. >> r

this is the scene at ucfs with pickets taking place at uc berkeley and uc santa cruz with the administration being accused of unfair labor practices practd dangerously low staffing levels. elective surgeries and routine tests are post pointed. nurses are not taking part in the strike. >> san francisco police found the witness they have been looking for in connection with a missing patient case at san francisco general hospital. we first broke this story last night. sources tell us the witness is a visiting doctor from india who now works at the hospital. he saw a person who apeed to be sleeping, he reported and the deputies were notified but never checked the area. four days later the body was found in the stairwell two weeks after first reported missing. 9 doctor came forward after he saw a flyer and relied he was the person they were looking. >> san francisco is still basking in the glow of good will generateed by batkid for a leukemia survivor. we know the cost today. katie marzullo is in newsroom with the bill and the buzz. katie? >> part of making batkid's wish a reality cost the city $

and dan noyes investigates a serious alcohol problem at uc berkeley. plus, online daily deals are turning into daily duds. the growing number of people unable to redeem vouchers they've purchased. its coming up tonight at 6:00 right now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you. >> well, finally here a group of oakland second graders caught the spirit of thanksgiving today. these students came out to roberts regional recreation area to reenact the first thanksgiving feast. how cute do they look? >> thanksgiving is three weeks from yesterday. >> they have to work up appetites, they had all kinds of fun activities them spend the year studying history of the pilgrims. this is the 36th year of the program. they look beyond adorable. >> we're planning that for th newsroom. >> there sails tug-of-war in there. >> between tv news anchors. >> world news coming up next. >> we'll get the shoes. >> from all of us here thanks for watching >>> welcome to world news tonight. superstorm, we show you the moment a history making storm crashes ashore. the crew of the barge res

scientists at uc davis found this one suffered an early death near yosemite last month. he's been exposed to an illegal form of rat poison. >> how deadly are these chemicals? >> acutely poison just. >> reporter: so strong a quarter tea spoon can kill a 500 pound lion. pot farmers are using five times that on their plants. 86% of the fishers he's studying have been exposed to the poison. five have died so far. with the help of mark a wildlife biologist on an indian reservations, they tag the fishers and set up cameras to track them. we hikeed into one of those recently abandoned growth sites where we saw the trash. >> you'll see cans and things. >> reporter: and poison left after growers finish the season's crop. >> so many species are dependent on northern spotted owl, fishers, humble martins. >> reporter: last year a government task force spent $23 million hunting down and seizing marijuana plants on public land in california. but little funding is set aside for the clean up. and that could have effects even beyond the wildlife for years to come. >> what happens when it

at uc berkeley, abc7 news. >> they're working on it. >> bat kid isn't p isn't just popular in the bayrea the world is cheering for little miles. >> yes. take a look at this map which shows where they're trending. >> in canada, it's huge in ot with a. we found sf bat kid in ireland. >> this is incredible. >> abc # news at 5:00 begins right now. >> going for a ride? thank you, bat kid. >> good job, bat kid. >> up next, san francisco turns into crime fighting central. >> directors meet now to figure it out. >> scary moments in the south bay skies. live on the roof we may be switching to a wet pattern. i'll have details for the weekend and beyond coming up. >>> a celebration for a happy boy who has been sick. >> this little guy is our hero. >> he's a hero to a lot of people tonight. that is for sure. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. that was the police chief. if i were the chief i would be nervous about my job. that is because miles, the 5-year-old captured a kidnapper, stopping a robbery, helping catch the riddler and the penguin. >> here is the indictment to prove i

. >> he was a student at uc berkeley. he's an activist. about four years ago he took a step and came out as undocumented on you tube. his dream to go to law school and become an immigration lawyer. but the status is in limbo. >> thank you. >> the president headlined a fund-raiser at san francisco jazz center today. enthusism has been lacking a little bit. carolyn? >> the president's last trip to the bay area was back in june and he hit a rough patch, he can count on support francisco. it doesn't matter to these folks president obama's popularity is sinking. >> to me, it's worth it z this is passing down to my children and grandchildren. i shook the sxhand took a picture with the first african american president ever elected >> tickets were $1,000 to $15,000 but organizers cut the lowest price to $500 aclairing claire to attend. >> some of us can't afford 1500 or $2,000 this, is a stretch. but i'm very proud and have been a big supporter. >> this allegra president's ninth fund raising trip in the past two and a half years. if he pulls in mo

he was a lie prior assistant at uc santa cruz. he was a talented and aspiring my situation. saying the 63-year-old driver officers he e had fallen asleep at the wheel. the driver crossed into on comping traffic and swerved to avoid a car striking the man. saying it's investigating. so far no charges have been filed. >>> for the very first time the family of 13-year-old andy lopez is speaking out. they filed a wrongful death suit today in a shooting by an officer. >> the mother of 13-year-old andy lopez was call but angarias she called for justice. in spanish she said we want this killer to go to jail. he is sitting comfortable in his house right now while my son is dead in a freezer. lopez was walking through his neighborhood carrying his friends air soft bb gun. deputy erygel house was patrolling the area. he openedded fire on the teen after he called out to put the gun down and lopez agod did not respond. firing an independent autopsy of the team teen. >> translator: first shot that hit andy dropped him. his project refront to back, right to left. andy didn't point the rifl

any evidence, and, finally, the chief says to get support through a variety of resources available at uc sany why cruz. >>> happening rig now. the san francisco special victims unit lking for a college student who has been missing for almost a week now. the family of 20-yeaold garret schau sayso one has that's when he wa last seen ligue his family home in the bayview. that was about :00. he did g toatch the 29 bus over to city college, but he never showed up to class. now, people say cell phone -- police tell us cell phone three different ars in the bay view on thursday afternn, but since en there h been no activity. there's no reason for him to be at candlestick recreational area >> i an, like, it' either you rely sleep, you barely -- you just want to know that he is safe. >> his family alsooints out that he has no history of mental ulness or any htory of running away. they he been posting flier to tr to help out hoping anyone with any kind of information will come forward to help them inheir search. >> we have new details about the emergency landing at j.k. we first told you about it o

one campus at uc beshgly. 100 people protested then held a rally. >> children may love to snuggle up in a foam chair decorated with cartoon characters. but there is a warning tonight. this will make you think before you buy. center for environment health found many foam changes contain a toxic flame retardant all but four had chemicals. in two months california law will let companies stop adding strong flame retardants but for now, the chairs are still being sold. can you go a day without looking at your facebook or twitter account? one family in indiana tried to go without theirs for a week. mom, dad and kids realized they're addicted to social media. they turned off devices for seven days for them, like going through withdrawal. >> i went to the folder and all apps are gone. i was sad. >> i had basketball practice instead of social media >>. first day is hard you're used to going to it >> my thumb is wandering. >> did they succeed? all but one made it through the week. it was 10-year-old luke admitted he cheated but says it was just once. the wine maker in oregon is bringing you wi

thieves at uc berkeley are targeting students walking alone in the hunt for iphones and laptops. campus police are stepping up efforts to keep students safe. plus. >> he doesn't knock. he just opens the door and says i need to leave. can you take me now? >>> new details about the man accused of last week's deadly shooting at lax as we hear from an acquaintance of paul ciancia for the first time. >> and the woman accused of killing a couple in menlo park is supposed to be in court this morning. the court date keeps being pushed back due to medical issues. her blood alcohol level was apparently twice the legal limit in the october 24th crash. >>> here's elizabeth with traffic. >> and right now tow crews are working to clear a couple of cars approaching pinole valley road. the accident is causing a few delays. one lane is blocked. the back-ups extend looks like into hercules maybe for a couple of exits. here is a live look past the accident scene. everything is moving okay through berkeley. highway 4 looks like this. pretty typical staff off the -- stuff off the anitoch bridge. thin