berkeley police arrived on scene. but this was a stubborn fire and berkeley firefighters finally got it out more than eight minutes after the first flame shot out. this video may provide police with the break they've been waiting for. up until now the only lead investigators had was a vague description of a man wearing a black hoodie on a bicycle leaving a different fire. >> we are concerned there is a possibility if a suspect or suspects pushes something on fire against a building, we may have a very serious, tragic situation. >> reporter: the damage was minor. sam's market survived with just a cracked door and destroyed garbage can. but the owner says it could have been much worse and hope the cameras help. >> i hope they catch them. that's why i put cameras here. things happen all of the time on telegraph. i just want to make sure. >> reporter: both berkeley uc police and berkeley pd are taking a very close look at this video, hoping this fire will be the last. in berkeley, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> r

finally, it's on the outside of the berkeley community theater. all people brought together through the arts. unfortunately, it was not the last. the war came along. and anton refurgie. there were controversial. there were tried in washington in 1953. he had a panel showing the arts and sciences. there is luther burbank and jack london. there was a thing on the side. it says federal art project and has beginning a

ktvu's mike mibach is live in berkeley with the story. mike? >> >> reporter: these pro terses are upset about the oil spill in the gulf of mexico but they are even more disgusted with this, that is the half billion dollars project that, in their eyes, is coated with corporate greed. >> the focus at the corner of sannic and berkeley way was all about oil giant bp. it's not enough to protest. we have to stop it. scwoo scwoo they are talking about the drilling but also it the ties. the oil giant announced it would give 500 million dollars over ten years to create the energy bio science institute at uc berkeley. the university says that the facility will initially focus on biotechnology to produce bio fuels, for example, turning plant material and fuel waste into transportation fuels. >> what obligation is the university going to have towards bp? what is it going to put our safety at risk because bp is donating the money to uc berkeley? >> bp is trying to look like a green corporation. i am tired of lies. i am tired of people like the university of

other bans may follow depending on those tests from berkeley. reporting-- i'm sorry from davis. reporting live from berkeley, john fowler. >>> the texas based united we fit t-shirt company is traveling. people are invited to sign in or write comments about the nation's dependence on oil. the tour started in new york. >> san francisco is a very good market for this. it is the home of the protest, if you will. i think we can make a big impact here before we ship this off to bp's headquarters in houston. >> the protest will be tomorrow afternoon starting around 3:30. >>> a quick correction, earlier i said warriors, it's the golden state warriors. >>> and the fog comes in tonight and makes it out of here quickly tomorrow. 99 tonight in antioch. 99 in livermore. 99 in fairfield. high tomorrows about the same, maybe a little warmer. i think we'll see a couple of 100s officially tomorrow. high inland, mild to cool coast side. that's what we've been forecasting all week and that's what's been occurring. it will cool slightly as we head into saturday, then sunday it'll cool further as we

there are seven cases under berkeley's purview and two under the uc berkeley police.il this video, they only had a vague description of a man on a bike wearing a dark hoodie yesterday night. police believe the person most likely responsible is a male and there's concern because what they believe he's doing is pushing these cans up against buildings and cars. they say when you do that, the likelihood someone will get injured in one of these will likely grow. live in berkeley, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> you can watch the surveillance video for yourself on the channel 2 website. you will find it on the home page of ktvu.com. >>> 8:47. an unusual protest against homelessness is happening right now in san francisco. ktvu's kraig debro is with those protesters right now and kraig, what have you been able to find out? >> good morning, dave. yes, it's an unusual protest, in that the protesters are getting a place to live out of it. we've just gotten an inside tour, if you will, of the building which appears to have been a former hotel in i

campus, the south en of the berkeley campus, south of the berkeley campus i should say. and investigators ae increasing patrols t they are asking for the public's hel keep an eye out if you see some suspicious especially a garbage can or dumpster, please let police know. >> the senate will begin voting in half an hour on extending unemployment benefits for millions of americans. today's vote is expected to break a republic filibuster. the bill could put $300 per week in the pockets of jobless americans. >> a construction worker, a school administrator, a payroll clerk, these are the facers, of 99ers, they have exhsted unemployment benefits. >> we are losing everything we have. >> i may lose my home because have no more money. >> they come close to out, as well. they say the time to passn extension of the benefits is now. it's a situation tt has not been seen since the great depression. of the almost 15 million americans out of work, almost half of them are the long term unemployed. >> these are people that paid their taxes and followed the rules and said we're tired of t

campus, the south end of the berkeley campus, south of the berkeley campus i should say. and investigators are increasing patrols but they are asking for the public's help. keep an eye out if you see some suspicious especially a garbage can or dumpster, please let police know. >> the senate will begin voting in half an hour on extending unemployment benefits for millions of americans. today's vote is expected to break a republican filibuster. the bill could put $300 per week in the pockets of jobless americans. >> a construction worker, a school administrator, a payroll clerk, these are the facers, of 99ers, they have exhausted unemployment benefits. >> we are losing everything we have. >> i may lose my home because i have no more money. >> they come close to maximum go out, as well. they say the time to pass an extension of the benefits is now. it's a situation that has not been seen since the great depression. of the almost 15 million americans out of work, almost half of them are the long term unemployed. >> these are people that paid their taxes and followed the rules

. >> he's out at berkeley, jeff? >>> you tell me that all the time and here i am. did you have something to do with today's live shot? >> always, jeff, always. >> i love it. we're getting out and about in the bay area and today the wind is pushing against my face at about 25 miles per hour here at the shores of the berkeley marina and you see the line here? it's actually holding the pressure of that wind on what is an over $5,000 kite back here, all in preparation for the 25th annual berkeley kite festival happening this weekend. guys, let it up! look at this, just for you guys at home, here as nbc bay area, a quick preview. that's one of what will be about 50 large kites out here. it's world famous and world reannounced. with us, tom mccallister. you're the man when it comes to these kiets and these aren't for kids anymore, are they? >> they sure aren't. the kite festival is for kids though. free kite-making. candy drops. skaf ven jer hunt where kids can get autographs from kite celebrities. >> that's great. i was coming out here and i was like, maybe these were l

the other three were thin the boundaries of the berkeley campus.seriously 5tnúyp/ífbk with a knife this morning. this happened on parkland according conquered what appears to be an attempted murder-suicide. the girl told police that a 39 year- old mother will grow up with a knife in hand the girl struggled with her mother was able to break free. the mother then killed herself with that knife. the girl called 91 the girl was taken to hospital she is listed in serious but stable condition. the mother's identity has not been released. >> fog is clinging to the coastline out there this ídço startc$a#eh and fairly quickly similar to what we saw out there last night. 9:00 p.m. spilling into the bay pushing into our inland spots by here is a look at your 7 day around the bay and dense fog and drizzle close to the closecoastline. well, the coast tomorrow but for most other locations to be mostly sunny and cool similar to what we're seeing today. fog tracker for tomorrow morning let's pause this. later in the morning and 't will scaled-back at 9:00 a.m. fo

we're live with investigan >>> breaking news in berkeley.a man found shot to death in his sports car. i'm tom sinkovitz. we're on late because of the giants game tonight. berkeley police are investigating the vicious crime north of ashby avenue. the man was found slumped over steering wheel of his car. we're live in berkeley with the latest and what do police have to go on tonight, stacey? >> reporter: here's what we know. just around 5:00 this afternoon, he came into dispatch. once again malvea street. and just across from this tent city here. police say they found a man slumped over the steering wheel of a red mercedes sports car. police say this man was shot and killed a few blocks from his home. >> we don't believe that this shooting is random. most shootings are associated with some sort of dispute. it can be minor or, from our experience and other agency's experience, 80% have some drug related nexus. we don't know that for sure, but that tends to be the flavor of shootings like this. >> i heard gunfire from the front living room of th

they send students around the world to intern. >> is berkeley teaching any of these things? god for bid, stanford? [laughter]. >> all of the forestry programs. i mean, definitely, we have michael pollen at new york university. we have marian nesum. kelly brown teaching psychology. we have to connect in a way. we sort of imagine this event moving around the country. we'll continue to always have something in san francisco. we want to go to chicago, new york, and new orleans and really bring people to experience different parts of the country to pull us together of a slow food nation. >> because of time, i want to wrap this up. we don't have time to talk about the work you have done in edible schoolyards in new orleans. the slow food nation is going to happen in san francisco this labor weekend. how can people get involved, not only slow food nation, but with also get involved in this whole movement? i want to learn more, i have to know more. is there a book you recommend? a website? a brochure we can pick up or a phone number? >> we do have a brochure. there are lots of broch

this is 13 fires overnight all within a couple blocks of the uc- berkeley campus.e extinguishers we tried to put it out sole we call the police after that. >> his friend scooter was destroyed in the fire which was dangerously close to propane tanks. propane berkeley please what does worry these arson fire can cause serious damage if they continue. >> into the case is the recycling bins were against the building in the building started to get charged with the response from the police department of fire debris was so quick that it was not able to a white the structure. >> and berkeley dave kron 4 news ihw6c2m$k@t6"@cael< mqb,!ry a lt tam cam the fog rolling it over the hills. if you can see breaking up as it was down as low that's what it tends to do that's why sunday in the end of fog along the coast. if the fog will push for inland valley the old through the evening. will see tomorrow morning dance fog and drizzle. 70 and the be closer the coast line and already scaling back. will see overcast conditions in the coast into the afternoon close the sunny elsewhere and

crews had the fire out by 8:45. >>> police rai -- are investigating a drive by shooting in berkeley.an in his 30s was found slumped over the wheel of a car parked near russell not far from the berkeley bowl. police say the shots were fired from a dark gray or maybe blue nissan maxima. the victim's identity has not been released, and there is no word on a motive from the shooting. it was berkeley as third homicide of the year. >>> a community policing strategy has lead to a drop in crime. it is called zone enforcement. that's where officers are deployed to neighborhoods where there has been an increase in crime. in the first six months of the year there was a 10 percent drop in violent crimes compared to the same period last year. property crimes dropped 12 percent, and there was one less homicide. >>> an important change for the bart police department tonight. after a deadly shooting and controversial verdict and the riot that followed everyday citizens will have a say in the way bart police respond and it could improve service and safety. here is abc7's laura anthony. >> today is a

. >>> and tomorrow is a sad anniversary for family and friends of the 3uc berkeley graduates detained in iraq. we hear from family and friends who remember the trio here in the bay area. >> it's just unbelievable that they're still there. >>> san francisco police are hoping the release of this surveillance video of a nummi stabbing will help prevent crimes on the transit system. the camera caught images of a man being kicked before he was stabbed and that led to the arrest of a 50-year-old suspect. well the stabbing occurred just before 10:00 a.m. tuesday near the nummi platform on third street and lasalle avenue. >>> an accident late this morning stabbed traffic. three lanes of i80 were stalled by the accident. the highway patrol says a big rig ded up on top of a car. injuries are minor, all lanes are reopened. >>> gulf coast residents are preparing for what could be the last attempt to stop the gulf well leak. industry experts say even though no more oil appears to be seeping from the well, cementing the well shut will close it permenantly. >>> well this weekend there will be rallie

mosley was graduate of berkeley high. he was days away from his 30th 30th berkeley. >> in san francisco police chief george gascon says the community police strategy has led to a drop in crime. where officers are deployed to neighborhoods where there has been an increase in crime. in the first six months of this year there was a 10 percent of crime compared to last year. property crimes dropped 12% and there was one less homicide. an important change for the bart police department is in place after a deadly shooting at controversial verdict and the riots that followed, every day citizens will have a say and how bart police do their job. its decision that could improve services scientist as well as the transit agency's image. >> today really is historic day for bart. >> with that, bart president announced a citizens oversight commission for the embattled police force. >> we are please that had we're doing an important job of trying to restore public confidence. >> they sponsored the bill that created the commission as a re

. >>> and word in the arrest near the berkeley campus. . >>> it is friday july 23rd. hello everyone. i'm heather holmes and welcome to bay area news at 7:00. nummi says they cost san francisco thousands of dollars. they have nabbed two men allegedly involved in the illegal sale of all-night bus transfers. one of the suspects has worked there for 24 years. our patty lee is live with the city with our live report. >> they say this is a major arrest because it sends a message, but it doesn't solve the problem that dates back decades. > >>at mission and 16th street in san francisco, nummi riders say that illegal of late night bus transfers are every-day occurrences. >> they offer it to you, and hey bus transfer. >> they sell the tickets for the bus, and they just sell it for $1. >> selling what is normally a $2 ticket for $1 might not seem like a big deal, but add up to a loss of thousands of dollars. >> the late night ticket allows you to ride the bus all day. usually when you get a transfer, they rip it off and give you 90 minutes to 2 hours. >> last week they had two a

the other three were within the borders of the berkeley campus.rge majority of calathea reuters 71% of perjury said a new field poll shows that most republicans and people plan on voting in november's elections are also per trace. 80 percent of democrats and others likely to vote for state attorney general and several barbara boxer are pro-choice. 55 percent of republicans and others to plan to vote and hurley. are at least content with current abortion laws. 1400 registered california voters repealed. will news secretary oworld news hillary cn will impose new sanctions sanctions are part of a series of measures to stop the proliferation. the moves are meant to stop illicit activities that help fund the regina and its weapons program. severe flooding in china has killed more than 700 people so far this year officials say the heaviest rain is still to come as typhoon season rolls in. three-quarters of china's provinces have been plagued by flooding. the floods have also caused a $21 billion in damage. jenny's officials are rushing to keep an oil sp

. >>> plus -- >> reporter: fire after fire after fire in berkeley leaving city and personal property charred. 13 13 incidents so far. we have that story live next. >>> it was a bit cooler today. i'm going to have our bay area forecast, i'll talk about more cooling and more fog. presenting the cadillac "summer's best" sales event. a fantastic opportunity to get a great offer on a new cadillac cts sport sedan... ..the most acclaimed vehicle in its class and a car and driver 10 best third year in a row. summer brings out the best in all of us, so now's the perfect time to get behind the wheel of a brand new cadillac. now during cadillac's summer's best sales event... get zero percent apr financing for 72 months or this attractive lease offer on a cts sport sedan. >>> a string of suspicious fires in berkeley grew today to 13. officials are investigating an arson this morning outside a store on telegraph but today's fire, well it might just be the last thanks to surveillance video. debra clemons is live in berkeley with the developments. >> reporter: we're outside of sam's right now and i

first we want to say hi from the berkeley humane society.er back on may 20, you had a devastating fire. what are you going through right now? >> well it's been a transition going from an adoption facility sort of like a rescue group. all of our animals are in foster care. but we haven't stopped our programs. we have wonderful support and food pantry going. helping the community as much as we can. >> tell us how the community can help you 13th bay to barkers. >> on august 1st 9:00 to 1:00 bay to barkers in albany at the racetrack. it's in albany and we have games and prizes and there is so much happening, we have our dog walks and pleasures. >> and lot of money needs to rebuild the facility. >> this is rebuild and save. >> it's this sunday what time? >> 9:00 to 1:00. tell about maria. >> she is about a year and a half old. she is wonderful. you can see is the sweetest dog in the world. >> and hopefully won't let the pit bull mix scare her away. she is at the berkeley humane society. >> thanks for joining us today. "who wants to be a millionai

berkeley police investigators did not believe this was a random shooting. live in the newsroom did occur in kron 4 news. >> fog continues to be a big source close to the coastline this will start to affect the entire bay area over the next couple of days. if our mount tam cam there is really are keeping the school close to the coast terrific did san francisco, 55 of filter and were inland valley will talk about the cool them and tell the fog will stick around coming up just a bit. >> the jacqueline the very latest from downtown walnut creek a live look at the pro johannes mehserle rally that's close to wrapping up right now a group march to the guards stationed the gates were closed briefly but the walnut creek park station now reopen will fall the latest as we have several live reporters on the scene will be right back with kron 4 news at 5 continues. with high-speed internet from at&t, you can connect to the internet at blazing fast speeds. wow, look at that! so you can go online and check out the news, or you can just catch up with old friends -- hey bud

first we want to say hi from the berkeley humane society. you remember back on may 20, you had a devastating fire. what are you going through right now? >> well it's been a transition, going from an adoption facility sort ofike a rescue group. all of our animals e in foster care. but we haven't stopped our programs. we have wonderful support and food pantry going. helping the community as much as we can. >> tell us how the community can help you, 13th bay to barkers. >> on august 1st, 9:00 to 1:00, bay to barkers in albany at the racetrack. it's in albany and we have games and prizes and there is so much happening, we have our dog walks and pleasures. >> and lot of mone needs to rebuild the facility. >> this is rebuild and save. >> it's this sunday, what time? >> 9:00 to 1:00. tell about maria. >> she i about a year and half old. she is wonderful. you can see the sweetest dog in the world. >> and hopefully won't let the pit bull mix scare her away. she is at the berkeley huma society. >> thanks for joining us today. "who wants to be a millio

i have been on the fringes of the free speech movement in berkeley before. i was ascended by the way people gathered and ate. i just thought, there must be a better way. a more delicious way. [laughter]. so i thought, well, i'll open a restaurant and feed my friends and their friends. who knew that this would be something so strikingly different than what was going on out there. >> here we are in the 1970s, is it the fast foodification? mcdonalds? burger king, they'll have it their way? >> i was looking for real food. i was really looking for the green beans that i had in france. you go to the market and couldn't find the green beans. i thought, those weren't the green beans. they didn't taste like the french. i had a passion about flavor. philosophically, i wasn't thinking about where the sustainable farms were. i was looking for taste and ended upright there on the doorstep of the local [inaudible], so it happened organically? [laughter] did you have a lot of choice? was there the network? organic farmers all around? >> closest was frozen. they were hangin

oakland, berkeley in there as well. i san sacramento is your forecast area, not me, just kidding, i do my best for you. too much fog and inland areas will continue to just see slight warming, not a lot as this system moves in, this is going to be a cool pattern. it really decided to move in on monday and tuesday, this whole system should lift out starting after today and tomorrow, we'll see a little bit warmer weather. still, though, cool to warm depending on where you are. low 80s, now, fairfield. not as windy out there as well. fog, sun, warmer friday and saturday. here in lies the rub. it looks like it will be cooler on the coast as we get in on the weekend, but warmer away. >> european stocks are down slightly at this hour, mostly watching for signal from the u.s. economy. overnight, the nikkei jumped and china's bank announced that its economy is unlikely to suffer from a double dip recession. >>> checking in on the numbers, here in the u.s., quite a few earnings reports coming in and a lot of them are not good. sp

of berkeley. this is berkeley's fifth homicide of the year. >>> apple ceo steve jobs took to the stage to explain the antenna problems and a phone fix. he says that we are not perfect but and he apologized but says that the problems with the iphone are overblown and he says that other smart phones are not perfect either. >> reporter: frank, after that press conference wrapped up, people started showing up at apple stores like this one here in san francisco. this was the product that many people were asking about in pleasanton, an eye phone fix that apple will start gig ut for free starting next week. the cover is supposed to go around the iphone 4 and is supposed to stop the problem. if you hold the iphone like, this it can cover up the antenna and it drops the call. that was the same point apple ceo steve jobs made at a rare press conference this morning. >> we are not perfect. >> reporter: jobs says that apple's smart phone competitors are not either. he showed a video of other phones losing som

interstate 80 does look good from richmond into el cerrito and ultimately to berkeley.nimitz freeway looks nice in both directions in oakland. that is light traffic there. no problems on the bridge. 101 and 280 looking good. southbound 101 at 380 a minor crash not causing a big delay. 6:49. here is steve. >> all righty. sal, thank you, good morning. happy friday everybody. looking good away from the coast. by the coast fog and local drizzle this morning, more so than yesterday when we had numerous reports. [ inaudible ] >> -- drizzle. the same this morning and also around the bay oakland right by the caldecott maybe where you are. you can always e-mail me and let me know or tweet me. s p weather. s p weather. there you go -- [ inaudible ] >> -- yesterday, some warmer air -- [ inaudible ] >> -- usually does, burns the fog off sooner but it is still there, so foggy, cool, warm. [ inaudible ] >> -- cool, a good 20 degrees below average. [ inaudible ] >> -- on monday, i think livermore was about 68, now things have warmed up a little bit but still below average. sfo 68, sho

berkeley kite festival going on chavez state park at the berkeley marina.tions in the mid-60s. that's nice. and the humane society silicon valley music and wine festival in milpitas sunday 79 degrees and plenty of sunshine expected. >> good deal. >> going to be a wonderful weekend. >> so how much would you pay for a used pair of dentures? >> zero. >> yeah. >> out of the blue, but here's the -- here are the teeth. >> one guy paid, get this, $23,000. >> for those. >> yeah. >> that's because they used to belong to that guy. a former british prime minister winston churchill. something just a little odd about this. they were bought by a british man who collects churchill memorabilia. >> people who were elvis fanatics, they have winston churchill fanatics. >> the microphone that churchill used to announce the end of

>>> well, it has been a busy morning for berkeley firefighters. we are going to tell you about three overnight fires and how they could be connected to another -- other recent incidents. >> we have a problem in the north bay with several lanes of a major freeway blocked we will tell you more. >> low clouds and fog this morning. we do have a cooler forecast. >> plus a warning, if you plan to take ac transit, we will tell you why bus passengers could face big delays today. the morning news continues. >> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> good morning, thank you for joining us. it is tuesday -- [ inaudible ] >> weather and traffic, mark tamayo is in for steve this morning. good morning. >> good morning. cooler temperatures that is the big weather headline for today and over the next few days. the fog is back in full force, even a few patches inland. in the afternoon skies partly sunny and patchy coastal fog and the cooling trend will continue. no more 90s, afternoon sea breeze will kick in. sal is stand

of berkeley. this is berkeley's fifth homicide of the year. >>> apple ceo steve jobs took to the stage to explain the antenna problems and a phone fix. he says that we are not perfect but and he apologized but says that the problems with the iphone are overblown and he says that other smart phones are not perfect either. >> reporter: frank, after that press conference wrapped up, people started showing up at apple stores like this one here in san francisco. this was the product that many people were asking about in pleasanton, an eye phone fix that apple will start gig ut for free starting next week. the cover is supposed to go around the iphone 4 and is supposed to stop the problem. if you hold the iphone like, this it can cover up the antenna and it drops the call. that was the same point apple ceo steve jobs made at a rare press conference this morning. >> we are not perfect. >> reporter: jobs says that apple's smart phone competitors are not either. he showed a video of other phones losing som

the other three have been inside the uc-berkeley campus.ttering kron 4 takes a look at the mess. >>this is a trash bag full of garbage sitting at the end of the road in pittsburgh, above it a sign that in part reads no dumping. this is a different sign located on kurterpass road in concord, the sign reads $1000 find for littering. and i ask a few people in need news the difference between the littering and dumping? and some seemed a bit puzzled. first off, littering and dumping are similar in one aspect they are both illegal. but they do have differences for example, if you toss one rusty nail out your car window that would be littering. but unloaded bucket of rusting nails, illegal dumping. toss a can of beer on the ground, littering. toss a full can of paint, or containers of motor oil, illegal dumping. if some papers blow about the bed of your truck that would be considered littering, but a mattress illegal dumping. you may get fined if you are caught littering, but if you are caught leaving a couch well that could mean jail time. with a

he was graduate of berkeley high days away from his 30th berkeley. >> san francisco police chief says policing strategy has led to a drop in crime. officers are deployed to neighborhoods where there has been an increase in crime. in the first six months of this year, there was 10% drop in violent crime compared to last year. >>> an important change for the bart police department is now in place. after a deadly shooting a controversial verdict and riots that followed, everyday citizens will have a say in the way bart police do their job. its decision that could improve services and safety as well as the transit agency's image. >> today really is historic day for bart. >> with that, bart president announced the establishment of an oversight commission for the transit agency's embattled police force. >> we are pleased that we're doing an important job of trying to restore public confidence. >> oakland assemblyman sponsored the bill that created the commission. as response to the january 2009 shooting death of unarmed passenger oscar grant. last week they found johannes mehserle guilty of

it's all in preparation for the 20th annual berkeley celebration. the eyeballs are as big as my head, pretty big, i'm told. i want to get out of this one. it's smelling fishy. oh, it is a fish. it's a bird, it's a plane, no it's an octopus. yes, there is something for everyone out here, and the man in charge for this upcoming weekend, we have tom mcallister joining us. and these things are just -- this as you said earlier jaw-dropping. you can see them from the freeway. they're magnificent. >> they're amazing. the okay toe puz are almost 100 feet long, 22 feet across. we're going to fly 25 and set a world record. the most flown anywhere, any time. >> this is a world famed kite festival. 25th in berkeley. you can come out even if you don't have son obviously one of the big ones. you can enjoy the big one but fly your own. >> absolutely. there's free kite making. you don't have to have a kite 1. 1k to 1:00. bring a jacket. there's a candy drop for kids. it's a free event. >> you have to pay for parking to come down here but if you don't wasn't to park

---la cita es en el parque "martin luther king", en el centro civico de "berkeley".oy concluyo la campaÑa "barrida de verano en fisherman's wharf", cuyo objetivo, como su nombre lo indica, fue embellecer y limpiar esta zona tan socorrida por turistas y residentes.---mas de 300 voluntarios recogieron 180 bolsas con mil kilos de basura... ademas, pintaron mas de 20-mil pies cuadrados de propiedad publica que estaba sucia de grafiti.---y eso no es todo... tambien podaron arbustos, plantaron algunos arboles, y de paso arreglaron carteles, postes de luz y paradas de autobus, entre otras cosas.---las labores de

fires all or on near the uc berkeley campus. the most recent one was this morning on telegraph avenue. the first fire was set friday morning in several trash cans. saturday, another trash can fire on parker street. then sunday morning, a port-a-potty was set on fire, anyone be information should call the berkeley police. >>> whooping cough is to blame for the death of another california child. the baby died in los angeles bringing the number of deaths to six, so far. the california department of public health confirmed nearly 1,500 cases have occurred statewide. another possible 700 cases are being investigated. here in the bay area, there's 441 confirmed incidents. marin county has the highest number statewide with 195 cases. whooping cough is highly contagious and the best way to protect your and your family is to get vaccinated. the stayed health department just broadened its recommendations. the list includes anyone 7 and younger who is not yet fully immunized, pregnant women and other people who have contact with pregnant w

to the berkeley curve.still heavy coming at a san leandro here of the 238 interchange. new york rating to fremont. we will pick up speed in the sat down direction before get to milpitas and 800 in the south and direction. i want to take to the bay bridge first, for a look at the westbound ride. sadly traffic did back up in the westbound direction, but drew tells me this all on the upper deck that was the second way back up has been cleared it is out of the way so traffic is getting back to normal on the upper deck but once again we have a backup from the need 0 over crossing in the westbound direction. if thinning sing with the look and directed the creek. we had earlier seen some slowing here for the drive into alamo. but even before they lifted the careful in restriction and 9:00 a.m. in managed to clear its of the out, it is an easier ride for you if you're heading towards pleasanton. darya. >> wildfires are still burning across southern california firefighters are battling a grass fire in road turn town

. >> topping our news this morning investigations are underway in berkeley following three overnight fires and officers believe they may be related to a string of fires in the area recently. claudine wong is on the scene with the latest breaking details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, we are on telegraph avenue. you can see behind me there is not much left of the garbage can. certainly not a big fire but at this point police believe this could be connected to a bigger problem. police told me this morning that this fire is the third fire in this area in just the last three hours. over the last five days authorities have responded to a string of fires in and around the cal campus. if they are connected this one could be number 10. i talked to a berkeley police officer who told me this fire was called in at 3:50 and was put out quickly with no damage to the nearby buildings. here is what this person says he saw. >> i did not see anyone at all, no. the flames had not even come over the sides of the bin yet, so it had to have been a fresh fire. >> so you called 911. >> i ca

there were no new fires reported in berkeley overnight.olice and firefighters continue to search for suspects in a recent rash of arsons. since friday there have been at least 13 suspicious fires just south of the uc campus. mostly in trash cans. the latest was reported around 4:00 yesterday morning on telegraph avenue just a block from campus. surveillance cameras took these pictures. they show two men walking to a trash can in front of a store. you cannot see exactly what happened but flames flare up the moment the two men leave. i hope the two that are in the video, they get caught and something worse happens to them than a night in jail and they go for arson. that is arson, not just a prank. >> authorities say they want to stop the arsons before someone gets hurt. >>> 7:18. an east pail low aloe -- palo alto police detective is facing controversy regarding comets he made on facebook -- comments made on facebook. it has to did with the gun laws. critics showed up and asking he be disciplined. >> putting a person at risk, putting him at

berkeley kite festival at the chavez state park in the berkeley marina saturday. they have kites out there longer than a train. huge! yeah. conditions saturday in the mid- 60s. that's a look at your weather. back up to you. >> thank you. >>> early this morning, a man walked into children's hospital, oakland, with a gun. don knapp is at the hospital with more on what happened. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john. obviously, a very scary situation, you're right. it was a little bit more than two hours ago when that man entered the emergency room with a gun and took a hostage. police responded quickly. they calmed the man down along with the help of the staff at the hospital and arrested the man. watch this video and listen carefully to what the suspect is shouting as they put him under arrest. >> don't shoot me, man, don't shoot me! >> reporter: you may be able to hear the man shouting don't shoot me and, "gave up, i gave up." apparently he shouted that over and over. no shots were fired, indeed no one was hurt. here's oakland police captain darrin allison

here in berkeley passengers complained of buses running lay or not showing up at all. they are late getting to work or one cool. and at least one case it caused a rider to miss a meal at a senior's center. >> the bus that was showed to show up at 11:45 because they serve lunch at noon, it never showed. >> reporter: so you missed your meal? >> oh, yeah, i went hungry today. >> reporter: on busy avenue frustrated drivers said buses were running anywhere from a few minutes to more than an hour late if they showed up. >> i waited at least 45 minutes for a bus. so then i just started walking because i had to be at school at a certain time. >> reporter: there are 1700ac transit union employees. 209 transit workers called in sick monday. 230 tuesday. and about 250 again today. most of them are bus drivers. union workers are angry over a new contract imposed by a judge last friday which led to work rule changes. union leaders say the changes jeopardize public safety. >> i have a bus operator with diabetes. who can't see at night. but he is now forced to work nights. >> reporte

the berkeley kite festival temperatures in the mid-60s in the chavez park.music and wine festival in milpitas, 79 degrees sunday with plenty of sunshine expected. i love you, elizabeth. >> i know. i thought i was controlling just my camera. i'm used to standing where you are. [ laughter ] >> she is like oh!! >> yeah. we can hash it out on monday. [ laughter ] >>> well, it sounds like a punch line straight out of heehaw but experts are actually take a serious look at donkey milling as an option for folks who can't tolerate cow milk. europeans have been drinking it for years. >> reporter: little eleanor is a happy healthy 2-year-old. when she was just 5 months, her parents discovered she was highly allergic to cow's milk and goat's milk. and she refused all other milk substitutes. her desperate mother, an american living in italy, heard about donkey milk. but first she had to persuade herself it could be the solution. >> if it's heard of in europe, you know, it's something that is not absolutely, you know, unthinkable. it's not as bizarre as i thought. >> repo

. >> we have a photographer in berkeley. westbound 80 volumes pick up towards emeryville. but no issues from the carquinez bridge into berkeley. thank you to our photographer out there. not sure who that is but thank you. out to the bay bridge toll plaza, still no metering lights approaching the pay gates. quiet across the span and mass transit is on time. one more camera, foggy but no delays. just tracy with more on the fog turning into sunshine. yesterday morning at the same time we were looking at clear skies for the bay like oakland, even san francisco in the financial district we did have clouds along the marin county coast though. and so for today what does that mean? the fog is moving farther inland to curb our temperatures a bit not as warm lower 60s at the coast today. yesterday near 80. no relief inland 100 degrees in the hottest spots. summertime sizzle. we continue to see hot temperatures saturday and sunday. monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday, more clouds, slight cooldown expected. but it's going to be a hot day today. and a pretty hot weekend, as well. s

there is the cloud cover around richmond and berkeley.ow to mid 50s for you but upper 50s to low 70s from san leandro through castro valley. low 70s around milpitas. to about 77 in los gatos. millbrae, san mateo, mid to upper 60s. 69 in redwood city and low to mid-70s around the southern sections of the peninsula. mid-50s, upper 50s along the coast. downtown san francisco, we'll see a few breaks, low to mid-60s for you. mid-60s around the monterey bay, 57 in watsonville. marlins are taking on the giants at at&t park, temperature about 63 but dropping down to 50 by the time the game ends. low to mid-50s tonight. all of us cloudy and mid to upper 50s for the rest of us. temperatures don't budge much. thursday and friday, temperatures are up five degrees away from the coast and those temperatures will hang around the mid-80s through the weekend. good morning, frances. >> a new stall on dumbarton bridge, we don't know which direction. just a heads up. elsewhere, looking pretty good, life shot 280, highway 17, northbound 280 and that is 17 com

it's now known as the berkeley food and housing project.argest provider of homeless services in the east bay. >> what evolved from a feeding manipulate industry into a program now that does not only provide meals to people in berkeley but also transitions the homeless back in a permanent housing. >> this typical of the clients these days, male, minority, middle-aged. >> i was spending money gambling going to high stakes bingo. >> he was sleeping in shelters. since connecting with it highway has been living in his own apartment for the past ten years. turnaround came when he decided to let case workers handle his veterans benefits. >> i chose for them to manage my money. >> money manage is one of their service. some would say miracle making is another. >> how long have you been looking for her? >> about 25 years and here he is. >> he is the childhood friend of scott and larry, the brothers no longer live in bay area but heard about trinity united methodist church. this is where the food and housing project offer a multiservice center. their

in berkeley abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. and other news, oakland homeowners will be asked not once, but twice to raise their own taxes this fall. the school board voted to put a parcel tax on the november ballot to increase teacher pay following the lead of the police department. abc 7 has more. >> oakland teachers are the lowest paid in all of alameda county. average salary is $54,000. the school district agrees teachers deserve a raise but budget cuts have taken way the possibility. both are now turning to homeowners. >> the parcel tax with sunshine after 10 years is $195 per parcel tax with an exemption for low income residents. >> that is about $16 a month roughly 53 cents per day. if it passes it would fund a 6% salary increase for teachers. lucinda thomas is a kindergarten teacher. >> you know we have a high turnover of teachers leaving because of the low salary. in order to keep the good teachers we have here, we need to invest in oakland by supporting this measure. >> on monday, the city council voted to put a $360 p

mid to upper 70s richmond and berkeley. low 80s around san leandro.undreds all throughout the east bay valleys. even stretching down to morgan hill and gilroy, mid-80s around the monitor lay bay until you get to monterey and carmel in the low 70s. another push of cooling air in the north bay valleys and around the bay with mid on upper 50s. most of the bay, south bay and east bay low to mid-60s. that will push our temperatures near triple digits inland, mid-60s at the coast. look at sunday, mid 90s inland, upper 70s around the bay and near 60 at the coast. monday even cooler. >>> we can't find anything that will slow you down. live shot, 101, 880 interest change in san jose, accident free out of morgan hill and gilroy all the way up the peninsula. we'll show you the 280 and 17, traffic is very light at this point. that is highway 17 across your screen. checking out the ride on the peninsula, live shot of 101 in millbrae. right now, as you make the drive up to san francisco, only 20 minutes. let's head to the north bay, 101 also light. that is lucas va

and 69 in richmond and also berkeley.y temperatures running up into the 70 s and the 80s as we look toward the afternoon. maybe about 91 in fairfield. overlooking the next couple of days, i think the temperatures will start to cool off a few as high pressure will weaken somewhat. that is allowing the temperatures to come down a little bit. and guess what? we will see the numbers headed below normal as we look toward the middle of next week before warming up and looking toward next weekend. >> looking pretty good. >> yes. >> definitely looking pretty good. we were talking about the san francisco marathon and that is on for tomorrow. and the fog and clouds will be a really good thing. >> nice and cool for folks out toward the beaches but by the end of the run you may see a little sunshine. >> that sounds absolutely perfect. >> yes. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> there are some new worries for parents, it is something called eye dosing and being promoted as a drug-free high. and believe it or not they say you can get high from jus

oakland-berkeley mid-50s, livermore-concord in there, palo alto and jose 57 and 58. nothing has changed on these temperatures all week long. low 50s, mid-50s. las vegas is hot, 90, 50s, 60s up and down the coast and a cool july for santa barbara a, santa maria, l, a low clouds and fog. once that fog burns off, warm to hot. so a summertime pattern, sunny and warm. once the fog burns off it is usually gone by 9:00. around the bay 10:00 or 11:00. and then hit and miss. so fog drizzle gives way to sunny to cool to mild to warmer weather but very foggy along the ceft and around 3 bay also right through 3 caldecott be careful. 74 santa cruz, 60s, 70s around the bay then there is your mid- 80s to a couple of upper 80s inland. antioch 80s. next week maybe much warmer, claudine. >> all right. time now is 5:08. coming up on the morning news three uc berkeley hikers are getting ready to mark a somber university in captivity. >> also the november ballot just got longer for oakland voters. we will tell you what the school board decided late last night. >> reporter: good morning.

berkeley is starting. others have if i canned my brain saying how do you do this. i know, if you start this -- don't start this, other people will. >> these are small mom and pop operations. they can make a living with this business. they are not getting rich, but they are able to live a good, middle class living. >> this ordinance would allow for four permits. reportly almost 200 interested party haves said they would be interested in getting one of those four permits. the pharmacists would only be allowed to sell to medical cannabis dispensaries, but some argue that if it is legalized, oakland could be in a good position to lead the industry. as far as the small growing operations, that is where most of this concern is. there is no provision in this ordinance for those hundreds of growers that supply the four dispensary in the oakland, but the city council did promise last night to form late some kind of plan that would deal with the small growing operations before the permits are issued in january. live in oakland, claudine long, ktvu fox 2 news. >> and they hav

as you look toward the east, you can see from the berkeley hills.ack to mount diablo, temperaturesre warming quickly there. clouds hanging on in the north bay and to a lesser extent to the east bay shore but notice how the winds are coming out of the northwest. more indicative of a normal pattern and temperatures will start warming to normal levels. this is where the clouds are thickest. still in the 50s. low to mid-60s until you get to the east bay, especially land areas where we have upper 60s to 75 in anoch. sunshi and already 70 in gilroy. it wl be warmer inland this afternoon as the sea breeze will under cut the warminaround the bay. that will spread around the bay and give us all back to near normal highs on sunday. low pressure pushed through yesterday, it was the nice offsre wind thatught us sunday. the low has moved away and going to open the door for the high pressure. it will keep working its way west and eventually to the coast over the weekend. until it gets here, we'll have tempatures below average in the south bay, with low 70s around

as you look toward the east, you can see from the berkeley hills.ack to mount diablo, temperatures are warming quickly there. clouds hanging on in the north bay and to a lesser extent to the east bay shore but notice how the winds are coming out of the northwest. more indicative of a normal pattern and temperatures will start warming to normal levels. this is where the clouds are thickest. still in the 50s. low to mid-60s until you get to the east bay, especially inland areas where we have upper 60s to 75 in antioch. sunshine and already 70 in gilroy. it will be warmer inland this afternoon as the sea breeze will under cut the warming around the bay. that will spread around the bay and give us all back to near normal highs on sunday. low pressure pushed through yesterday, it was the nice offshore wind that brought us sunday. the low has moved away and going to open the door for the high pressure. it will keep working its way west and eventually to the coast over the weekend. until it gets here, we'll have temperatures below average in the south bay,