reporting live from berkeley kraig debro. >> berkeley police are also investigating a series of street robberies. the two most recent happened near the north berkeley bart station. police say the victims were robbed at gunpoint while getting into their cars. last month police say there were six other armed robberies and that the victims were often distracted by cell phones or ipods. tonight at 7:30 there will be a community meeting at the lutheran church of the cross. >>> we are getting new details about the horrifying dragging death of an antioch woman. lucioiverivera -- lucio riviera is charged with her death. >> she exits the vehicle. you can see the dispute happening. >> police say the store surveillance video clearly shows that horrifying scene as it happened. authorities are not releasing the video because of all the concerns it could effect the trial. this dragging death was one of two homicides in two days in antioch a long with a pair of shootings that injured two men. this comes at the end of a very violent year. antioch reported ten homicides this year. there were five in 20

reporting live in berkeley. i'm cheryl heard, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. >>> also in berkeley, police are searching for an armed man who robbed a mcdonald's restaurant early this morning. the masked man hit an employee over the head when the store was being opened. after demanding cash, he forced four employees back in the restaurant freezer. he ran off, leaving a trail of money behind. police do not think this incident is related to the recent pedestrians robberies. >>> a toddler fell into a fountain at the hyatt regency in san francisco. that boy is in the hospital tonight. the 18-month-old somehow got away from his mom. a security guard is the one who found him at the bottom of a reflecting pool. officers did manage to revive the boy through cpr. a hotel guest tells us what happened after. >> it was really kind of a graphic scene, because when we got here, we were checking in and we could tell it was a small child, and he was become wheeled away by paramedics, but we didn't really know what had

this is in berkeley on virginia street. we also have a pretty serious accident in vallejo on one of the onramps the highway 37 ktvu jade hernandez is there right now. >> reporter: we just learned there were two serious injuries. the tow trucks just arrived. it was called a half hour ago. someone reported this accident shortly after 4:00 this morning. the accident happened on the wilson avenue onramp coming up we'll have more about this accident so please stay tuned. >>> the faa will require the owners of every commercial and privately aircraft to reregister their planes because of a potential security risk. now there are 357,000 planes and helicopters registered in the u.s. but the aviation agency says there is questionable registration on about 119,000 of them. the government said that could lead to terrorists using those planes and attacks on the u.s.. they add the drug traffickers are already taking advantage of the loophole. >>> candice airlines is apologizing after technical problem on the plane put them on hold. the p

. >> more closures close to berkeley this morning. mike is following police activity going o. >> that's right. a chase that starred from over here in oakland. it ended up in berkeley off of the east shore highway off of i-80. that is closed from the university to cedar. use second straight parallel to the highway. it is affected eastbound as you head away from the bridge and up towards university avenue. one lane is closed approaching the scene as well. the police have blocked that off to slow your approach. the commute direction off of the carquinas bridge to the foggy bay bridge. a live shot shows you the cash lanes are starting to build up and the fog and the mist are hovering around. the lights off of the east shore. visibility is an issue. >> 6:01 and new this morning, the final two witnesses are expected at the pretrial hearing. the man stabs accused of raping a teen girl at a homecoming dance. christie smith outside the courthouse in martinez with the emotional testimony will conslud soon. >> sen men are accused, butt involveme

will see berkeley, say, yeah, berkeley, there they go again. but it's an issue. and the extent of this debate is, the extent that it's discussed, is an important thing. >> reporter: manning is only accused, not convicted of leaking any documents as of yet. the city council is going to vote on this resolution by the peace and justice commission next tuesday. but allen, even mayor bates says there are a lot of other important things that they should be discussing such as the huge budget problem. >> i'm sure they will. simon perez in berkeley, thank you. >>> supporters of wikileaks appear to have attacked a credit card industry. cyberattacks shut down both visa and mastercard's websites today. hackers that support wikileaks claimed responsibility for both of those attacks. this is after the company stopped processing donations and payments to wikileaks. credit cards apparently were not affected in this. both sides are now back up and running. >>> the other big story today is our wet weather. it's been a soaker for most of the day. more than an inc

nine people arrested here in berkeley, by berkeley police in a stepped-up effort by the police departmentey did crime analysis, they targeted specific areas, they put more people on the street to look into these crimes. they have arrested nine people and possibly have solved these series of robberies against pedestrians. back to you. >> certainly good news for anxious citizens. >> indeed. >> thank you, mark sayre in berkeley. >>> 5:35. this morning we're learning more about the gunman who opened fire at a school board meeting in florida. 56-year-old clay duke was there complaining about his wife losing her job at the panama city school district. most everyone ran out of the room when duke pulled out a gun including a reporter who left her camera on. >> i saw him come out, spray- paint a big circle with a line or v through it. it wasn't nice. then he said i have a motion for you and like pulled out his gun. >> before the shooting started, one school board member attacked duke with her purse. duke's shots didn't hit anyone. a security guard wounded him and then duke actually turned the gun

, berkeley. reporting live from city hall, i'm alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you, alan. >>> well, julian assange is facing a mute knee within his own ranks. one of his associates split with wikileaks after talking about what assange did with $50,000 of the website's money. he and others formed their own website called open leaks. they say assange's ego is out of control. >> his specific words were "i am the heart and sole of the association. if you have a problem with me you can piss off." >> $50,000 was supposed to go to the defense fund of manning. manning has not received the money. and the air force announced it is blocking the "new york times" website in response to the wikileaks cables. they are one of two dozen that cannot be accessed on any computer. it is to prevent wiki leak documents published on the sites. it does not apply to personal computers. >>> san jose's city council passed california's broadest shopping bag law this evening. it takes affect in 2012, and it will outlaw plastic

westbound traffic just a little sluggish at berkeley.idge toll plaza, backed up to the cash paying lanes back to the parking lot. let's check out the golden gate bridge for you. there's definitely less fog across the bay bridge right now but you'll find some of it as you make your drive across the golden gate bridge and the roads have been slick but we haven't seen too many accidents during the past hour. also there is a rock slide, a mud slide highway 1 north of the beach. partially blocking the northbound lanes and they're going to do traffic control and mass transit a great way to go. all systems reporting no major delays right now. >> frances, thanks a lot. it's 6:39. >> trading is underway on wall street. we'll have a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. we're going to take a live look and the dow is up as you can see just about 14 points. >> plus are you looking to eat less in the key may be imagining more. the curious study that could have you literally thinking more about what you're eating. >> and how do

she joins us from berkeley with details. >> reporter: berkeley police say the victim had left this berkeley b.a.r.t. station. he was walking across the street, he was also talking on his cell phone and that's when a man approached him and robbed him at gunpoint. it was the second gunpoint robbery in berkeley in a week. on december 2nd around 7:00 in the evening another man was robbed near california and lincoln streets. police said he had also walked back to his car after leaving the b.a.r.t. station. >> i had just stopped by the car to make his way home. when the suspect pointed the handgun at him and demanded his computer bag, his keys and cell phone. >> reporter: these latest incidents come in the heels of six other robberies in north berkeley last month. most of them farther away from the b.a.r.t. station. police have not made any arrests and have only vague descriptions of the suspect. >> we have already decided we're going to do things differently. >> reporter: this group of people have decided to meet after work and walk together to their vehicles. several victims were talking on the

will see berkeley and say, ah, berkeley there they go again.ut it's an issue. and the extent of this debate is the extent that it's discussed is an important thing. >> reporter: it's important to point out that manning has only been charged. he hasn't been convicted of anything. the city council is supposed to vote on the resolution next tuesday. >> thank you, simon perez in berkeley. >>> president obama's deal with republicans over tax cuts and unemployment benefits is not going down well with members of his own party. the compromise deal could go to the senate as soon as tomorrow. joel brown reports some democrats say they are raring up for a fight. >> reporter: president obama sat down with poland's president this morning but reporters pushed him again on the tax deal reached with republicans. >> this is going to boost the economy. it is going to grow the economy. it is going to increase the likelihood that we can drive down the unemployment rate. >> reporter: but many democrats aren't buying that argument. >> i don't think that the presiden

she joins us from berkeley with details. >> reporter: berkeley police say the victim had left this berkeley b.a.r.t. station. he was walking across the street, he was also talking on his cell phone and that's when a man approached him and robbed him at gunpoint. it was the second gunpoint robbery in berkeley in a week. on december 2nd around 7:00 in the evening another man was robbed near california and lincoln streets. police said he had also walked back to his car after leaving the b.a.r.t. station. >> i had just stopped by the car to make his way home. when the suspect pointed the handgun at him and demanded his computer bag, his keys and cell phone. >> reporter: these latest incidents come in the heels of six other robberies in north berkeley last month. most of them farther away from the b.a.r.t. station. police have not made any arrests and have only vague descriptions of the suspect. >> we have already decided we're going to do things differently. >> reporter: this group of people have decided to meet after work and walk together to their vehicles. several victims were talking on the

mark sayre is in berkeley this morning.rstand one of the suspects may have ties to a number of pedestrian attacks in the past month. >> reporter: sydnie, police are definitely looking at that possibility this morning. unfortunately, at this point, police are not releasing the names or the photos of the nine people that they have in custody saying to do so at this point would compromise their ongoing investigation. but they believe at least one of those may be connected it that series of pedestrian robberies. it was late november you may recall that berkeley police released information on this series of pedestrian robberies in the area north of university avenue. of course, one of those or several of those actually occurred right near the north berkeley bart station and in those cases an armed man would approach the pedestrians and demand phones, wallets and other small personal items before fleeing on foot. so of the nine people that they have arrested in this sweep, one of them was actually caught after a robbery leaving t

just drove through berkeley with no major problems. you can see traffic looks okay at the bay bridge toll plaza with no major problems as you get on to the bridge. a little bit wet out there in some of the areas. northbound and southbound so you will see that the traffic is going to be effected by the wet weather. 5:30 let's go back to the desk. >>> we are learning new details about the horrifying drags death of an antioch woman. 51-year-old lou via is behind bars. investigators say he has confessed to the gruesome killing of shelly baker early yesterday morning. they say dragged the homeless woman to her death following a heated argument. >> she exits the vehicle you can see the dispute happening and it looks like some of her property is being pulled or thrown out of the vehicle. >> police say is a store surveillance video shows the horrifying scene unfold but authorities are not releasing the video due to concerns it will effect the trial. this dragging death was one of two homicides in two days. the latest crimes at the end of a ver

when it berkeley going to grow up? >> i'm not from the '60s, i'm not wearing a beard. >> this is real lives at stake, people dying. >> those against giving the national intelligence time in berkeley after his hearing got heated in the state. he has endangered oufr troops. because his country can get it out. one man decided to show the truth because he did this with the the iron. this is the legislation that ended up before the berkeley city council. it praisa helicopter crew is gu down 11 men in baghdad and iraq. >> we've given a lot of attention to the woman who put her number back in the box to retain coverage. >> they decided to taylor the legislation. he i am ma so mazing why i dinh ca call, to raise money for the goens new at 11:00. hysterical moments captured on video as agents show up in what might be called the police disturbing. >> a florida boardroom camera enters. ez over his wife's recent layoff from the panama city hit the wall. and the parent reference to the throw the hand. you then see a board member wa

that's what the berkeley city council is trying to decide.are considering whether or not to declare their support for army private bradley manning. the council will vote next tuesday on a resolution that calls him a hero and says he should be freed from jail. >>> coming up, the new teen drug trend has some kids raiding kitchen cabinets. plus, lost john lennon tapes for the first time hearing what the former beatle was thinking just days before he died. >>> well, today pretty much a washout so far. we still have some rain showers moving into the bay area. coming up, we'll take a look at your seven-day forecast. this is not the only wet day this week. we'll take a look at the next couple of days in just a few moments. in the meantime, we'll take a little commercial break and we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,, honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, oka

uc berkeley police officers caught 41% more bikers this semester. cal does not see any of the proceeds. the money goes to the city, county, and state coppers. they have started a facebook called bike busters. we will have more on that coming up for you during the ktvu morning news this morning. reporting live from berkeley jade hernandez. >>> let's see what is happening in the commute. sal knows everything. good morning. >> good morning, dave. we have an unusual crash in san francisco. it just happened awhile ago. northbound 280 there is a small crash reported a few minutes ago. it looks like they made it to the shoulder. this mornings commute on westbound 80 getting out to the mccarthur maze that traffic is moving a long pretty well. no problems driving to the toll plaza. if you get to the toll plaza the traffic is light. it continues to look good getting up to highway 10:. and this mornings commute on northbound 280 that traffic is moving pretty well. let's say hi to steve. >>> thank you very much. high clouds low fog and clouds. a lot of low clou

theresa garcia is live in the berkeley police department with more. >> this was certainly a bold and violent crime with one of the mcdonald's employees struck in the head. in fact, this is the ninth in a recent series of crimes here. but this is the only one involving a business. and in this latest one, at least police had a trail of evidence to follow. >> this morning crime scene officers were busy picking up one to $20 bills and even coins from a back alleyway and street behind this north berkeley mcdonald's. this trail of cash marks the getaway of an armed robber who held up the san pablo restaurant during the predawn hours. shortly after opening at 5 a.m. a man confronted an employee at the side door, struck him in the head and went inside masked and armed with a gun to rob cash. no customers were involved but they ordered the employees to go inside a freezer room and stay there until he left. they came out and called the police for help. the restaurant stayed shut taking evidence and seeing what video may have captured. it's the bold crime in the 9th within the last month. the m

your travel times with an 18-minute drive down to the berkeley curve. highway 24 no problems and 580 and 880 moving nicely through oakland and northbound. a live look at the toll plaza shows not a lot going on. one car moving over from the carpool lane. don't do that. if you get into the wrong lane, proceed through the area. the crew will understand as you make your explanation to them. that person was able to get out of the lane without any incident. back to you. >> coming up, the senate is getting ready to vote on a bill that could affect how much you pay in taxes the first of the year. we will take a look at if that will pass. >>> a former world series mvp in the east bay. which slugger could be close to signing with the a's. a live look outside taking a peek at the bay bridge. we will update the forecast in a few. that's going to go right in your glove. ohhh. oh. see that? great job. ok, now let's get ready for the ball... here it comes... here you go. good catch. perfect! alright now for the best part. let's see your pour. ohhh...let's get those in

now the berkeley city council will vote on the resolution next tuesday. reporting live in berkeley, marla taez for nbc bay area news. >>> now an update to breaking news we brought to you at 5:00. a toddler barely alive after falling into a reflective pool at the hyatt regency in san francisco. an alert security guard spotted the boy during the frantic search for him but did he get there in time? cheryl hurd is live outside the hyatt with more on the boy's condition. >> reporter: well, police are telling me tonight that that boy is hanging on at a local hospital. it all began here at the hyatt regency hotel at about 1:22 this afternoon. that's when police tell me they got the call. a mom and her two children taking a look at the holiday display here at the hotel. she had two children with her, a boy and a girl. we are told that they are both 18 months old. now, the boy somehow got away from her. she started searching and immediately contacted authorities here at the hotel. police were called in as well. an alert security guard noticed the boy at the bottom

>>> uc berkeley bicyclists launched a campaign about outrageous police behavior. that's all ahead on the morning news. >>> well good morning to you. welcome to monday december 13th i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. weather feels pretty nice. let's check in with steve. >> well for some maybe. for others it's like where is the sun? another very cloudy day for many. monterey we were in the 70s. east knot east wind brings that wind back in. 50s and 60s for your temps. big changes for the end of the week. we'll have more of that later on. here is sal. >>> if you are driving on the san mateo bridge any time soon it should be a nice drive. also this morning we are look at northbound 101 san francisco, that traffic is light. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. topping our news this morning a vacaville teenager and toddler brother remain in critical condition following a horrifying attack. the attack happened while the children were home alone and sound asleep. tara moriarty joins us from vacaville. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, pam.

theresa garcia is live in the berkeley police department with more. >> this was rtainly a bold and aiolent crime with one of the mcdonald's employe struck in the head. in fact, this is the ninth in a recent series of crimes here. but this is the only one involving a business. and in this latest one, at least police had a trail of evidence to follow. >> this morning crime scene officers were busy picking up one to $20 bills and even coins from back alleyway and street behind this north berkeley mcdonald's. thisrail of cash marks the getaway of an armed robr who held up the san pablo restaurant during the predawn hours. shortly after opening 5 a.m. a man confronted an employee at the si door, struck him in the head and went inside masked and armed with a gun to rob cash. no customers we involved but they orded the employees to go inside a freezer room and stay there until he left. they came out and called the police for help. the restrant stayed shut taking evidence and seeing what video may have captured. it's the bold crime in the 9th within the last month. the mcdonald's are not con

them at the north berkeley b.a.r.t. station, following them home in the neighborhood where he strikes in the dark. paula hollowwell is afraid to walk in north berkeley. she is not alone. dozens of her neighbors pack a community meeting to learn more about a robbery spree. berkeley police say one man has people in less than a month. police say he is working alone and has a getaway car. >> in a few cases some of the cars that were stolen were used in a way that it would be -- make sense someone was in a car. >> reporter: tired of living in fear hollowwelle and her neighbors want to help police catch him. >> we are talking about putting a webcam in my living room. >> reporter: police are telling rattled residents to put their phones and ipods away when they walk so they can see who is around them. they can't see it is so dark. >> our lighting is dim or nonexistent. we are very concerned we are not feeling safe. >> reporter: one robbery was carried out, regular dog walkers agree lights would improve safety. >> in this area

uc berkeley doesn't see any of the proceeds. the money goes straight to the city, council and state coffers. students are upset about the ticket and they've started a facebook page called bike b usters. this calls angry students a place to vent. a berkeley city council man plans to meet with the police department and that council is thinking about introducing legislation to better synchronize like lanes with the university. riding through the main c orridor, that can actually get you a ticket if you do that. it's $220. it's bun of the frustrations that students have had but the u.s. berkeley police officer told me the biggest problems -- the biggest problem he sees, they use a handrail. when they do that, it can cause some safety issues and he says he will give a ticket if he sees any of the problem. for now they are gonna stay away from issuing any citations until they can figure out an answer to this dispute. reporting live in berkeley, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 7:06. sanmateo county leaders are re

we're trying to get ahold of berkeley pd for more details. reporting live from berkeley, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 n ews. >>> a store security camera may provide some very critical clues in the dragging death of an antioch woman. the 51-year-old woman is behind bars in the contra costa county jail. investigators say he's con physicalled to the gruesome k illing of shelley baker -- shelley baker early yesterday morning. they say he intentionally d ragged the homeless woman to her death after a heated argument inside his pickup t ruck. >> she exits the vehicle. you can see the dispute h appening. it looks like some of her property is being either pulled or thrown out of the vehicle. police say store surveillance video clearly shows that h orrifying scene as it happened but authorities are not release the video because of concerns that could affect the trial. this very same man -- >>> and later on, antioch's m ayor plans to meet with police and community leaders to talk about a disturbing rise in violent crime. yesterday's dragging death was o

when is berkeley going to grow up? >> i'm not from the '60s, i'm not wearing beads, i don't really have much of a beard. this isn't about silly stereotypes that you hear on the michael savage show. this is about real wars with real lives at stake, real people dying. >> reporter: those for and against the resolution to give army intelligence analyst bradley manning hero status for allegedly releasing classified information to wikileaks got heated. >> if he has done what he's accused of doing, he has endangered his fellow troops. >> this city can't get its act together because this country is broke because of these wars. one man, one man dared to show the truth behind what's going on. he did this for us and for this nation. >> reporter: a volunteer organization, the peace and justice commission, came up with the legislation that ended up before the berkeley city council. it praises manning for exposing war crimes by allegedly leaking a 2007 video of a laughing u.s. apache helicopter crew gunning down 11 men in baghdad an

it appears berkeley's new party parole is paying off. this is the latest effort to crack down on wild parties around the cal campus. back in august, two patrol cars with a uc police officer and a berkeley police officer started patrolling the streets near the campus. since then, the police say there's been a dramatic drop in both street violent crime and animal house type parties. >>> 7:19. today is the 69th anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor ap the death of almost 2 500 americans. survivors are now elderly and their numbers are dwindling. last night, members of the pearl harbor association voted whether to disband the group but they voted to keep it open. members will attend a ceremony on top of mount diablo. this is the 47th year that survivors will gather to share their stories. survivors will pay tribute to four members of the mount diablo chapter who died last summer. >>> well, the results from a news survey from consumer reports won't surprise a lot of iphone users. >>> santa claus at a local m acy's been fired just

we are live in berkeley this morning. that's why the pacific foundation the building located on the corner decided to be one of the first across the country to run an hour long news show produced by the alga sere network on their radio station. it's being described as thought provoking. about a month ago pacifica radio dismissed the entire staff of their morning show. employees' shock turned to rage then protest. the laid off workers locked themselves into the studio claiming management failed to find an alternative to the cuts. as for the network, it has up until this point only aired its radio stations through satellite subscription. but january this program will eventually air on a 150 pacifica stations. since aljazeer began regularly broadcast videos and other messages from al qaeda some view it suspiciously. after contacting the radio station this morning but have yet to hear back. we'll continue to follow the story throughout the morning. live in berkeley this morning, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time n

dan, what's going on at berkeley? ready to call bradley manning a hero. >> you know, it's interesting. this is right berkeley's wheel house. they have a history of getting involved in controversial, international issues. this was a resolution that came out of a commission called the peace and justice commission. a guy named bob yola says that pfc manning should be a hero, so they had this very lengthy debate at the commission. it passed by a 7-3 vote, so now, it goes to the city council. the conventional wisdom here is that this is going to be voted no by the city council because for a couple of reason, but chiefly, among them, is that at this point, these are just allegations against pfc manning. he's not con vicked of doing anything, but there is a sense that if he did leak these documents, that in the eyes of many at berkeley, he should be labeled a hero. >> the no may not be they don't want to do it. it may be they have to get more information, but this is not entirely unusual to berkeley. this is a city used to m

they are from uc berkeley. live in oakland, christie smig today in the bay. >> thanks so much, christie. >>. >> we have information about a rash of robberies hitting places in berkeley where people love to go out for fun. the latest incident happened not far from the bart station at hurst and martin luther king. earlier incidents happened around the gourmet ghetto. robbers are using weapons and taking valuables from people on foot. the councilwoman is hosting so people can get informed. >> we have e-mail trees buzzing back and forth. i expect tomorrow people will have a lot of questions, but they want to know what the strategy is and want to be participants and be there with the police to help. >> the meeting will take place at the lutheran church in the 17 human helped block of university avenue at 7:00 tonight. >> san jose police are putting the brakes on a policy expected to stop impounding cars when unlicensed drivers are pulled over for minor traffic violations. instead police are considering letting a lic

berkeley, late fall. um -- this is from forest hamer who is a bay area poet who wrote berkeley late spring. this is berkeley late fall. i have been browsing the peet ree section had come to lose the unconcern but persistant rain that followed me in as a trail of damp shoe prints and dripping conscientious hacompanied to a solitude. i ran my right index if anything are across each spine flesh going along volume and groove. imagine the book seller anding by to fold and flatten we down to on an oblong shape and reshelf me into an americay sandwich between the t's and v's stacked up along the unexpected and unknown. i notice that the pe ems i imagine crowding around you were the unquieted the unrequited. distant citizens far from the disposition of the safety of s's the determinant d's and resultant r's where the poems are make believe. unlike the bumpy organic one i find myself wandering into. this one is about the moon. mabel and maureen. the moon regrets it's father's avd vise, take the night shift. [laugh

. >>> berkeley police are looking for a masked gunman who robbed mcdonald's around 5:30. the gunman hit one worker in the head with a pistol and forced him to hand over cash. he ordered the worker and three others into a walk-in refrigerator. he left in such a hurry that he left a trail of money on the ground. >>> antioch police are meeting with city leaders to combat a recent surge in crime. two homicides and two shootings have happened in the past two days. it comes as budget cuts force to police positions vacant. they are paying overtime to others to maintain a 24 hour presence on the street. >>> within the last half hour the house of representatives narrowed the measure known as the dream act which would legalize undocumented residents brought to the u.s. as children. >> these are people that we need for the future of america. they are fighters. they never give up. they are determined to be part of this great nation. >> it would allow undocumented students to apply for residency that came to the u.s. when they were 15 or younger and graduated from high school. the hou

berkeley schools pretty high too at about 27%. followed by emeryville schools, which are around 25%. that's the latest from here. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the east bay." >>> the warriors back on the court tonight against san antonio. the game starts at 5:30. they lost a close one in dallas last night. stef curry scored 21 points, david lee had 20 but the mavericks win, 100-105. >>> nothing to eat, injured and lost. what kept a woman going while lost in the santa cruz mountains. we'll talk about that coming up in just a bit. >>> plus family and friends of elizabeth edwards talk about their loss. what they're learning through her trials. brent is coming up on the back side of this break. y family to , and i come from a family of six kids, so it's very special. i have an 11-year-old son, and he always tells me, "mom, why didn't you finish when you were supposed to?" i'm like, well, life happens, but i'm doing it now. [ announcer ] ramona lopez. ♪ [ ramona ] it really helped me manage all aspects of my life

really cool story out of berkeley. mckooefr has been selected the first ever woman to coach the women's swim team. this is a very well deserved position with team usa. she's coached six women to make the u.s. team plus 11 others representing other countries. the standout is natalie coughlin who is likely making 2012 her final olympics. really a nice honor for cal, but especially a solid move for team usa. >> it didn't quite go as planned, but the falcon rocket returned today. the man behind spaceex is elan musk. the falcon 9 is expected to pick up the slack in space travel after nasa retires the last space shuttle. the capsule is capable of carrying people, but did not today. >>> credit card giant visa is the latest target of operation payback. visa.com was forced off line today by a coordinated attack from hackers. it's reportedly revenge for companies that pulled support for wikileaks and its jailed founder. >> internet hackers from operation mayback claimed responsibility for causing severe technological problems fo

it's all around town not just near the north berkeley bart station.of their surroundings and not to talk on their cell phone at night. reporting in berkeley kate thompson kron 4 news. >> skies really cleared out this afternoon that will lead to very chilly conditions over night. if you will notice warmer, drier air building in and to northern california the north that will pack a powerful punch this weekend let's talk about our current conditions temperatures cooling off quite rapidly this evening. 46 redwood city, 46 half moon bay, 48 fairfield and 48 in antioch as well. if temperatures will cool rapidly into the overnight hours. dipping down into the 30's. to 32 degrees in napa, 31 in santa rosa and were also going to be seeing fog and frost wrote the bay area terry said temperatures in oakland and san francisco little warmer at 41 and 43 degrees but still very much on the cooler side toward a glance cold start with fog and frost. increasing cloud cover through the afternoon is our next door approaches. by 3:00 p.m. mostly cloudy and cool conditions

everyone if that express may have no consequences outside berkeley. >> reporter: so in the end the berkeley city council voted to table the issue saying it didn't have enough information to decide whether or not the alleged wiki leak leaker is a hero and it's not sure the it'll come up again. >>> in london today, a judge ordered the founder of wiki leaks released from jail. the battle over whether or not that will happen and how assange will face charges here in the u.s. >>> the family of a soldier is mourning tonight. simenetta was just 21 years old. most recently the soldier had lived in -- with his wife. the oh soldiers that died with simonetta ranged in age from 20 to 25. >>> 32-year-old jeffrey easley waived extra extradition today. >>> it's a process of elimination as investigators try to pinpoint the cause of the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. the latest findings were revealed today in the new report of the transportation safety board. as ken pritchett explains today, that report raises questions. >> what caused that pg & e pipeline to explode? jackie spears says the ntsb updat

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everyone if that express may have no consequences outside berkeley. >> reporter: so in the end the berkeley city council voted to table the issue saying it didn't have enough information to decide whether or not the alleged wiki leak leaker is a hero and it's not sure the it'll come up again. >>> in london today, a judge ordered the founder of wiki leaks released from jail. the battle over whether or not that will happen and how assange will face charges here in the u.s. >>> the family of a soldier is mourning tonight. simenetta was just 21 years old. most recently the soldier had lived in -- with his wife. the oh soldiers that died with simonetta ranged in age from 20 to 25. >>> 32-year-old jeffrey easley waived extra extradition today. >>> it's a process of elimination as investigators try to pinpoint the cause of the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. the latest findings were revealed today in the new report of the transportation safety board. as ken pritchett explains today, that report raises questions. >> what caused that pg & e pipeline to explode? jackie spears says the ntsb updat

why it's up to the berkeley city council to decide. coming up in a live report. >> in los alto, parents may no longer have to fill the pesky prescriptions for flouride tablets or drops. >>> we will take a look at the layoffs hitting the bay area this close to christmas. >>> a big mac attack. the latest on the mcdonald's security breech that means your personal information could be in the hans of hackers. . >> do christmas songs give you the chills? if so it could be a clue to your personality. >> be careful before you head out the door. mike will get you around the commute and we will see when the rain will end this tuesday december 14th, today in the bay. >>> good morning to you. 6:01 right now. >> the hour by hour forecast and it's beginning to come down and spread throughout the bay area. >> most of the commute now being affected by the rain. let's show you the temperatures. with the clouds and the raindrops flying, heading through lunchtime at 2:00 and 3:00, 50s for highs and the numbers are not changing a lot. changing minute to m

the city of berkeley saw a wave of robberies that started in september. nine people have been arrested. >> some of it is luck, as you know. but some of it is that we were focusing in the areas where they were likely to happen, and we were able to make some arrests and some stops. >> berkeley is unique because it's a small city wedged between big cities. but the numbers here tell a different story. overall, violent crime is down compared to last year despite the recent stick-up robberies. still, police say people should be aware of their surroundings. >> you know you walk in by yourself and you just don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: some police officials are blaming the recent spike in violent crime in smaller cities to recent police cutbacks. reporting live in berkeley, i'm cheryl heard, nbc bay area news. >>> i'm chief meteorologistin jf baneri. we're tracking temperatures across the east bay where temperatures are already dropping to the low 30s, and our very wet weekend is shaping up. i'll have details for you coming up in minutes. >> the

the latest happened not far from the north berkeley bart station at hurst and martin luther king. earlier incidents happened around the gourmet ghetto. neighbors certainly are on alert. >> someone posted a sign on the telephone pole outside the house saying there has been robberies in the neighborhood. >> that's one reason why berkeley residents are on alert. some people on foot are being robbed at gunpoint in the north berkeley area. >> no reason to panic. we often out for ourselves and our neighbors. >> eyes open for people committing a crime of opportunity, one of the latest happened at martin luther king and hurst avenue. one of the first happened on actor and cedar in september. >> we are used to property crimes, but not with weapons. >> the city councilwoman said that's what police are dealing with these days. the community wants to fight back. >> we have trees that are buzzing back and forth. i expect people will have a lot of questions and they want a lot of details and they also want to know the strategy and they want to be participants and be there to help. >> one way to

towards oakland, light rain towards berkeley and north to highway 4. a bit of a break and you can seat rain lifting off towards fairfield. we will be in and out of the rain at times burning breezy towards the afternoon and all the specific moisture on the bay area. we will be stuck in the pattern for a while. it will be chilly from areas south, a few mid 50s and notice the temperatures into contra costa and solano counties. high temperatures only in the 40s. we will talk more about the weekend forecast and the heavy rain in a few minutes. >> woor we say welcome back to mike and just in time. >> rainy days especially. rainy days and mondays. friday and the san mateo bridge. a live look shows you the view from the east bay camera. as folks are coming over, the headlights are very blury and tough to see the tail lights because of the moisture in the air. a look at the sensors in the area. the castro valley y shows the 20. likely the rain playing with the sensors. i'm here to sort it out for you. low speeds across the bridge. there is construction on the d

in berkeley, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> it gives a whole new meaning to baby's first picture. coming up the special delivery that could make childbirth safer for babies and moms. >>> ho ho ho! >> that naughty santa gets the last laugh. we'll see why being bad is really paying off. >> talk about being naughty. there she goes. a reindeer running wild through the streets of california. how this cowboy came to the rescue. ,,,,,, litninstro. rizo4g l. le t airn thmostadncedg neok the state wants to sell 11 buildings to a group of private investors. the price: 2- point-3 billion dollars. >>> the sale of 11 state buildings to be sold throughout california can move forward. the state wants to sell them to a group of private investors and the price would be $2.3 billion. the state would lease them back. the two top officials sued to say it was stealing money from from taxpayers. the judge said it's not a waste of funds and doesn't violate the state law. more than $1 billion will contribute to closing the state's budget gap. >>> the closed for business sign is going up in one city in th

. >> and why is the city of berkeley getting involved with this popular friday night get together? >> and san francisco's controversial fit by law took affect, but it is not being enforced just yet. and then late other "nightline." >> carolyn and larry, coming up next on "nightline" we will take you to alaska for a rare one on one with sarah palin. robin roberts has the possible contender, her poll numbers anananananananananananananananan >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> a supper club in berkeley is going on hiatus. they hope to start up in february. that's if issues can be resolved. since memorial day, a growing crowd has flocked this north berkeley home for barbecue and jazz music. 200 people attend every friday, but the city of berkeley issued a notice of violation saying the gathering lacks proper permits. tonight the organizer grudgingly moved it away from the sidewalk and indoors. >> if you are in the back and if everybody is in the back, no one is in the front. then it is not inviting to the neighborhood. it becomes a private party. >> othe

. >> paula is a frayed to walk in north berkeley. she's not alone. dozens of neighbors pack the area. >> we don't know there two suspects. >> one man pulled a gun and robbed five people in less than a month. police said he worked alone and has a get away car. >> some of the cars that were stolen were used in a way that it would be making sense someone was in a car. >> i want to help police cav him. >> we are talking about putting a web cam. the last hold up happened in front of my house. >> they are telling people to see who is around them, but many can't because it's so dark. >> our light suggest extremely dim or non-exist ept and we are concerned we are not feeling safe. >> where one robbery was carried out, regular dog-walkers agree lights would improve safety. >> in this area, there is a lot of trees to hide people. down there, there is not tons of light either. >> i don't think the way he is behaving. >> police are stepping up uniform and under cover patrols and all these residents are ready to report anything unusual. today in

more rain will arrive on wednesday. >> i am dalian for berkeley.a lot of last-minute shoppers here in fact, they weren't shopping up until 5:00 when a lot of this doors were shut down. in fact we still have a list if you are not done with you do not choices because here at berkeley on the fourth street, is a popular shopping center. only a few stores are left that are open until 7:00 p.m.. you have 30 beds left. in fact toys r us will be closing at 9:00 p.m.. you have a couple more hours for the procrastinators. >> it was at busy christmas eve at this boutique in berkeley. some shoppers were looking for last-minute gifts and that is good news for stored arms. >> it has been our best year ever. we have been thrilled. everybody is happy. customers love it. >> she noticed more people are willing to spend this year. other businesses and berkeley have also seen increases in foot traffic. the national retail federation says this holiday season should be a solid one for retailers. they forecast that 2.4% increase in retail sales compared to last. that is

there is a store we're falling at a berkeley with a police chase. it was a serious crash and will trend is there right now the details. >> well, the scene is still here. the car is right on my knee and has been pushed back just a little bit but i got up there while i could it and got some close shots. this is what you are shy of 5:45 a.m. and you can see the white honda civic just wrapped around a tree and according to my sources they say that this started in oakland and they are the lead agency in this, this is a stolen car and of course according to my sources 8 and 4 shall i started off with the salts with a deadly weapon on a police officer. i'm not sure if a gun was used or if the weapon was the car itself. we do not know at this time if the officers injured but it led to this perceived that went on for several minutes and ended here in berkeley. the suspect because the impact was so hard and the car was rapped over the tree the fire department had to come out here and use the jaws of life just to take him out of the car roughly 25 to 30 minute