. >> uc berkeley students returned to campus today. we'll tell you the good news they learned today despite the university's financial issue. >>> crews have put out a raging tanker fire in placer county and residents are returning home today. the fire burned itself out before midnight last night and crews lit up the tank to burn off remaining vapors. people were evacuated, including 6000 students who missed the first day of class >> it's not clear how it caught fire. >> we now know the names of two men suspected of trying to rob an armored car yesterday morning in pinole. investigators say that police shot and killed pierre daniel and wounded his brother freddie after they tried to hold up a loomis truck outside a wells fargo. officers took freddie daniel into custody at a hospital where they say he went to seek treatment. now, police santa rosa wants to know if the two men were the men who took the armored car company in august 11th. police won't say how much money those teaches got away with. the hassani campbell case will be feature

the uc berkeley graduates imprisoned learn their prison sentences overnight. a person is killed in richmond in a hit-and-run. what was discovered near the scene that may be tied to the investigation. and after a week of dramatic swings, why more volatility is expected on wall street in the week ahead. >>> good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, august 20th. thank you for waking up with us. let's go to rosemary for a look at the weekend forecast. rosemary. >> good morning to you! a similar start to the day, but for the afternoon our highs are expected to slip once again. we have a trough right off our coastline that is bringing in a little bit of a thicker marine layer this morning. clouds and fog, even a little drizzle along the coastline this morning. and for the afternoon, temperatures will fall once again from 3 to 6 degrees. we'll look at what we can expect coming up in just a few moments. >>> we have breaking news this morning. just about 30 minutes ago, we learned that two uc berkeley graduates still detained in iran have each been sentenc

terry mcsweeney is live in berkeley. the most important reaction will be on wall street. >> reporter: wall street, we'll find out what they are thinking in half an hour. overnight trading, stock down about 5%. most of the speculation why he is stepping down centers around his medical condition. he is a cancer survivor. he had a liver transplant in 2009. he says in his resignation letter he has always said when the time came, he couldn't fulfill the duties of ceo he would step down. then he goes on to say, quote, unfortunately that day has come. that is why there is speculation about his health. take a look at the man that made apple what it is today. number one tech company in the world. a man called a modern day thomas edison and greatest leader the tech industry has ever known. has been a health issue but we'll find out that later. the new boss is the former chief operating officer for apple, man who took over as ceo during a leave of absence by jobs. new chief is tim cook. what will apple look like with cook in. >> co

tech anily you recollectc berkeley is about $60 million in the hole.yet the campus has enough money in serves to fill the cap for the next two years. uc berkeley is asking some of the country's largest foundation to help some students. a new state law allows public colleges and universities to offer private scholarships to students who came to the u.s. illegally. president obama supports laws lawing them to scene tool and become illegal immigrants. >> it was incredibly difficult for members of our community to feel like they could call the police without fear of other kinds of repercussions. >> san moe say police still incest they played a major role. >>> today a state assembly meeting will vote on a bill to adate of birthish the death penalty here in california. hancock calls the death penalty policy in california a failure. he says the state is spending hundreds of millions dollars a year to keep more than 700 inmates on debt row. >>> an aftershock rattled virginia late last night. engineers have spotted some more earthquake walks in the washington m

>>> right now at 5:00, the two uc berkeley graduates that have been detained in iran for the last two years have learned their fate. how the judge ruled. >>> san jose state students are arrive i arriving for the fall semester. >>> and why napa may soon be known for more than its wine. the news at 5:00 starts right now 37. >>> good evening, i'm diane dwyer. two uc berkeley graduates being held in iran for two years finally learned their fwat today. the judge sentenced shane bauer and josh if a tall to eight years in prison in iran. they were hiking when they crossed the border. there is still the possibility the two could be released in the next ten days. >> an iranian court handed down a heavy sentence to josh and shane today. five years for espionage, three years for illegally entering the country. a total of eight years, they've already spent two years in prison and that may be north carolina knocked off their sentence ppt big question now is whether they'll be pardoned by the end of the month of ramadan, in ten days time. traditionally in iran, prisoners are freed as a good will hu

we'll show you what bay area school for the first time beat out uc berkeley. and on a completely different note. >> they always fall off, and it's not pretty when you come back up. >> no, it's not. he's talking about bikinis and: athletics. the fashion tweaks that has female surfers very happy. cc1:c: : >>> there are reports tonight that a nato helicopter crashed in afghanistan killing 30 u.s. service members and seven others on board awell. it's the deadliest incident for the u.s. since the war in afghanistan began almost a decade ago. 20 of the dead are members of the seal team six, the same unit responsible for killing osama bin ladin back in may. the navy s.e.a.l.s were reportedly on a chinook helicopter like this one. a former s.e.a.l. commander says it's a loss for the nation and a tight knit military family. >> recognize that these men were doing something that they loved to do. they were doing it with people that they love. >> the taliban is claiming credit for the crash. authorities are investigating it at this point. initial reports say the helicopte

the two uc berkeley graduates who spent the last two years in a notoriously severe prison in iran are facing eight more years in iran tonight. monty francis has reaction from their friends at uc berkeley, first, nbc's ali arusi has the latest from iran. >> reporter: the sentences were announced by iran's state run media. shane bauer and josh fattal each received eight years. the two and their friend sarah shourd were arrested two years ago along the iran/iraq border. they denied they were spies. sarah shourd was released on bail last september. >> this could be the final -- >> she recently spoke with lester holt expressing hopes that her friends would soon be released. >> reporter: before today's sentencing, many thought bauer and fatale would be freed with time served. now friends were concerned about the toll a long prison term would take. the case is highlighted differences among the ruling elite in iran. while the judiciary has taken a hardline, it was only two weeks ago, that iran's foreign minister said he hoped bauer and fatale would be free. after the sentences were announced

. >>> and from berkeley this morning why a 61,000-pound monument is being moved from berkeley to oakland. >>> also a big hearing today about last years proposition 8 trial. why they want to keep a video tape of the trial under wraps. it's all ahead on the ktvu morning news. >>> good morning, to you. welcome to monday it's august 29th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. let's get a quick look at weather and traffic starting with rosemary who is in for steve paulson. >> it was a warm one inland this weekend. around the bay area very pleasant and along the coastline cool in some spots. mild and warm in others. we will begin a cooling trend. notably cooler by tomorrow. today temperatures expected to slip a little bit. we are waking up with patchy fog. partly to mostly cloudy skies. temperatures expected to fall below average for this time of year. once again we will outline that for you. show you what to expect outside of your door. >>> rosemary right now traffic is moving along nicely if you are driving on 80 westbound. not a bad drive at all. looks good all the w

we are live in berkeley i'm tara moriarty. >> right now 6:36.e want to go back over to sal for a look at the commute. how does it look? >> looking a little bit better. in fact, we do have a little bit of friday light action going on today. or nonaction if you will. by knowers have 237 that is slow but it's not just yet. hopefully it will stay this way. maybe it will get slower later. right now it's good near interstate 880. that's where the camera is here. bay bridge toll plaza is also light. there is a little bit of a backup in those metering lights are on. this mornings commute on the caldecott tunnel was effected by this earlier crash this morning westbound 24 just outside the tunnel there were also a couple other crashes. a couple noninjury crashes in the back up. one of them being a hit and run. so right now the caldecott tunnel is open. but we still may see slowing traffic because of the earlier crash. at 6:37 i want to remind you that ktvu morning news team has a facebook page. go there and we have behind the scene pictures. some things y

reaction to news that the two uc berkeley hikers are sentenced to eight years in an iranian prison. >>> the battle is almost underway. the 49ers face off against the oakland raiders. >>> and as the country's economic woes take its toll on the youngest residents. >>> good evening. heather holmes is off tonight. >> and i'm ken wayne. >> we are on early to bring you the 49ers versus the raiders preseason game. we follow news in oakland where a two-year-old child has been struck by a bullet. police say it happened at mcarthur avenue. the child's mother took the toddler to the hospital. the two-year-old may have been sitting in a car at the time of the shooting. we have a team on the way to the scene and on the way to the hospital. we'll bring you later on in the newscast. >>> there was a stinging setback in the effort to free two uc berkeley students in iran. we have more on the sentenced imposed on the hikers that could keep them behind bars >> reporter: they are often referred to as the uc berkeley graduates who were hiking and were seized. one of the three hikers has been released but

about the same inland, 90 antioch, 89 pleasanton. 66 richmond. 66 berkeley. cool close to the coast line thanks to the fog. upper 50s, low 60s and north bay 70s and 80s. 90 in fairfield. seven day around the bay forecast, tomorrow again similar to today. we will see less fog into saturday and sunday. high clouds streaming over. bringing us a chance of thunderstorms in the south bay. slight chance, though. warmer weather as well. next week fog returns so will the cooler temperatures. >>> caltrans is ripping down a skate park in oakland that the neighborhood spent two years to build. cruise arrived today to fair it apart. it is built on caltrans land. they say it's a liability issue. the skateboarders say they tried to work it out with caltrains however they wanted $5,000 a month tootles. supporters of the park saw it as a positive addition to the community. >> before it became a skate park it was a crack spot. i can't see that. >> without anybody willing to lease the properties and assume the liabilities and maintenance we have no choice. >> caltrains also pla

>> stay with us for "good momo caller: i'm terry mcsweeney live in berkeley, we're waking up to the fact that steve jobs is no longer at ceo. apple without steve jobs? what is that going to look like? we'll take a look in just a minute. >> and also no morning, thousands of people are back home in placer county after a burning tanker finally burns itself out. >> a lot of clouds and drizzle. cooler weather is on the way. i'll tell you how long it will last. >> good morning, i'm sue hall. we've got an accident on the penalties that may affect your early morning commute. more details coming up. >> and public outcry forces oakland school board members promoting a district officer as chief of the police force. >> good morning. i'm eric thomas. kristen sze is off today. >> this is apple's first full day of the 21st century without steve jobs in the chair. he stepped down and reaction is rolling in. terry mcsweeney is live at the new apple store in berkeley. >> some say they are stunned and some say they expected it but whatever, steve jobs is no longer ceo at apple. he is still with the company

concord at 84 degrees. 67 in richmond, berkeley 70. 72 in union city. down in the south bay relocation to mid-80s los gatos. closer you are to the water, mid to upper 70s. mid to upper 70s for the peninsula. millbrae, slightly cooler, 68 and even cooler at the coast, low to mid-60s four. 66 in downtown, 70 in downtown san francisco, upper 70s through 80s through most of the north bay valleys. mommy 60s at the coast and 67 at monterey. low to mid-70s for the rest of the bay and low to mid-80s inland. 50s tonight, cloud cover is extensive and then any drizzle is going to hang out along the coast. >> moisture is coming at us from the south. it won't stop the warming trend. in fact it's the leading edge of the warmer weather coming at us from the desert southwest. temperatures in the 80s around the bay, 90s inland and mid-60s at the coast every day. have a great day. here is sue. >> good morning. we're going to take a live shot at bay bridge maze and macarthur maze, 580 and 880 is looking pretty good. no problems there. see if we can find the toll plaza, me

a uc- berkeley grad has been sentenced to eight years in prison. they have spent last two years detained and iran josh bauer and pattel were thought to be freed soon. however, they have been sentenced to eight years in prison. >> a fatality last night. near 18th and hartford in the castro district and in san francisco. the woman had nearly finished crossing the crosswalk. however in muni shuttle bus struck kerr, and she was pronounced dead on the scene. >> the door was open and people were screaming. it ruined my day. >> the core norris' office has not released the name. --county courts morcoroner's ofs not released thinning. fennel also a 4 year-old board was killed. jacobson a the driver, marcos garcia kept going. information from the public lead to his arrest. he has two other previous arrests, with driving without a license. for this is not the first time they have had problems at that crosswalk. >> this is a very busy place to be with tons of kids. i cannot stress enough to what your kids across the street with their hand and make contact with

we are live in berkeley i'm tara moriarty. >>> time now 5:34. we have an update on an overnight house fire in oakland. kraig debro is here now. there is sad news about a woman rescued from a burning home. kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. i just got off the phone from the alameda coroner. station 20 is the fire house that responded to the fire around 9:00 p.m. last nighten it happened at 8910 burr street. firefighters arrived there. it took them 15-20 minutes to get the fire under control and/or knocked down as they like to say. the ambulance pulling away from the scene, that ambulance was carrying the woman who lived in the home away from the scene. she died later at a hospital when i called the coroners office to get their id they were not sure which hospital she went to. the cause of fire is under investigation at this point. i'm going to look into calling the fire department to see if they can narrow down the cause. glove compartment well many people will be watching close think this morning when the stock markets opens an hour from no

including the san francisco police, saucelito and tiburon and berkeley police. the officials are searching on land and on the water. they checked alcatraz, angel island and the shoreline around the bay. there is no sign of him. there are three people at the canoe that capsized at 6:15 lost night. >> two people in the canoe made it to shore. the third stay of the canoe to receive personal belongings. the other went to the house to change the clothes. they came back and couldn't find their friend or the canoe. >> the canoe capsized near treasure island. the other people have not provided much more information. the coast guard is not releasing much more information about the perp. his age, whether he has a life jacket or in a wet suit. officials say they will put up the helicopter as soon as it's light outside to give them a bigger advantage than now. it's dark out there. they want to keep out there in case that they could find him out there. if anyone has information, they would appreciate a phone call. live on treasure island, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> all ri

berkeley hikers imprisoned on charges. their lawyer says he is not ready to give up hope yet. >> six months after the libyan revolution started, it looks like moammar khadafy 42 reign is coming to an end. >> and at the civic center bart station, they are planning another protest. message from bart to its commuters coming up in a live report. >> and at sfo is the only major airport with slight delays and arrival delays. ourrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning, option bell ringing right now to start the trading day. they are looking to stop a four week losing streak. growing fears that the economy could be heading into a second recession. we'll go live they're coming up in 15 minutes. >> bart is warning commuters to have a back-up plan for getting home in case there are demonstrations gets out of hand and affects service. nick smith is live at civic center bart station. >> reporter: good morning. warning came in the form of a passenger alert issued over the

berkeley researcher elliott martin is using a gps device to get realtime information in how he is driving. >> that is going to change people's may have. >> it shows how much gas he is using and whether his car is emitted go too many pollutants. >> you don't want to brake too fast. >> it's called eco driving. the device martin says is a eco navigate are that has an office in redwood city. >> there is display that has show the driver how much gas they are could consuming and how much carbon they are emitting and also a score card that gives you a score as to how you your driving compares to either other drivers of the same car or perhaps a fleet wide rating. >> when it comes to fuel economy it's not how hard as you push on the gas paled, something as simple as opening a window can make a difference. >> but will a driver make better decisions? that is what they are trying figure out. they have installed the eco navigator in a fleet of cars in the bay area and will study the results. one thing researchers at u.c. riverside already know from their own survey, with or without a navigator, 95% o

berkeley police are seeing iphone thefts nearly every day. and it's not just happening in berkeley. this video shows a suspect swiping one right from the hands of an unsuspecting user in san francisco last month. >> thieves and robbers are focusing on iphones in huge, huge numbers. >> reporter: berkeley police say criminals have figured out how to unlock or jail break iphones, essentially wiping them clean, then reselling them on craigslist for big bucks. >> the individual who buys it can use it with any of the other carriers, they can transform it into a ipod or an itouch. >> reporter: nina barren and her boyfriend michael olmstead have learned the hard way just how hot the devices are. they've had five iphones stolen between them. >> i -- i've had a situation where i put one down at a restaurant and you walk away to go to the bathroom and it's gone. and i've had one stolen at a frat party. so it just -- it happens. i mean, you just -- they're -- everybody wants to grab them. >> it's an expensive phone, it's not easy to replace, but it happens. you've got to take care of your stuff

you need to throw away >> to uc-berkeley grads jailed for the past two years may be released. the kron news at 6:00 a.m. as it starts right now >> thanks for joining us our top stories coming up his. >> are checking whether and traffic >> right now we're doing pretty good we have early morning fog is drizzly roads look damped this morning this afternoon onward mostly cloudy and cool weather is thick and widespread. temperatures only getting out into the '70s now i quick look of traffic. >> no problems no hot spots or unusual delays no public transportation problems no backups or delays and the metering lights are still off. in the newsroom with the latest >> we are following some breaking news the to uc- berkeley graduate that are being held in iran on as being not discharges may be released very shortly. he feels that they will be released during ramadan the lawyer said averted can come as early as this week they were arrested in july 2009 hiking along the iraq or run border. they have been in custody for almost two years. >> we are following a developing story out of oakland

. >> the berkeley graduates were sentenced to eight years will appeal. the lawyer representing them says he was officially notified of the sentence yesterday. earlier this month, an iranian court convicted the two americans on charges of spying and illegally entering the country. bauer and fattal were arrested in 2009 near the border. they released sarah shourd in september on $500,000 bail for health reasons. the families released statement that shane and josh are innocent. we appeal to the authorities in iran to show compassion and allow them to return home without delay. >>> good news out of san mateo this morning. car thefts have dropped thanks in part because officers are putting more thieves in jail. peninsula police claim car thefts have dropped 25% since 2008 and they are targeting professional car thieves and breaking up car theft rings. police have better and faster computers allowing them to run an unlimited number of plates. officers add more than 80% of stolen vehicles are eventually recovered. >> it's 4:38. driving this morning, it was clou

more from berkeley with the latest details on that amber alert. >> reporter: well, just over an hour ago, ken, i received two e- mails from a pair of fbi investigators telling me that there are no major updates in this investigation. but they say that investigators are still actively searching, an amber alert is still very much in effect here. over the interstate 80 here, they are in effect . it has the most important details of the vehicle the police say the father could be driving, a green toyota, 3 xrm 111 is the license plate number. mourad samaan was supposed to return madeline samaan-fay to her mother, but never showed up. the mother called authorities tuesday to report the girl missing. mourad samaan learned that the girl's mother would be getting custody, he is egyptian, and speaks spanish, madeline samaan- fay weighs 50 pounds, there are signs above many of the freeways above the state, and drivers say they're watching closely for the pair. >> i didn't get the full details, but hopefully seeing the amber alerts on the freeway, we'll kind of get in the loop. i'll watch out fo

. >> i would never come here from berkeley. i'm registering for school and this is the way i'm going to get to school. >> she learned that men in the early 20s target mostly women wear gold jewelry in the fruitvale district and lake merritt area. >> they walk up to them on foot. most of the females are distracted by cell phone and they snatch the gold chains off their neck and run away. >> sergeant says dozens of the robberies have taken place the last three months. the price of gold being $1800 an ounce has a lot to do with the thefts taking place in daylight hours. especially around commute times between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00. the robberies are also on the rise. oakland police have some advice for women using public transportation. particularly in the fruitvale area. wear gold jewelry under your clothing. avoid using cell phone coming or waiting for public transportation. walk in well-lighted areas and program the oakland police department emergency number in the cell phone. 510-777-3211. the sergeant says none of the victims ha

richmond to berkeley looks good here getting down to oakland.hen you get to the toll plaza there is a 15 minute delay. maybe less than that getting into san francisco. san jose northbound 101 traffic is moderately heavy. there is a crash northbound 85 getting up into cupertino. now let's go to rosemary. >>> good morning, to you. we will see sunshine for the afternoon. back to the coastline partly to mostly cloudy skies. temperatures will slip just a bit in some areas but a bigger cooling trend will begin by tomorrow. back to you. >>> coming up next on mornings on 2 the united nations is warning of a bird flu outbreak. where it has been detected and why there are fears that have spread. >>> autobahnman opened fire on -- a gunman opened fire on two women that were out delivering newspapers. ♪ mmm. oh gosh. oh dear. big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do.

berkeley students jailed in iran will go three. it's been exactly two years since the men and a female friend were arrested hiking on the iran-iraq border. they had the final hearing on spying charges yesterday. abc7's tomas roman talked to local experts who are optimistic the long ordeal may soon be over. >> from stanford university, he believes after two years the remaining hikers will be freed soon. >> my sense is i'm cautiously optimist take the regime has decided to let these people go. it's trying to find a face-saving mechanism. >> dr. milani is the director of iranian studies and thinks that the iranian government will release shane bauer and josh fattal in ramadan. >> it's a month of fasting for muslims. usually a month of peace and forgiveness. to me it's a very good sign. >> we have had ramadan over the past years and they have not been released. >> an iranian journalists followed the hikers since the beginning. exactly two years ago, shane bauer, josh fattal and sarah shourd were arrested on the iranian border with iraq

remember, uc berkeley was 70. and ucla is climbing the rankings. also ahead of berkeley. >>> well, would you do this to raise money for your business? the owner of a private zoo in ukraine is spending five weeks in a cage with a lion to raise money for a new zoo. the 40-year-old artist and blacksmith has been living in the cage with the lioness since august 2nd. he's trying to set a new guinness world record and remind the world of the importance of the humane treatment of wild animals. >>> okay. a bit of the old west will return to santa rosa this morning. mom, are you listening? my mom lives in santa rosa. 40 cattle will make their way through downtown streets as it makes its way to the sonoma county fairgrounds. police will have barricades set up and several roads will be closed during the event. the texas longhorns will be used as part of a reenactment of the area's history. this cattle drive begins at 10:00 this morning. >>> well, lucille ball would have been 100 years old this weekend. in her hometown of jamestown, new york, tried something d

where i pursued public policy -- also you see -- also uc-berkeley. that was really what shape my interest in public policy. >> where you place yourself on the local political spectrum? the left or right? supervisor chu: i know a lot of folks want to put a person in the position where they call you left, progressive, moderate, whatever category that might be, and i think it really depends on the issue. generally, i am a very practical legislator. i like to look at what the impacts of legislation would be before voting on it, so i think, depending on the issue, you could move around, and i think that should be the way that most people think, which is, "let's consider the facts of legislation before you actually consider it, irrespective of what spectrum it comes from." >> what did you learn from campaigning for supervisor? supervisor chu: it is hard. i learned that my shoes were out pretty quickly -- wore out pretty quickly. i learned to be more practical about the types of shoes i war, of course, but overall, i learned how important it is to communica

berkeley and richmond, upper 60s for you. 80 in san jose and cupertino. low to mid-70s for most of the peninsula. mountain view, 77. 63 in half moon bay. that is the warm spot along the coast. mid to upper 60s in downtown san francisco and sausalito. check out bodega bay, 59 and jump up to ukiah, 95 degrees. most of the valleys in upper 70s to near 80 degrees. sunshine and low 70s around salinas, santa cruz and clouds around carmel. 7:15 at at&t park, 61 dropping down to 58. notice tomorrow afternoon will be the coolest afternoon until we get to next week. so the warming trend will be saturday, sunday and monday. good morning, sue. >> good morning. we've got pretty good commute underway so far this thursday morning. live shot of southbound 680. that the taillights headed toward the 24 junction and down into the san ramon valley. just a little bit of road work still in lanes, sycamore valley road, alcogsta, various on and off ramps, be forewarned, come into slow traffic into the area. san mateo bridge, drive from hayward over to foster city, taillights in

there are cases not all related as far as i can tell speaking to the outbreak in berkeley. things were very well run. the camp is taking extra precautions in terms of urging all of the guests to use hand sanitizer, the kitchen staff is taking extra precautions and it is probably safer now than it has ever been. i want to make sure the public knows and those campers who have signed up for the coming weeks, they have nothing to worry about. every precaution is being taken. it was a little bit on the chilly side for this time of year, but otherwise the streams were spectacular. there are waterfalls everywhere. i would encourage my fellow commissioners to go up and have a look. the camp is beautiful with all of the water. everything is green. there was a late spring fall which turned all of the grass and leaves green, which is a change from the last six times i've been up there, where it was largely yellow because of the drought conditions. i think you would really enjoy it. the campus very well-run and i want to allay any concerns people may have generated from that article. t

the berkeley students held captive in iran had their final day in court. why their lawyer says even if they are found guilty, he is staying optimistic. >>> plus a look outside. we're going to haad.oust satll . >>> a memorial was held today for the palo alto family killed in a crash in canada. hundreds of people gathered at an elementary school in palo alto to remember 48-year-old robert howard, his wife and their two young daughters, samantha and veronica. of the family was killed on july 2nd when a tractor-trailer crashed into their camper van head-on causing the vehicles to catch fire. the community continues to grieve over the loss. >> our time together today is our modest human attempt at saying there's no right or wrong way to grieve. love never dies. >> the youngest daughter, veronica, attended the school where the memorial was held. she was in fourth grade and her sister, samantha, was in seventh grade. >>> waiting to hear their fate. two uc berkeley students will likely find out this week whether they're guilty of spying in iran. josh fattal and sh

. >> family and trends of the berkeley grad are waiting the verdict in their trial that conclude one week ago. he said he hopes the verdict will lead to the release of shane and josh. they have been held on spy charges now for more than two years. the two say they accidentally crossed while hiking at a rock along with their friend who was freed last year. as soon as we have any update we will bring it to you. >>> americans may be on edge tonight as the u.s. faces it's first ever credit downgrade by a key ratings agency. it's unclear how the downgrade will effect the government and ordinary citizens. some experts expect higher interest rates if investors decide to sell off u.s. treasuries. they blamed the broken political system and the nation's fiscal plan but says the news shouldn't come as a surprise. >> we've been writing about this since 2005. we have been clear in our analysis and where the concerns are. i don't think anyone can be taken by surprise by the action that we took. >> the u.s. can regain the triple a rating but say it will take time. republican presidential candidate

there was the berkeley barb and the free press there was the east village in new york and there's a paper the fifth estate in detroit and ironically for me and for matt because we went to michigan state the first campus newspaper was called the paper and it was in east lancing. towards the end of 1966 these papers started sprouting up in every region of the country and by the end of the '60s you had literally hundreds maybe 4 or 500 in every city every campus and community with readership that stretched into the millions combined. people sometimes ask how i got interested in the topic. i just got out of my dissertation and i used these newspapers as a source material and i was interested in trying to understand, you know, how it was that the '60s rebellion happened and to me it's perplexing that so many young people in the late 60s became so intensely radical that, you know, to the point where they not only thought that, you know, united states is not -- is not that the country is moving in a wrong direction but rather that it needs to be completely reformed. that there's something rotten

a nice day, seven days in berkeley and oakland. a beautiful day in san francisco. mostly sunny and 70 degrees for the north bay. here is your 7 day around the bay. after tomorrow things cool off. more fall of each and every day. highs in lined falling into the mid-80s. upper 60's by the bay. things will rebound as again towards the end of the week. >> a law enforcement agency that normally patrols the freeways is looking for traffic violators on city streets. coming up we will tell you where this is happening. >> this school bus in castro valley is about to drop of students. as the caution lights turn red, watch as this toyota passes by. the driver does apply brakes but she does not stop. >> she ends up with a ticket for not stopping for the bus. that will set her back a little under $700. i am writing with the most unique office of the california highway patrol. the castro valley office. what makes this office unique, the only cover 7 mi. of freeway. the rest is 700 mi. of city and rural roads. they look for traffic violators on surface streets in and around castr

here is the coolest temperatures richmond and berkeley in the 60s and everybody else in the 70s. low 80s in the south bay. 69 in millbrae and low to mid-70s for the rest of the peninsula. 65 downtown. 66 in south san francisco. 67 in sausalito. once you get away from the water upper 70s to low 80s in the north bay valleys. mid to upper 60s around the monterey bay and only 70s inland. temperatures running about 10-15 degrees cooler than average. around the state, low to mid 90s 103 is the warm spot in palm springs. you are seeing the drizzle mainly along the coast. temperatures in the 50s with the thickest clouds around the bay. lesser ex tewt north bay and south bay. high pressure flowing and winds are to the low and that the reason it is cooler. a slight warming trend and then it gets cooler monday, tuesday and wednesday of next week. last couple of days, bye-bye for summer. >> back to school. thanks a lot. >> a new poll out the most hated person in america. topping that list, casey anthony she was charged as murdering her daughter. they describe her as creepy and cold. and mt o

now officials in berkeley have closed the doors. we spoke with the man behind the music and takes us inside bird land. >> reporter: from sacramento street it looks like an empty driveway. on friday night bird land has been the hot place for cool jazz, drawing up to 200 fans at a time. for now the music has stopped. mike is the man behind bird land and he said it all started last year with a little jazz on the radio. >> we just wanted to invite some of the neighbors to hang out. >> reporter: the parties grew and started drawing live acts. now the city has stepped in saying he never filed for permits for the sound system, to prepare food or drinks or serve the public. knowledge that's sorted out bird land is closed. he said the city is trying to regulate what he said amounts to a friday evacuate party. >> what party have you gone to, this is a party with no food even if it's m and m's. >> reporter: now a jazz performance say -- it offered a life line for struggling musicians. >> they are having a hard time and to have a place like tha

>> i do. >> it's a random fact you can impress your friends with. [ laughter ] >> a berkeley companys making dreams come true for those who have spent years in wheelchairs. ron mizutani reports next on people doing that. >> technology is constantly evolving and changing lives. this latest advancement is doing much more. it's providing hope. >> i was told for 20 years i would never walk first time i walked was pretty incredible. >> we met john and chris greer, paraplegics raising an able-bodied children in dylan. both were involved in car accidents. john was 19 when the truck he was riding in flipped. chris is from the united kingdom and was on the back of a motorcycle when it crashed and she suffered a broken back. she was only 20. they haven't walked since. until now. >> i am always optimistic, so i would think one day i would be running and some would say run forest, run. [ laughter ] >> rehabilitation hospital of the pacific one of the ten leading hospitals in the country and partnered with berkeley bionics to conduct trials on elegs pro, a wearable, battery-powered exoskeleton th

live in berkeley, christian captain, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> cal fire has started to contain a fire near lake berryessa. flames broke out at 2:30 this afternoon north of the lake near knoxville road. 400 acres have burned sending thick white smoke into the air. flames are spreading away from the lake to the north. no structures are threatened. tonight crews have officially contained 5% of the names with ground crews saying there's up to 50% containment. more than 300 personnel are on the scene from multiple agencies. so far there are no reports of injuries. >>> for a closer look at the terrain and the conditions in what firefighters will be dealing with, we have the latest from the weather department. >> there's lake berryessa, as we come in tighter, draw in by the roadways. this is the berryessa knoxville road and this is just to the north. and right now you can see winds gusting to 10 miles an hour. temperatures have dropped to have. earlier this afternoon temperatures were in the mid-90s. right now, 70 degrees. tomorrow afternoon, forecast high in the 80s. winds will be cranking

when uc berkeley graduates josh fattal and shane bauer were illegally convicted of spying for the u.s. and entering iran many families and friends believed they would be sentenced to time served and released. after two years behind bars that turned out not to be the case. then there was speculation that perhaps they would be released as a symbolic gesture during the holy month of ramadan. still ten days of ramadan remaining so that could still be the case. >> there's still a humanitarian option, and there is hope that in the month of ramadan that possibility will be looked into very seriously. >> reporter: if president ahmadinejad wants to capitalize on that gesture, there will be plenty of eyes on him during his trip to new york during next month's general assembly at the united nationss. >> if there's a moment, an opportunity, that's it. because that's when presidents and other leaders who are feeling a lot of world heat want to show people that were really okay, honest to goodness, so there may be that opportunity as a gesture of kindness to release those fellows at that time. >> i

and the free speech movement in berkeley had an effect on everybody. country joe and the fish were doing the same thing from berkeley, and-- that was just a fulmination of events that we were happy to be part of, you know. (paulsen) your music, from the beginning in the airplane-- it was different from other people. and i have to believe you never aspired to be bobby vee. it was always-- i was a child of the weavers. i was--not raised on the weavers, but when i came into music, i was musically raised by the weavers. they were the first person who struck me as a force. they eventually became the form from which i wanted to be-- the kind of band i wanted to be in. and when we started our band, this was the template that, unconsciously, anyway, i said, "well"--marty asked me the first night he met me-- he said, "you want to start a band?" i said, "yeah, we could do that. but there has to be a woman in it." 'cause i had always been swept away by the work of ronnie gilbert, the woman singer in the weavers. and we just went uphill from there. the weavers had

moving at the limit. 80 berkeley, no problems reported. it's bunching up. you can see in the westbound direction, headed to the macarthur maze. slowing through berkeley. no stalls or accident. toll plaza, metering lights are off. a minor backup this tuesday morning. no problems to report westbound on the upper deck. abc7news.com is the website. click on the bay area traffic for the latest update. >>> 6:18 now. san francisco cable cars are now accepting the new clipper transit cards. the cards have been active for months on the other transit system including bart, golden gate transit, caltrain and muni light rail and buses. on cable car, you can only use them if they have a preloaded cash. muni computer would not withdrawal cash to pay for the cable car ticket. that is cleared up and the cards are fully functional. >>> some of the unibombers victims started to receive checks after they auctioned off ted kaczynski's belongings. it made more than $225,000. the unibomber handwritten yournal brought in the largest bid. the biggest payment goes to window of adver

cooler weather around berkeley. low to mid-70s for most of the east bay shore. until you get to antioch and brentwood around 90. 65 in monterey. 72 in santa cruz. 85 as you head to gilroy. a's are in town take on the blue jays. 7:05. increasing clouds. cooling to 57. your accuweather seven-day forecast -- fur to six degrees cooler tomorrow and saturday. slow warming trend on sunday. you will feel warmth next week as the morning clouds are less likely in the forecast. have a great day. sue? >> thank you very much. just after midnight, the c.h.p. reopened the richmond-san rafael bridge. police activity is on going. surface streets are closed. east francisco boulevard. bellham remains open. businesses are affected in the area. we have accident westbound 580 off of grant line, blocking the lanes, as the drive from central valley to livermore and walnut creek. and accident at the 24 junction southbound 680. traffic is bunching up approaching north main. metering lights have been turned on at the bay bridge. off backup, not too bad this morning. to caltrans parking lo

. >>> the two uc berkeley grads held in iran for two years may soon be heading home. look at this video from their weekend hearing and what their lawyer is saying about the case. >>> we learning more about the victim of a fatal shooting in richmond. >>> also we are watching new york the opening bell is about to ring on wall street. pam will have the early stock numbers. >>> welcome back to the morning news. they are just ringing the opening bell. hey, i know him. you don't have to point out usher. mtv ringing the bell. where is justin bieber? >> she's sleeping in. >> hopefully certainly investigators around the world are not sleeping in. they are reacting positively to the debt deal announcement. you look at the bottom part of your screen dow jones shooting up. about 88 points. will it last? we had a pretty good week -- we had a pretty bad week last week. dow jones already up more than 100 points. >>> it's time now 6:30 we say good morning. thank you for joining us on the ktvu morning news monday august 1st i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. this morning congression

berkeley graduates jailed in iran will be set free. it's been two years since josh fattal, shane bauer and sarah shourd were arrested. shourd was released for health and humanitarian reasons. the two men had the final hearing on spying charges yesterday. even if the court convicts the men for espyian only, they hope they will sentenced for time already served and released. >>> we used to call it june gloom, but now it's august. >> august norm. >> august something. have to come up with a good one. it will be here for a while. so are the flight arrival delays in sfo because of the clouds you see this morning from mount -- mount tamalpais. we will look at how long it will last. >> thank you. >>> paying for women's health coverage. sweeping guidelines aimed to help women stop health problems before they start. >> at&t announces a new crackdown on cell phone data hogs. >>> the f.b.i. says it has a new credible lead in 40-year-old hijacking case that's become le jep dare. d.b. cooper halftimed a northwest airlines flight in 1971 and he ended

. >>> the sentencing of two uc berkeley graduates could add more tension to the upcoming u.s. visit. on saturday an iranian court sentenced shawn bower and josh fattal for eight years in prison for charges on spying and illegally entering iran. they will appeal. they were arrested in 2009. shourd was released last year on medical grounds. on mornings on two yesterday we talked to a man that is in close contact with their lawyer. they hope something will be worked out. and secretary of state hillary clinton issued a statement saying quote we continue to call and work for their immediate release. it is time for them to return home and be reunited with their families. >>> the assault charges against dominic strauss kahn could be dropped tomorrow. the former head of the international monetary fund was arrested in may when a hotel made told police he sexually sa district attorney is trying to figure out if they will retry airs. he's accused of molesting several young boys during therapy sessions. in june a jury found ayres unfit for trial due to dementia. families of alleged victim