>>> bicyclist shot and killed in berkeley overnight. what police are saying about that victim. >>> four people shot overnight in oakland near lake merritt. new information about the victims condition. >>> we're live in palo alto where women are being attacked in the early morning hours. we'll tell you how police are responsing -- responding. >>> there is a pretty steady rain over parts of the city and also into east bay. we'll take a closer look at it coming up on this last system. second hour of the ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning, to you. welcome to a brand new day it's wednesday, december 5th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. steve is here. we've been watching a lot of our live pictures. rain is coming down pretty steady. >> some rain, some no rain at all. things are lighting up. things have been picking up kind of steady around san francisco, and birkly. you can see that line right there. the heaviest looks to be daly city and san francisco. we'll take a closer look at this in five minutes.

, walnut creek, lafayette whole highway 24 corridor, moderate to heavy rain in stretches back to berkeley, oakland, alameda down to san leandro, golf links road getting wet, as you head towards broadway terrace getting wetback to san francisco better radar returns around castro street and delores and mission streets to the ocean and then off the ocean that's where that wave is that we talked about yesterday, now developing and what concerns me about in wave it is slowing the forward progress of this cold front and starting to train echoes that means we are having waves of moderate to heavy rain roll over the same areas two or three or four times now and that's going to create flooding. good news the winds are very light now so hopefully the trees can hold on. the rain is heaviest during the morning, then scattered showers for the afternoon. you are going to deal with the worst of it now through 9:00. >>> roads are slick, wet, a lot of accidents, east shore freeway, earlier accident in the westbound direction past golden gate fields, just jammed bumper-to-bumper that accident has been clea

stanford on top followed by har record is, uc-berkeley did stanford, harvard, uc-berkeley. >>> the stanfordospital and clinics has been named one of the best in the nation for the fourth year in a row. the leapfrog group measures patient safety, quality of care and efficiency. the top hospitals are chosen from more than 1200 nationwide. >>> in today's healthwatch, we have heard it's good but now a new study questions the health benefits of an ingredient that's found in red wine. resveratrol was thought to prevent diabetes, heart disease and cancer. but researchers in st. louis said it didn't help healthy middle-aged women. the ingredients may work in combination with other ingredients that are found in red wine. >>> it's bad news for people who struggle with insomnia, the lack of shut-eye can double the risk of stroke. it amps up the body's fight or flight system which increase heart rate and blood pressure which long-term consequences. lack of sleep is linked to depression, substance abuse and poor cognitive functioning. >> we're in trouble. >>> this is a study in canada found watching wei

heavy traffic in richmond and berkeley.t you need to know before you hit the highway. >> reporter: and the latest storm is hitting the bay area as we speak. we'll tell you how businesses, residents and commuters are preparing, as "mornings on 2" starts right now. >>> well, good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2". i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, december 5th. >>> in the pouring rain, berkeley crime technicians spent the night collecting schools in a fatal shooting outside of a school. alex savidge is live where a woman riding her bicycle was gunned down there. alex? >> reporter: good morning. the woman was likely in her late 40s and early 50s. so far she's not been identified. she was riding her bike along this stretch of sacramento street late last night when she was shot to death. the circumstances before that shooting still unclear for berkeley police. this shooting happened right now next door to the yard here at longfellow middle school. this street was blocked off for several hours

. >>> a bicyclist killed on the streets of berkeley overnight. many questions surrounding this deadly shooting. >>> we're live in palo alto where there has been incidents of women being attacked in the early morning hours. we'll tell you whether weather this is happening in the city -- tell you where this is happening in the city and why this is happening. >>> time now for the ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning, to you. welcome to a brand new day middle of the week. it's wednesday december 5th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. thank you for waking up with us. steve says little drizzly out there. will it last most of the day? >> right rain. there has been a little heavier out toward hercules. it's coming through. but again this is far weeker than anything we have seen. but still rain is here. but overall this is a much weaker system we will get rain throughout the day. we'll take a closer look at this rain. >>> this is a look at highway 24 through lafayette. and 880 near the oakland coliseum traffic is moving pretty well. it is wet o

normally i met the berkeley, reyna and you can see san francisco from across the way. it is not so today because it is pitch black. the storm is moving through the bay area and there is not a lot away in the but the water is come and it is just a lot rain that we are same. there is no exaggeration that some of the heaviest forces have been not as bad as what we saw over the weekend. if you are hoping for a nicer day today at least in berkeley is not the case. >> the wins will pick up later on this afternoon and they will be about 10 to 20 mi. per hour. by the time that afternoon will roll around most of the bay area will start to dry out. we are looking as storm tracker 4 that is showing all of the yellow. there's some orange here which means there are heavy downpours that are isolated. you can see that 19th avenue are all cuss attending with heavy rain. you will need to use your wind shield wipers and the same advice applies to the mid peninsula periods this starts to break just pass and mattel into the east bay. we are experiencing heavy rain coming down at to tens o

a basically shot and killed near a middle school in berkeley. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is at the police station now where officials are expected to release some more information on that victim shortly. cate. >> reporter: that's exactly what we're hoping for, to get some more solid details because now we're getting conflicting information on the victim, whether the victim was a woman and man. we are staged outside the berkeley police department. we are hearing the public information officer should be here in the next 15 minutes or so. hopefully he can clear up the details. but what we do know is the crime scene is clear and police have wrapped up gathering evidence but we have video from earlier. the call came in around 11:30 last night. officers found this cyclist by longfellow middle school just off derby street. it appears the cyclist had fallen off the bike along the sidewalk. officers say the victim had at least one gunshot wound and is pronounced dead on scene. we don't know the identity, the age or the gender officially of the victim.

to berkeley, no restrictions, very light towards the berkeley curve into the macarthur maze.idge westbound with tail lights towards foster city and highrise and traffic is flowing nicely. out of foster city towards hayward side of things, 12 to 14 minute drive both directions. flooding again in sonoma area they are asking to you avoid the area until 7 a.m.. >>> 4:56. new this morning, federal government has denied california's request for a waiver from the no child left behind law. the law requires student scores in english and math to improve each year and reduces federal funding to states who don't. the sticking point is california's reluctance to evaluate teachers based on test scores. california's politically strong teachers unions have fought the change. 33 other states and district of columbia have granted waivers from the law. >>> next, flood waters causing problems in the north bay. terry mcsweeney will have a live report. >>> end of the year treat. how you can get a free ride courtesy of muni, later this week. mr >>> very goodies 26th, to you all. i'm katie marzullo

we're live tonight in berkeley. sal castaneda, ktvu. >>> a new federal report is questioning whether two surgeons contributed to the death of at least one patient. the investigation was launched after surgeons introduced bacteria into the open head wounds of three patients back in 2010. the centers for medicare and medicaid services report says that patients were sickened by a type of live bowel bacteria. the agency could block the hospital from receiving medicare and medicaid funding according to the sacramento bee. >>> we're learning more about an explosive device discovered at a bay area elementary school. >> you have kids here and you're worried because you're a parent. >> i'm tracking a storm rolling into the bay area just hours from now. the detailed time frame on showers and a dramatic temperature drop. >> the letter detailing how a school principal failed to follow the law after allegations of sexual abuse at her school. >>> in sunny vale police are investigating a pair of attacks near the caltrans station.

this is impacting berkeley and highway 13 in to alameda.ellow on your screen is going to be headed your way about 5:51 a.m.. as we take it over to san francisco where are dealing with some heavy rain and also in ocean beach. it is really not to intents is heavy rain and light ran over interstate 80. >> light rain is about a around half moon bay. they have iran is slated to hit you pretty soon. i do want to take you over to the satellite and radar pitcher. this is the wider view. is really not as intense and is a much weaker system than what we saw last week. heavy rain for the coast and the north bay. by 10:00 a.m. this will continue to be the case. we will not seeing heavy rain for the livermore valley and the delta is also looking good. there will be partial clearing into the afternoon and the showers will taper off. >> here is a look at your temperatures it is 50 degrees out the door. 60 degrees for san francisco and 57 waking up in vallejo. we will see 64 for pleasanton and livermore. your kron 47 day around the bay shows that it will b

police in berkeley are investigating the fatal shooting on a bicycle. it happened shortly after 11:30 last night. alex savidge joins us now from the crime scene on sacramento street. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, to you. lieutenant out here on scene told me it's much too early to say what the motive may have been for this deadly shooting. we do know a man was riding his bike here late last night when she was shot to death. you can see the investigation still ongoing. the shooting happened right outside of long fellow middle school. just about an hour ago we watched as the coroner took away the man's body. he hasn't yet been identified here. police were called out around 11:30. they got 911 calls about a bicyclist down on the sidewalk. officers arrived and quickly realized this man had been shot an eventually pronounced dead out here. homicide investigators are trying to find witnesses to this crime that can help piece together this homicide. >> obviously a loss of life is a significant thing. you can take every investigative step possib

a bicyclist shot and killed in berkeley was a woman.identify received a 911 call before midnight and found that woman dead near ward and sacramento behind longfellow middle school. officers are still on the scene now, more in a live report from amy hollyfield in the next half hour. >>> developing news out of oakland, four injured after shooting near lake merritt it happened 10:30 last night, 300 of east 18th street. four victims were shot at several locations one person was reported to be in critical, all are now said to be in stable condition. investigators say they are looking for three suspects. >>> in san francisco police investigating fatal shooting in hayes valley last night a man was found on grove street before 8:00 last night he was taken to the hospital where he later died. detectives so far have not released a motive. >>> this morning a man and woman from morgan hill are facing charges in a bizarre kidnapping and assault of a handyman. the sheriff's office says a 50-year-old handy hand was forced to perform repair work for al

light everywhere except i-80 in berkeley, there's the bay bridge toll, metering lights not on.worried about i-80 problem there is. >>> abc7 morning news continues in 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic during "good morning america." >>> good morning, america. >> reporter: snow and record rains around the country, causing a massive travel mess on christmas even. tornados forecast if the south. sam is here with all you need to know to get home for the holidays. >>> the cop who plunged into the icy water to save a woman. his bullet-proof vest threatening to bring him down. >>> and wheel of misfortune. fans are calling their favorite show a scrooge, for

a basically shot and killed near a middle school in berkeley. investigators have still collecting evidence at this hour. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran tells us the sacramento street is shut down right now. cate. >> reporter: frank, michelle, that's right. if you can take a looker the crime tape is up here in this area. officers are still on scene gathering evidence and they have been here for quite some time. we do have video of when they first got on scene though. berkeley police tell us they got a caught around 11:30 last night and officers found a cyclist by longfellow middle school just off derby street. he fell off his bike along the sidewalk and he had at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on scene. if you come back out live the award and sacramento streets, that crime tape is still up. there are several police officers here -- not officers, but rather cars here on scene continuing their investigation. and we want to make note that officers have not released a suspect description at this time. and they still don't have a motive

. >> a bicyclist is gunned down on a berkeley street. that left a family and a neighborhood stunned and worried. >> could i please speak to kate please, my granddaughter? >> and the prank call that is rocking the royal family. >> all of that is coming up and then on "nightline. >> coming up next on "nightline" the american software mogul is on the run from police in central america. in a bizarre tale of murder in paradise. plus, we go on the town with country queen loretta lynn. that's on "nightline." >>> well, a protest in egypt erupted in a deadly exchange by rocks and firebombs. opponents of mohamed morsi torched the offices with molotov cocktails. it started with a peaceful protest in cairo, but that ended when they chased off his opponents and then they faced off with rocks and weapons. 276 others were injured. it was sparked because the president passed laws to give himself near absolute power. >>> a woman who devoted her loif caring for others was gunned down. they found her body near sacramento and ward streets. tonight her famil

we're seeing a another line rain in berkeley.ered showers and some of the will be heavy. >> let's take a live look at the weather. this is at the golden gate bridge. you can see in our rainy shot that northbound traffic is completely closed down. if you can i get over the bridge northbound and southbound i do not even see one car. just to lanes are --and >> we will keep falling the stores. we're also watching lafayette what they are concerned about the rain making the huge sinkhole even worse. and starbucks is expanding and will tell you how many cafes you might see popping up next. plus watching wall street this morning. rob black joins us at 915 to break down today's winners and losers. (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you can send money directly to anyone's checking account. i guess he's a kicker... again, again! oh, no you don't! take a step forward and chase what matters. u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start

it's snow day in berkeley's gourmet ghetto. starting at 10 a.m.ts can take their kids to visit the snow queen and work on craft projects. that's free, at 16 - 73 shattuck avenue in berkeley. >> then at 4 p.m. festivities begin down in santa clara's great america amusement park. this weekend is chinese and hispanic cultures weekend. santa will be there, along with dancers, magicians, a laser light show and more. also in the south bay, an event for the second night of hanukkah the jewish community center of silicon valley is hosting a menorah lighting. that's at 4 p.m. at the santana row shopping center on olin avenue. the bay area's favorite way >> coming up, a great ideas of your not quite sure what to get your friends and family. >> the bay area's favorite to ring in the new year. is always with kron 4. the biggest parties and spectacular fireworks. will all be on kron 4's new year's live show. it is hosted by catherine heenan and gary radnich. it's the only local and live show in the bay area. to ring in the new year, and this year it promises t

robert birgeneau/rector uc berkeley :11 hacer una donacion de este nivel para estudiantes indocumentadoslgo que no tiene precedentes aqui, en california y en el pais...estamos muy agradecidos.. la noticia fue celebrada no solo en ese recinto universitario sino tambien por estudiantes y maestros de otras universidades. jordan cruz/ estudiante universitario :33 yo pienso que es bueno para mi como estudiante latino fue muy dificil para pagar por mis estudios, tuve que sacar prestamos, si hubiera la oportunidad de becas seria mejor andrea belloso/ estudiante universitaria :48 tengo muchos primos que son de mexico y estan estudiando aqui y se tienen que ir alla proque no tienen dinero para terminar estudios la donacion proviene del haas junior fund, y maestros esperan que esto sirva de precedente para que se haga lo mismo en otras instituciones y se apoye a los estudiantes indocumentados. rosalinda quitanar/maestra universitaria 1:09 ojala vengan mas becas porque han sufrido mucho estos estuidantes para llegar donde estan actualmente hay cerca de 200 estudiantes indocumentados en esa instituc

. >> a controversay brewing on the u-c berkeley campus. between the student government and the salvation army. kron four's philippe djegal explains why some students want bell ringers banned from the university. >> if the uc berkeley government has of their way you will never receive the salvation army runners on campus ever again. and i think it has gone too far i would disagree with the band. and i think that the student body is discriminating against the salvation army. >> last month passed a resolution of the discriminatory practices of the salvation army and want to end the presence of the organization's donation containers on the uc- berkeley campus. students have mixed opinions >> and i think that if it is dividing the campus. >> from my stance, i believe that christians should be the bigger people. regardless, of what judgment is on one hand. >> the resolution states that the church services are only available for people that accept and abide by the doctrine and discipline. that excludes the homosexuality. the golden state of selva

. >> a bicyclist is gunned down on a berkeley street. the crime that left a family and a neighborhood stunned and worried. i pl>> could i please o kate please, my granddaughter? >> and the prank call that is rocking the royal family. >> all of that is coming up and then on "nightline. >> coming up next on "nightline" the american software mogul is on the run from police in central america. in a bizarre tale of murder in paradise. plus, we go on the town with country queen loretta lynn. that's on "nightline." [ female announcer ] can your pancake mix do this? sure, bisquick makes delicious pancakes, but that's just the start. unleash the hidden power of bisquick. see what you can make at bisquick.com. [ female announcer ] let betty crocker do the measuring and get a head start on delicious homemade cookies. ♪ just pour, mix...love. erupted in a deadly exchange by rocks and firebombs. opponents of mohamed morsi torched the offices with molotov cocktails. it started with a peaceful protest in cairo, but that ended when they chased off his o

cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is in berkeley right now. the search is on for the suspects. >> reporter: that's right. right now, though, we don't have a suspect description or motive in this particular case but i want to show you the scene. it is still very active. you can see there investigators, officers here gathering evidence. now, we did have video from the scene earlier if you take a look. you can see those officers also gathered around. berkeley police got a call around 11:30 last night that the cyclist was found near longfellow middle school off of derby street. when police got to the scene, they found the male cyclist had at least one gunshot wound and officers say he was pronounced dead on scene. now, back out live you can see these roads are still blocked off as they are gathering more information. we do know that this incident is being investigated as a homicide. we are hoping within the next half hour to get more information. we are hearing that berkeley police will be sending their public information officer out here to give

back in 1985 she became berkeley's first female firefighter and became chief back in 2004.t the time she was just the second african american chief in the country. >> i've had a very overwhelming career. it's been a remarkable journey for me to serve the community that i grew up in, that gave me so much. >> reporter: no word yet on who will take over as chief after pryor leaves her position. >> a captive journalist describes her situation. >>> we're going to be talking about the freeze warning, and the rain that is returning to the bay area forecast. you'll see it back here in just ten minutes. >> after years, the city council is discussing a dog park near lake merit. >>> the oakland city council at this hour is debating what to do about a proposed dog park near lake merit. the city administrator put the matter on hold after strenuous objections from several city council members. the park pits dog lovers from those who think the space should remain available for humans. >> it is a great space for humans to be able to play but humans have an student to go to all different fi

. >> a bicyclist is gunned down on a berkeley street. the crime that left a family and a neighborhood stunned and worried. >> could i please speak to kate please, my granddaughter? >> and the prank call that is rocking the royal family. >> all of that is coming up and then on "nightline. >> coming up next on "nightline" the american software mogul is on the run from police in central america. in a bizarre tale of murder in paradise. plus, we go on the town with country queen loretta lynn. that's on "nightline." >>> well, a protest in egypt erupted in a deadly exchange by rocks and firebombs. opponents of mohamed morsi torched the offices with molotov cocktails. it started with a peaceful protest in cairo, but that ended when they chased off his opponents and then they faced off with rocks and weapons. 276 others were injured. it was sparked because the president passed laws to give himself near absolute power. >>> a woman who devoted her loif caring for others was gunned down. they found her body near sacramento and ward streets. tonight

other universities like texas and michigan are liking what they see at berkeley. sty⌝a >> he escaped from violence in mexico when he was 16, landing in los angeles. year later he graduated with honors and was the only student at his high school to get into uc berkeley. >> everybody was happy except me. i was like. yeah. i got in. i was like i don't know how i'm going to make it. i won't be able to go. how am i going pay for it? he is not eligible for aid, including pell grants. he's had to take odd jobs to help pay for college but that hasn't been enough. >> many drop out on the way to say we're not longer able to be students. >> others reached out to the chancellor this, is a photo of the chancellor and several undocumented students. he decided to spearhead a scholarship program with the help of the evelyn and walter hough junior fund. about00 students will receive a portion of the money. >> it's an investment in them, their futures and what they dillwill do for state and country, over time. >> another $300,000 was donated to help create dreamers resource center.

we're live on the uc berkeley camp pows tonight. abc-7 news. >> ama: the family of a man who died after being beaten during a world series celebration in san francisco is pleading for help. sean moffat was almost the revelers from the haight as burly district. his relatives are offering a $25,000 reward. >> two women suspected of stealing a credit card in sausolito have been caught on tape. this is a pike tower -- picture of the women at cvs in mill valley temp police say the stole the car in halloween. the women get into what appears to be a black toyota suv. the owner quickly cancelled the car but officers believe the have toes could still be active in the area. >> police and security patrols are being expanded in the east bay to help fight burglaries and other crimes. reporter: hospital claire villages sits at the foot of the oakland hills. a usually quiet area that is seeing a rise in crime. he has owned a store for eight years. >> we had break-ins and robberies, had people that attacked and take the purses. >> help is on the wa

back in 1985 she became berkeley's first female firefighter and became chief back in 2004. at the time she was just the second african american chief in the country. >> i've had a very overwhelming career. it's been a remarkable journey for me to serve the community that i grew up in, that gave me so much. >> reporter: no word yet on who will take over as chief after pryor leaves her position. >> a captive journalist describes her situation. >>> we're going to be talking about the freeze warning, and the rain that is returning to the bay area forecast. you'll >>> the oakland city council at this hour is debating what to do about a proposed dog park near lake merit. the city administrator put the matter on hold after strenuous objections from several city council members. the park pits dog lovers from those who think the space should remain available for humans. >> it is a great space for humans to be able to play but humans have an student to go to all different fields and different places. >> reporter: the city administrator said there could be an alternative site for the

. >> moving on, uc berkeley leading in helping undocumented students get money for education.day, cal announced a grant awarded by the fund for that purpose. abc 7 news is here with a closer look at what that money will do. this other elections like michigan and texas now talking í÷ their own program. >> this was the only student in his high school to get into uc berkeley. >> everybody was happy except me. yeah, i got in. time not going make it. right? i won't be able to go. how am i going pay for this? >> is he an undocumented student and does not qualify for any federal money. the coordinator of the undocumented student program at cal. >> the federal pell grant, work study, loans aren't eligible to undocumented students. >> rivera had a small private scholarship working owed jobs to put himself through cal but it wasn't enough that. is why the chancellor spear headed a scholarship program to help:e students like rivera. the fund responded with a $1 million award. >> the fund one of the core pieces of work is about equal chances and opportunities, leveling the playing field

. >>> richmond in through albany and berkeley into the macarthur maze here's a live look, bunched upwestbound 80 at the 580 merge otherwise things pick up past university into the macarthur maze. san mateo bridge getting busy westbound tail lights towards the highrise towards san mateo eastbound direction traffic flowing nicely just a little slow traffic from hayward towards foster city. slow out of antioch, typical, hillcrest to 242 in concord for this time of the morning. slow traffic out there al 0 grant line earlier spin-out cleared. roadwork still to be picked up in a few minutes eastbound dumbarton should be cleared momentarily. >>> new this morning, in a few hours the coast guard will be back out at mare island to search for the man who disappeared from a tugboat over the weekend. that's where we find amy hollyfield with more on the equipment crews plan on using itch >> reporter: the u.s. caught is going to be -- using a sonar video camera this morning to search the strait where they think they will find the man. 77-year-old philip mattingly of fair oaks disappeared saturday n

it happened on fair lon drive and harvard circle in the berkeley hills. steven hill out walking the dog about 3 this afternoon when he got back he saw 2 men and woman ransacking his home. allen wong shot these pictures on the i-phone when he came on to the scene before police got there here's what he hill told polic police. >> they hit me and then they hit me when they were backing out and then when they pulled forward they ran over my leg. >>reporter: well the burglar took off in a white cadillac el dorado. this is the second home burglary in that area in just a week. >> well the lights are out on the bay bridge tonight. this is live picture. doesn't it look different? the outage started at about 7:15 leaving drivers to navigate in the dark with just the headlights. no light on the bridge. bridge is dark on both the western and eastern span. chp says electrician has been called out to try to fix it. lights went out just two two weeks ago during a storm. odd picture don't see it too often on the bay bridge. >> lets switch gears for just a moment. there is

around tiburon east bay richmond berkeley around concord light showers through daly city and about higher elevations of east bay not a lot of moisture associated with this system, chilly temperatures in fact this is mild now, 52 in oakland, in the low 40s north bay the rest of the day grab heavier coat, isolated rain showers mid 50s. >>> lightwater on the roads so take care live shot of the san mateo bridge moisture on the lens flat section of the bridge headed westbound tail lights towards the highrise everything at the limit, 13, 14 minute drive between hayward and peninsula in either direction, everything is looking good. san jose near cupertino southbound 280 at bird stall lane three blocking roadway north 87 at highway 101 still accident blocking right lane there. grand avenue on-ramp to eastbound 580 partially blocked with injury accident there. >>> autopsy will be performed to determine how a teenager was killed in a quiet san jose neighborhood yesterday afternoon. the victim is thought to be an 18-year-old man they say he may have been stabbed in the neck before or as he was behin

this is berkeley's fourth homicide. the last homicide in the city back in march. live in berkeley, i'm da lin, cbs 5. >>> oakland police are trying to piece together what led to multiple shootings. four people were hit by gunfire near lake merritt about 10:30 last night. police say the shootings happened after two groups of people had an argument. a bystander was among those shot. he was hit as he walked to a nearby store. >> oh, wow. you know, i wouldn't be able to afford the rent that i would be paying right now. much less. so yeah, it's going to hurt. >> the real cost of going over the "fiscal cliff." we break down what californians stand to lose if there is no deal. >> a new discovery impacting how breast cancer is treated. how tweaking the recommendation for a certain drug could save lives. >> and... ♪ [ music ] >> remembering a local legend. out every thethe music and legacy of dave brubeck. ,,,, ?f< administration will reject a budget deal that doesn't ine higher taxes for the wealtht rcent of americans. >>> treasury secretary timothy geithner said the obam

alecia reed up read is live in berkeley whit reaction. from--reaction from berkeley.n kerman. >> for some, this is the position that they have been tweeting and some did not want to end up in the supreme court. but what we do know is that after nine years a final decision will just be six months away. >> the supreme court decision to review proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage means legal briefs will be filed and it will be heard early next year, possibly in the spring. it should issue its ruling likely by the end of the month of june. does the constitution permit the banning of same-sex marriage or doesn't it? it is equal protection, let protection for everyone? or is it not half?. >> the proposition 8 decision is significant. >> they see this as a historic moment of there are two cases that will allow them to allow for every question. >> i now pronounce you spouses for like york >> it now is on hold in this to the california. >> spouses-for life -- >> many people have been awaiting in and check our stone is having details and he spoke with former mayor, given

. >> reporter: still moisture in the berkeley hills. the rain for the most part pretty much gone now but just the fog you can see the heavy fog rolling in here visibility is very low. let's show some video we shot earlier today in berkeley. a large treetopled over and fell on to a van. you can see right there the rooftop quite a bit of damage inside the van as well. there were people inside at the time. we believe they were driving this van when the tree came down on them. luckily, no one was hurt in this incident here. also, that pleasanton shopping center you can see the flooding right there in that parking lot. the heavy rain coming down at the same time in the middle of that. large pool of water. that's why it was causing that much water in the flooding situation there. they were able to take care of that situation. back here live now, up in the in the berkeley hills, still some showers and tiny bit of moisture but still low visibility on the hills. live in the berkeley hills, da lin. >>> linda yee with the flood concerns at the rus

. >>> a collective in berkeley could soon be forced to close its doors. berkeley code enforcement says green leaf wellness group is violating city rules by conducting business in a residential area. >>> it now afears mcafee will be releaseed from a detention center in guatemala as early as tomorrow. a judge ruled that his detention is illegal and that he should be released and mcafee's lawyer reiterated that claim. the judge gave mcafee ten days to get his immigration status in order. mcafee says he would like to return to the united states. >>> light showers falling throughout the bay right now. i have reports out in the avenues of san francisco. light sprinkles. we've had rain in santa rosa at this hour. we have the radar sweeps going. you can see light showers now showing up. it's very widely scattered. let's go over to this area, downtown oakland you have some light showers right now on 880 up in the oakland hill area you have some showers as well. it's widely scattered but here's the deal. this is just the leading edge of this deal. so there's more c

that largest scholarship fund for undocumented students begins next fall here at uc berkeley. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> we hope to learn this morning the identity of the pedestrian killed in san francisco hours after a new campaign was launched to reduce such accidents. it happened in the financial district yesterday at beale and market. a man in his 40s was crossing the busy intersection 2:third -- 230 when he was hit. the driver is cooperating this is the 18th pedestrian fatality of the year within more than last year already. the -- one more than last year already. the city is urging drivers and pedestrians to be more careful and alert this time of year when more people are out. >>> this morning san francisco police on the hunt for the person who shot a man in the mission district. officers responded to reports of multiple shorts fired near 14th street before 8:00 last night. they found the victim lying in the street. members of the gang task force were on the scene. >>> this morning, pleasant hill police are investigating another pipe bomb incident. device was spotte

uc-berkeley has announced >> uc-berkeley has announced it is launching in his cause of phonics loosely for an undocumented students on campus. the dreamers fund will start with a $1 million donation from the alan walter haas jr. foundation. undocumented students in california are eligible for some states but a scholarship programs that are eligible for federal refinance financial aid. the $1 million we paid out undocumented students over the course of five to 10 years. san jose ranked atop nationally and rising home prices. according to the net federal housing finance agency home prices down over 3.4% in the third quarter of 2011 and 2012. that is of advise and innate rise in the nation. cities that sought even higher increases included bakersfield, of phoenix and boise. >> a little bit of a wait for you but we will be right back. he and i'm storm tracker 4 we have showers out there this morning. there is some sprinkle over night as well so your ride this morning was a damn one. the rain is not happy but it is bringing in spots. >> it looks like they had a tornado and florida, check ou

you can see haze over the camera as you look towards the golden gate fields area, berkeley and into the macarthur maze. it may be cloudy and limited visibility. here is commute times. 880 in southbound direction toward 238 and then 238 toward 84 and eastbound out of san rafael, 580 over to the richmond-san rafael bridge about 18 minutes. >> kristen: raining monday morning could be a challenging commute especially dangerous in the mountains. terry mcsweeney is live in the santa cruz mountains and terry, live doppler 7-hd says you should be getting wet and looks like you are. >> that live doppler 7-hd, it is correct. it's not coming down that hard but coming down since at least 3:30 this morning. it was coming down when he hit it and coming back from most of the ride this side of los gatos. we have rain to talk about up here. we have rain to talk about north of here. take a look at some pictures this morning from the golden gate bridge where the rain was coming down, a little harder than it is here. as i went from southern marin down to san jose, pockets of light rain, then it was dry, th

. >>> new tonight at 6:00, hundreds of people in berkeley who called 911 for a medical emergency are getting warning letters tonight. their personal information may have been stolen. as nbc bay area's jody hernandez reports, it all stems from their ambulance ride. >> reporter: people seeking emergency help in berkeley may have been taken for a ride. and not just to the emergency room. >> it's unfortunate that people that are ill and vulnerable got taken advantage of like this. >> reporter: the berkeley fire chief confirms more than 900 patients taken to the hospital by fire department ambulances may have had their personal information stolen after the company that handles the city's ambulance -- >> basically that they had an employee who had fraudulently and illegally access patient information of customers that we had transported here in berkeley. >> reporter: a spokesperson for intermedics, a florida-based company owned by advanced data processing, says the information may have been given to a florida crime ring, known for using stolen information to file fake tax returns. >> it co

and the drone would only be used over berkeley if authorities in berkeley asked them to use it. supporters of the no drone zone say the use of that drone violates their civil rights. >>> right now 5:49. we were talking about starting at 4:30 this morning. that big crash. way up north. sal has an update. >> that is right pam and dave. the freeway was open just after 5:00. and it was really kind of a tough stretch there. in case you didn't hear was a 60 car pileup that closed this freeway for a good long time. i was just reading some of the notes here from chp they were a lite wary of reopening it. so something like that wouldn't happen again. if you are traveling up north on highway 5 let's say north of redding interstate 5 is open again. let's go to the bay area traffic and talk about 80 westbound. right now we are looking pretty good from vallejo all the way to berkeley. when you get to the toll plaza it is light so far. we have also been looking at the peninsula temperature southbound 101 is a pretty decent drive. then across the bay 880 southbound looks good from hayward to f

things open towards the berkeley curve into the macarthur maze.thbound on 280, 17 overcrossing out of the santa cruz mountains, no problems, as you make your way from san jose towards cupertino nice ride. first reports of a car off the embankment west 37 at mare island right now not seeing slowing we'll be following that. out of santa rosa into novato getting rain about 35 minute drive, east shore freeway carquinez into the maze not bad drive, 20 minutes. north 101 san jose from 280 up to 237, 20 minute drive. >>> 6:22. >>> today marks one week since the school tragedy in connecticut. ahead, abc news special report as sandy hook and the nation mark a moment of silence. vu#o track the rain now falling across parts of bay area a (l$o will go to street level to show the areas getting hit the heartesque. -- the hardest. >>> you can see rain to the west moving to the northeast you will have sprinkles now steadier rain by 7:00. looking at. 80 north rain and snow fresno and yosemite by the afternoon, 4,000 western slope, east of chico and reading 1500 to

in berkeley, linda yee, cbs 5. >> it's all about the rainfall here. but the snow in the sierra.ore snow coming up tonight and tomorrow. there's a winter weather advisory in effect. ski resorts liking receiving 8 to 16 inches more snow. when do we say good-bye to the rain? i've got the answer coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent. oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits >>> the rain couldn't dampen the holiday spirit at great america theme park today. the park celebrated its second global winter wonderland. it features a chinese lantern festival including a 70-foot lighted christmas tree lantern. the show runs through the weekend after new years. paul, we survive add relatively wet and snowy chris

chris and i have been friends since we pledged the fraternity at uc berkeley in 1978. want to first thank chris's family for allowing me the honor of speaking today as we celebrate chris's amazing life. i look at this crowd. i try to figure out how much he achieved so much while making personal and professional connections and lifelong friends all over the world. this beautiful light-filled rotunda is the perfect seting to celebrate chris's life. he was a true renaissance man and offered a lesson in modern day enlightenment to all he met. some say don't sweat the small stuff. chris was successful because he did pay attention to little details and common courtesis that showed the world that he cared. i think the roots of chris's enlightening character were evident when we were undergrads at cal. i would like to share examples. first of all we will start superficially on the topic of fashion. chris like many of our pledge class was from piedmont. i recall thinking what is up with piedmont. the khakis, penny loafers and button-down shirts? chris lived in the room across f

. >>> a collective in berkeley could soon be forced to close its doors.ys green leaf wellness group is violating city rules by conducting business in a residential area. >>> it now afears mcafee will be releaseed from a detention center in guatemala as early as tomorrow. a judge ruled that his detention is illegal and that he should be released and mcafee's lawyer reiterated that claim. the judge gave mcafee ten days to get his immigration status in order. mcafee says he would like to return to the united states. >>> light showers falling throughout the bay right now. i have reports out in the avenues of san francisco. light sprinkles. we've had rain in santa rosa at this hour. we have the radar sweeps going. you can see light showers now showing up. it's very widely scattered. let's go over to this area, downtown oakland you have some light showers right now on 880 up in the oakland hill area you have some showers as well. it's widely scattered but here's the deal. this is just the leading edge of this deal. so there's more coming and it will have an imp

in berkeley, linda yee, cbs 5. >> it's all about the rainfall here. but the snow in the sierra.ow coming up tonight and tomorrow. there's a winter weather advisory in effect. ski resorts liking receiving 8 to 16 inches more snow. when do we say it's time to change the way we clean. it's time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. and free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. new lysol power & free has more cleaning power than bleach. how? the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. new lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> the rain couldn't dampen the holiday spirit at great america theme park today. the park celebrated its second global winter wonderland. it features a chinese lantern festival including a 70-foot lighted christmas tree lantern. the show runs through the weekend after new years. paul, we survive add relatively wet and snowy christmas. >> i see a big pattern change coming up. by 2013 we'll dry out. thankfully

past golden gate fields and university avenue, berkeley into emeryville, getting a little busy 80 westbound still moving nicely into the macarthur maze. no delays at the bay bridge toll, wet on the golden gate bridge this morning and light traffic conditions. down three lanes in the southbound direction, two north light week this week traffic wise between christmas sonoma flooding 121, 12 closed at 8th in shellville area due to road being closed and flooded. terry mcsweeney will have an update in a bit. south 101 washington petaluma clearing stages of that accident could be cleared by now. north 680 at mckey, accident in san jose, first reports east al 0 at eden canyon of an accident. -- >>> you just said it, at 121 and 12 still impassable. terry mcsweeney is there with more on when the intersection might reopen. >> reporter: the best i can give you is sometime today. folks here did not get what they wanted for christmas, a new road. every time they have heavy downpours and high tide this is what happens here at 12 and 121. pictures from last night give you a better idea of what it looks li

the rare siting in berkeley that's drawing a lot of attention. ,,,, berkeley.gists say there has been a rare salmon >>> well, there is something fishy, you might say, going on at berkeley. biologists say there has been a rare salmon siting. cbs 5 reporter don ford has why the fish have biologists excited. >> reporter: for years they have worked to restore the border. once a smelly urban drainage, now a recovering urban stream. even so, what landscape architect saw swimming in the creek surprised him. >> about two feet. >> reporter: a california chinook salmon. environmentalist say it is the first time in 50 years that a salmon has been seen in this creek. swimming upstream in one of the most densely populated areas in the east bay. >> a lot of people work on this group, a lot of agencies and chinook salmon has never been in consideration of the habitat we are trying to make. >> this is a class of fifth graders that will get to see the salmon, but it was hiding. after half an hour it was still hiding. susan says the creek work, however, is paying off. >> if you

berkeley, emeryville, oakland, pacifica avenue, that's where some of the showers are the great highway over towards ocean

. >>> berkeley man recovering after being viciously attacked when he caught burglars in his home.alan wang has the story. >> reporter: shortly after 3:00, several berkeley hills residents ran out to family their neighbor steve hill lying in the street. >> he was in aggie, -- in agony, screaming in pain. >> reporter: hill called 911 told police he came home after walking his dog and surprised three burglars in his house. when police arrived, hill told them one of the suspects punched him in the face as they ran for their vehicle. >> they hit me when they were backing out and pulled forward they ran over my leg. >> reporter: his neighbor saw a female driver and male passenger took off in a white new model cadillac eldorado leaving the second man behind. >> was yelling wait, wait and he jumped in and they took. >> reporter: somehow hill managed to get a partial plate number. >> last three digits were 988. and the first something like -- >> reporter: hill runs a cycling website and he spends a lot of time working at home, as do several other neighbors here. still, police say burglars