a fire working in berkeley. can see the smoke from our emeryville camera, live picture of black smoke coming out of a residential area. we're told it's a home on keith avenue. it is one-alarm right now. we have news chopper 2 on the way to the scene and when it gets there, we'll give you a look from the sky. again, a house fire, one-alarm, on keith avenue in berkeley. we'll have more later in our newscast. >>> our other top story, there was a cable car accident in san francisco at washington and powell. it happened less than two hours ago. ktvu's david stevenson joins us live from the scene. we understand there are injuries. >> reporter: that's right. they have just started moving the cable car out of the way, cable car 25. it's an active investigation going on right now with muni workers and the san francisco police department investigating what went wrong with cable car 25 that sent passengers to the hospital. take a look at this video. this happened at about 10:18 this morning. police say the packed cable car

dempsey says uc berkeley is not alone.of the 340 division 1 athletic programs, only 23 actually bring in more money than they spend. and berkeley is not one of them. >> that's my biggest problem where we are with the division 1 sports today. it has become a big business. and with that there is so mutch focus upon the need to generate revenues. >> reporter: that is what is commonly called the arm's race within the ncaa, bigger and bigger salaries for coaches, bigger and bigger capital campaigns to build more facilities to attract more athletes and keep up with the other schools. if this trend continues, berkeley is likely to be confronted with these questions once again. what cost does it maintain a top flight division 1 athletic program? and is there ever a point where it should drop out of that arm's race? raj, jessica? >> thank you, stephen. it is a pandora's box. if you have a tip for stephen stock or anyone in our investigative unit, give us a call at 888-996-tips. >>> eye-opening report. >>> let's turn things over to

berkeley police have seen the spike in the number of rapes in the berkeley area. it increased 95% from 20 to 39 in 2012. as tomas ramon tells us the victim new the attacker. >> reporter: u.c. student says she knows what often leads to these sexual assaults. she has been to the off campus parties. >> she is having a third drink and it gives you permission to put your hand up her skirt? i don't know. >> drugs and alcohol and someone the victim new. the majority of attack not occur on campus but at parties in the surrounding neighborhoods. where an estimated students like she lives. >> it is definitely disturbing that i personally cannot feel safe in this community all the time. that is a very realistic. >> the captain released the latest figures this week, he is concerned because the highest increase in five years. >> we're very concerned because it looks like the vast majority of these sexual assaults are committed by acquaintances or a former dating relationship. >> reporter: stranger rapes in berkeley have been extremely rare but the increase of sexual assaults m

in berkeley, philippe djegal, kron four news. according to the police chief, overall crime in the city of berkeley was up 11- percent from year-to-year. larcenies account for most of the increase in 20-12. that includes petty theft, grand theft, and auto burglaries. and there were also five - homicides last year. compared to one in 2011. developing tonight. new details released about the deadly triple shooting at a rural home in sonoma county. sheriff officials say the three men found gunned down tuesday on this rural property near sebastopol were a victims of a drug deal gone very wrong. >> "i can describe the scene is being you know a lot of blood at the scene with the three gun shot victims" >> pam: at a news conference today sheriff officials said they believe the three victims were buying pot from an unknown number of suspects. the bodies were found in a bedroom of the home the three victims have been identified as the 46 year- old richard lewin, 42 year- old todd klarkowski from, and 26 year-old raleigh butler. police are s

we understand uc berkeley owns a couple of floors there, the lawrenceville berkeley lab.there have been people that have been evacuated. still unconfirmed how many people have been evacuated. this is horton street where people are waiting, kind of hearing what is the latest. confirmed bomb threat perhaps in a lab facility still trying to confirm some information. but there have been evacuations here at this building, a couple of floors that is owned by the uc berkeley campus. we have sergeant fred dower here as well. if we can get him to come over here. stand by, guys. we'll quick. he's gonna provide more information for us. sergeant. >> thank you for joining us here today -- sergeant, thank you for joining us. give us the latest about what you know. >> right now, what we have a bomb threat was received at one of the uc berkeley affiliated laboratories here in the building. as a precaution, they've evacuated a portion of the building. uc berkeley is coordinating with a number of other agencies to bring in bomb-sniffing dogs and they are checking the perimeter of the build

this is occupied by the lawrence berkeley lab. going around the building trying to sniff and find any thing. they stated that this entire building was in backed away and there weal street closures perry e. the good news is that l street is still open. they stated that they cannot tell us the nature of the threat of that it was a bomb perry ed >> when i came back out here within the last segment as a second office building was evacuate it as well perry at this also has been evacuated you can see all the people that were inside this building are now standing outside. i walked over just a few minutes ago justice see what they were told. they told me that they were not told anything that they were just told that they had to leave. they stated that they were told the something was potentially dangerous inside the building. >> i did have a chance to talk with the emeryville police officer and he talked about some of the closures around the perimeter of the building and about the investigation. >> right now, paupowell is close. they have

over toward emeryville, i turned the camera to look at berkeley curve. nice, smooth easy light drive off 580, 24 and 880 this way. things are moving smoothly. look at the space between these cars. golden gate bridge easy light drive north bay down into the city. no problems. you see glow with lights. we're watching for developing fog later in the day and palo alto 101 here moves smoothly. no delays for 101 or 280 along the peninsula. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. >>> 5:20 to an investigative unit exclusive. the highest ranking officer in the california guard is ignoring a toxic culture. the victims say complaints of sexual assault, racism and retaliation are not properly being handled. now for the first time since the series of investigations by nbc bay area and knbc in los angeles, general david baldwin responds to the issues raised by members of his guard. tony kovaleski talked with him before a public appearance this past sunday. >> joe baldwin, tony kovaleski, nbc bay area. do you have a few minutes to talk to us. >> as we talk to the hotel.

this will be the second whole foods market in berkeley city limits. city leaders are happy with the company's decision to move in to town. especially because the store will use the existing buildingplus, about 200 new jobs will be created to staff the new store. albany was rumored to be the prefered location for the new store but red tape and public opositon in that small town was too much for the chain to contend with and berkeley was happy to have the new store. this is all part of a bigger plan to develop the gilman district into a sustainable shopping magnet for the city. when all the rentovations are done and the new employees are hired, the new whole foods will be open in this location in early 2014. i'm jeff bush in berkeley, kron four news. >> jacqueline: temperatures in the 40's and mild. we are seeing some fog with reduced visibility. slightly reduced and areas of patchy fog in the north bay. and for tomorrow but it will be warmer overnight. noticeably warmer tomorrow afternoon. if you like today you are going to like tomorrow. i will tell y

green on the approach down into berkeley and slowing around the berkeley curve. incline slow spot toward treasure island and maze nothing unusual. no incidents for 24, 880 or 580. we'll look over here toward your slowing drive south 880 coming through hayward. typical build and slowing from castro valley y and down toward san mateo bridge. no drama. more cars headed to the toll plaza. we'll check on the peninsula side in a second. we'll show you the peninsula side. we are looking at a nice smooth flow off 92 toward 101. no slowing. we'll end with this and send it back to you. >> thank you so much. coming up, we'll tell you why a napa winery tossing expensive casts of wine into the sea. >> save the grapes. call this one a man cave on ice. the backyard igloo that takes chilling with your friends to a whole new level. >> what boys will do. let's take a live look outside this morning. sun is coming up making way for a nice day. we'll keep looking at that morning commute for you and the forecast with a lot of news ahead as well. 6:21. eve. take a look at that. a nice

kristy smith is live in berkeley where the suspect once lived.bob riddell live in santa cruz with new details we have learned overnight. good morning. >> good morning to you, marla. in a few hours from now around 11:30, police do plan to update us with a news conference. they have just cleared the season within the past hour or so. this is where law enforcement shot and killed that suspect yesterday who had killed fellow officers in the afternoon. santa cruz police chief says he doesn't have words to describe how he feels and how his department is reacting to the death of elizabeth butler and lauren baker who served 28 years on the force. married with two daughters and a sun who works at the department. butler leaves behind her partner peter and two young boys. the 35-year-old man had allegedly made inappropriate sexual advances on a co-worker after breaking into her home. around 3:30 yesterday afternoon during the meeting goulet shot and killed both officers. p.d. and the sheriff's office stormed the scene in this exclusive video. you can see wh

some on the campus of berkeley say if this trend continues berkeley is likely to be confronted again and again. at what cost does it maintain a top flight division i athletic program and is there ever a point where it should drop out of the arms race? >> if you have a tip for our investigative unit give us a call or send us an e-mail to the unit. >>> let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri and love is about to be in the air. >> a little bit of weather love. valentine's day, your holiday reminder is officially tomorrow. don't forget that. look here at our coastal conditions. we see things ramp up, seas from six to nine feet. notice 10 to 25 miles per hour, a component to the winds good enough to give us a little bit of an offshore flow. 68 in santa rosa. 69 in santa teresa. 67 in san jose and 66 in los gatos. up along the immediate coastline, you have the onshore flow, 50 in san mateo and back to the interior valley. you can see here in fremont the bottom of your screen going around a little bit but not overall gusty. a lot of traffic out here and let's also bring the show

this is in the berkeley hills. we'll bring you more information as soon as we get it. >>> still ahead, today's healthwatch. breast cancer screenings for seniors. the changes a new study is suggesting. >> lots of sunshine outside right now. enjoy it while you can. we have some storm clouds on the horizon. we'll talk about that coming up. this is at 11-79 kieth avenue in >>> we're going to return back to that breaking news here in the east bay. chopper 5 over that house fire in berkeley once again, 1179 keith avenue. this is in the berkeley foothills. doesn't like like progress. the past couple minutes the firefighters arrived on the scene. no report on what caused it or if anyone was inside. they got some work to do. those flames still going strong. >>> in today's healthwatch, changes could be coming to breast cancer screening guidelines. a new study found seniors only need a mammogram every two years. doctors at the university of california found that older women who got the test every other year did not have a hig

slowing down berkeley and at the berkeley curve. a new crash reported there at the toll plaza as you saw no flashing lights from inthat sho. it's a distraction. be careful as you pass over there into san francisco. might use those wiper blades as they talk about approaching the city. approaching richmond opposite your main commute there was an earlier issue at mcdonald that just cleared. the backup that formed over the last few minutes was a distraction for the commute direction. anything will set off slowing. slow san pablo in toward richmond. over on the north bay side across richmond san rafael bridge, there may be thick fog as christina is talking about. santa rosa especially. a look at san rafael itself, the move over here is moving nicely south just glow to lights because there is moisture in the air. palo alto 101 along the peninsula, no problems. smooth drive at the limit for 101 and 280 and in the south bay we're showing a smooth drive for northbound routes. 101 slows a bit past the airport. 87 into downtown and there's fog

. >>> and a disturbing statistic in berkeley.umber of reported rapes nearly doubled in just one year. >>> good evening. new details are emerging in the hunt of an ex-cop accused of killing three people including a police officer. this is new surveillance video from an auto parts store near san diego. it appears he tossed a magazine full of bullets. this is fro monday, the day after he allegedly killed two people in irvine. >>> also tonight, the los angeles police chief says he will reopen the disciplinary proceedings that led to chris dorner's firing and look into what may have insure gaited it. >> he is not opening it because of the accusations or the musings of someone who is a multiple murderer. he wants to do it because he wants tone sure that the public knows that the los angeles police department is fair and transparent. >> dorner alleged that he was wrong fallly fired after alleging that his partner used excessive force in an arrest. >>> there are still no signs of christopher dorner. they believe dorner is heighting out i

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

they've heard it. >> uc berkeley chancellor said universities like uc berkeley will continue to helptudents. >> these are extraordinarily talented people. and in the current era with challenges we cannot afford to waste the talent. >> terrence has been accepted to graduate school. he doesn't qualify for a federally backed loan. sow may not go to yale. so if you want to see the video visit our web site abc 7 news.com. >> thank you. >>> a field pole shows californians are getting sweet on the idea of a soda tax. that number has increased to 68% if the tax money would be earmarked for school nutrition and physical education programs. comes after voters rejected attacks in november. >> we now know more about how the merger between american airline lines and u.s. airways will affect if, if you're traveling. >> it's a mixed bag is what it comes down to. consumers lakely to see changes your option likely to be reduced and with decreased competition will comea/0r highr fairs for all passengers of all airlines. lots of good things for those who earn frequent flyer miles. this is travel and l

dempsey says uc berkeley is not alone.f the 341 television one athletic program, only 23 actually bring in more money than they spend berkeley is not one of them. >> that's my biggest problem where we are with division one sports. it has become a big business. and with that, there is so much focus upon the need to generate revenues. >> and that was steven stock reporting. today in the bay continues with defending dorner. why dozens of protesters are protesting the manhunt for the fugitive ex-police officer accused of killing four people. >>> this is a live look at san jose, looking foggy as san francisco on this sunday morning. thanks for joining us. we have a long holiday weekend hopefully for some folks. not everybody. but the weather looks like it will be nice. >> not bad. when you look at how the temperatures are going, we're kind of lucking out for the weekend. right now we do have the fog this morning that looked more like flez know, but that is san jose. 5 is if oakland. the fog is pretty thick, so use extra time on

temperatures will come down into the mid- and upper 50s. 58 in napa with a 56 in berkeley. so not quite in the 60-degree range. let's step out of the way. 56 in pacifica. you get to san jose, 58, 59 in h -r began hill. -- in morgan hill. those winds are actually going to keep the air quality issues we have with spare the air day. it's going to keep us from having a spare the air night. so a little bit of wind. it's going to keep areas around the bay a little bit warmer so we're not anticipating as much frost until you get inland. the winds keep things a little warmer, keep the frost, make it tough for the frost to form. that's at the higher elevations and around the bay. i mentioned earlier julie there's no rain in this five day and really there's no rain in the next five day. it's a long range forecast but a little spooky. because we need rain and it doesn't look like we're going to see it in a little while. >> all right, thank you bill. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. the vigil gets under way for 13- year-old murder victim janelle conway allen. we will go

is it just more reporting or in fact are rapes up 95% in berkeley? the spike of 39 cases up from 20 in 2011 was reported to berkeley city council on tuesday according to the "contra costa times" online. >> we are not sure what's behind the increase in record rapes this year. it's too early to tell whether or not it's the beginning of a trend or outlier year. >> reporter: but a captain says they do know something about the rapes that occur mostly in the housing areas around the campus. >> we are concerned that the vast majority of these cases involve acquaintance rape where the offender is a friend or a former dating relationship or an acquaintance of the victim and are concerned that alcohol plays a part in some of the rapes. >> reporter: while the high incidence of acquaintance rapes has been known for a while they don't blame fraternities or sororities. >> it's a problem across the city and in our densely populated city we see it happen all over. >> reporter: since 2011 according to the paper, all incoming students at ucb go through standard interv

in addition, we have technology partners with berkeley laboratories. for us, a lot of the breakthroughs in our technology have really come from our partners that research laboratories and our staff. i would add to that, not only is that where it came from, but it is the type of environment that fosters creation. there is another benefit to being in this type of environment. lots of service providers, lots of other companies that are also starting businesses, whether you need legal assistance -- obviously, we have the lab space. recruiting is important for start-ups. staffing, exactly. so we have that as part of this innovation center. >> access to education and access to the right environment. >> yes, i would say so. >> ibm is a big company. i am sure there are a lot of people in the valley that still see it as an east coast-based company. the reality is you have been here for a long time. can you talk about the ontario culture here and what is being done that with the great ideas -- a entrepreneurial culture here and what is being done with the great

the spike was reported to berkeley city council on tuesday. according to the oakland tribune. >> we're not sure what's behind the increase in reported rapes this year. it's too early to tell whether or not it's the beginning of a trend or what. >> reporter: but he says they do know something about the rapes that occur mostly in the housing areas around the campus. >> we are concerned that the vast majority of these cases involve acquaintance rape where the offender is a friend or a former dating relationship or acquaintance of the victim. we're also concerned that alcohol plays a part in these rapes. >> reporter: greenwood does not blame fraternities or sororities. >> this is not a problem limited to fraternities and sororities. it's a problem across the city. >> reporter: since 2011, all incoming students go through intervention training for sexual assault. that may play a role in the increased rape numbers. while only 5% of sex assault victims will report a rape, as many as 66% will tell their friends. those friends now have a responsibility

berkeley roger said universities like u.c.ontinue to help students like terrence. >> these are extraordinarily talented people. and in the current era in california we can't wait for the talent. >> if you want to visit the website go to abc7news.com and click on "see it on tv." lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> a lot of folks have tomorrow off and they would like to have some decent weather. they are looking to you, lisa argen. >> the beach yesterday was jam-packed. a lot of people had that idea. if you are going there tomorrow it will be cooler. unfortunately the 70s are gone and 630s at the beaches today. outside we are talking about 30s and 40s this morning. a beautiful view from mt. tam where it's nice and clear but there is fog in parts of sonoma and napa. east bay there is sun fog. sun is up at 6:55 and setting at 5:51. 10 hours, 54 minutes of day light. we are behind in our rainfall but what we will see on tuesday won't help us out that much. the cold systems really don't provide a whole lot of moisture. a little bit of si

richmond just hit by rain as well as berkeley. wet roads throughout the approach and down the east shore freeway. the map will show you overall conditions where the green is highlighting on my maps is where we are integrated with the weather system so that means wetter woods and puddling on the surface streets. keep that in mind. yellow slowing to the 50s around 50 through berkeley and approaching the emeryville area. slow for 880 at the bottom of your screen. a big concern south 680 approaching that walnut creek interchange just before you get to 24 there's a crash sounds like maybe at least one lane is blocked and now backed up off 242 and blue meaning puddling through walnut creek. some more slowing now toward the castro valley y with a crash now a new one heading south approaching 580. northbound side. commute direction is slowing slowdown. there's the shift. continuing down toward union city. we'll show you the south bay as well. starts in pleasanton. slowing starts heading toward san jose. no big surprises for livermore and

distraction off the berkeley curve.ou see slowing here heading over on 24 over toward the caldecott there and down the east shore freeway west 80 emerging with eastbound 580 off the bridge you do have another crash there. updated location from chp is buchanan, not gilman. farther down the roadway we see slowing there and slowing from richmond because of your morning commute on the richmond san rafael bridge eastbound from san rafael over to richmond gravel stones there. back to you. >>> we continue to follow breaking news from the vatican where pope benedict xvi announced earlier today that he would step down at the end of this month. this morning tourists and locals milling around st. peter's basilica in vatican city taken aback by today's announcement. we go live to vatican city for details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. certainly you just mentioned the tourist in st. peter's square thought they were coming to visit the vatican and one of those trips anybody's mind when they come to rome. they saw cameras c

eastshore freeway, this is a live look near ashby and berkeley.s now from the carquinez bridge to the maze. you can see a few brake lights towards the maze. mass transit so far on time would be a great option today. and caltrain service the tracks are free and clear. we know there was that accident involving a union pacific train last night. so far no delay not impacting caltrain service this morning. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." for the latest on the wet conditions outside let's go to lawrence to check on that. >> looks like it will be a fun day outside. back to winter in the bay area. our cameras are out early on to pick up rain outside. these located in the berkeley area early on. as the showers moved through. these are just the beginning. heavier rainfall later on. high-def doppler radar is picking up on some of the rain. a band moved you there berkeley earlier now sliding eastward into walnut creek right now and into concord. we are seeing some showers in that direction. continuing to expect showers tapering off further to the

berkeley roger said universities like u.c.tinue to help students like terrence. >> these are extraordinarily talented people. and in the current era in california we can't wait for the talent. >> if you want to visit the website go to abc7news.com and click on "see it on tv." lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >>> we've had some really nice weather, just beautiful the last few days. tomorrow is a holiday for a lot of people. will it continue? >> did you notice it was cooler yesterday had. >> yes, just a little, though. >> yes. and the cooling trend continues today. it will be nice but the cooling gets underway at the beaches and tomorrow it could be as much as ten degrees cooler than today. a live look outside from our roof camera. we are talking about partly cloudy skies and fog beginning to move into the north bay. here's a look at live doppler 7hd. volt side here we have a few clouds around. some of the low clouds inhibiting the visibility from time to time up north, but overall we aren't tracking any rain and we will be watching

he lived in berkeley for a short time.s where "today in the bay's" kristy smith is live with more on the background. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. neighbors in berkeley are speaking out. some call him creepy. others say he seemed to argue a lot with with people he shared his apartment with. they say he moved here in 2011 and suddenly moved away. the man who lives below them says he and his wife moved out after studying a conviction in oregon after doing research. they say the 35-year-old worked at a coffee shop in this parking lot in berkeley but he lost his job and then moved away. reportedly in 2008 goulet was found guilty of peeping at a woman in portland as she showered. when the boyfriend tried to help out goulet fired a handgun in the struggle. he was convicted of carrying a gun without a permit in 2008. last friday the sentinel says goulet was arrested by policer for disorderly conduct. an employee at a santa cruz coffee shop is saying goulet was fired saturday after he broke into a co-worker's house on f

nancy shepherd hughes she is a professor of medical anthropology at the university of california berkeley and in new york we cross to terence kealey he is a professor of catholic theology and chair of the department of theology at for him university all right cross talk rules in effect both of you can jump in any time you want man so you got up early as for the program so i'm going to go to you first what do you think the state of the catholic church is with the exit of benedict. well i actually think it's a moment of possible optimism. i have extremely distressed with the. last papacy and feel that we need now to really rethink the church i don't think the church is irrelevant it has a billion members and so unless those billion members are relevant you know the church can't be but i think it's a church that has to change. it has to become truly ecumenical it cannot assume a theological supremacy over the rest of the world's great and little religious traditions it has to be truly catholic that is universal it has to be open to dialogue to critique to debate as we're having now it has to

nancy shepherd hughes she is a professor of medical anthropology at the university of california berkeley and in new york we cross to terence kealey he is a professor of catholic theology and chair of the department of theology at for him university all right cross talk rules in effect folks i mean you can jump in anytime you want man so you got up early as for the program so i'm going to go to you first what do you think the state of the catholic church is with the exit of benedict. well i actually think it's a moment of possible optimism. i have been extremely distressed with the. last papacies and feel that we need now to really rethink the church i don't think the church is irrelevant it has a billion members and so unless those billion members are relevant then you know the church can't be but i think it's a church that has to change radically it has to become truly ecumenical it cannot assume a theological supremacy over the rest of the world's great and little religious traditions it has to be truly catholic that is universal it has to be open to dialogue to critique to debate as w

at uc berkeley, it's 90%.t look under hot topics then click on ktvu web links. >>> young people who smoke are obese and have high blood sugar are more likely to die before age 55. the centers for disease control and prevention studied more than 9200 people between the ages of 12 and 39. >>> they found smokers had an 86% greater risk of dying before 55 compared to those who did not. those who were obese when they were young had a 39% higher likelihood of dying and those with high blood sugar levels tripled their risk of dying before turning 55. >>> an abrupt about face by the whiskey producers makers mark is hitting the spot for loyal customers. as jade hernandez reportsitis also brought add publicity to what is already a very hot item. >> the web site's front page says it all. you spoke, we listened, here's proof. today the kentucky-based company resumed production at its regular alcohol content, 45% instead of 42% reversing the decision made last week to weaken the bourbon. >> the initial thought is wow. are

nancy shepherd hughes she is a professor of medical anthropology at the university of california berkeley and in new york we cross to terence kealey he is a professor of catholic theology and chair of the department of theology at for him university all right crosstalk rules in effect both of you can jump in anytime you want man so you got up early as for the program so i'm going to go to you first what do you think the state of the catholic church is with the exit of benedict. well i actually think it's a moment of possible optimism. i have been extremely distressed with the. last papacy and feel that we need now to really rethink the church i don't think the church is irrelevant it has a billion members and so unless those billion members are relevant then you know the church can't be but i think it's a church that has to change radically it has to become truly ecumenical it cannot is a theological supremacy over the rest. the world's great and little religious traditions it has to be truly catholic that is universal it has to be open to dialogue to critique to debate as we're having no

now the berkeley math genius is taking a big risk to help others who share his dream.r linda yee on his bold addition to the immigration debate. linda. >> reporter: liz, uc-berkeley students terrence park's secret is that he is an undocumented immigrant. he said he had to go public because he wants to pursuit american dream. >> in mathematics and applied statistics at uc-berkeley. >> reporter: this student is doing the math. >> it costs the government $23,000 to deport a single individual. >> so that's $23,000 to deport me. >> reporter: park has taken a calculated risk exposing himself as an undocumented immigrant subject to deportation. he is doing it for the "dream act" an immigration law congress is considering that will allow certain students like him the path to citizenship and it allows him to get financial aid to continue his studies at yale or brown universities. he already lost out on a research internship with the national security agency. >> i wanted to explore what they off me but i can't have that chance to explore. >> reporter: he came with his mother fro

this picture coming from 11-year-old jamison of berkeley. the weather system is leaving some snow in the sierra, much needed snow. here is a live look from south lake tahoe camera. jealous of the skiers up there with lift chairs empty. fresh powder will still be coming. meteorologist mike nicco said the mountains will get over a foot. chain requirements are in effect on i-80 to donner lake with no chain restrictions on highway 50 right now. stay with abc7 for continuing storm watch coverage. you can track the storm online with live doppler 7 hd at abc7news.com. >> we have new video showing clean up efforts after a huge tree fell on a home in a contra costa community of diabolo. a small army of workers moved in with tools and a crane to remove the oak tree. portions of the 80' tree cover the house roof this morning. crews freed at least two damaged vehicles from the mess. this is how it looks after diseased rooted toppled the tree. a neighbor said it sounded like an explosion. no one was hurt. >> from southern california, four people are dead

down street here we're on oakland berkeley border.his man made people feel good with coffee but on the other hand he made his neighbor uneasy. >> we just thought we're good neighbors then, learning this stuff is just weird. it makes me feel disgusting. >> in berkeley this morning alicia had a lot to think about. the man used to live upstairs with his twin brother was jeremy goulet. he died after shoofting two santa cruz police officers to death. >> he just seemed like a regular tenant until they fought and i knew that there is something up. alicia says the two had a strange relationship punctuate bid brutal fights. police came to the house at least four times. when alicia googled him she learned of the history as a sex offender in portland and read he got in trouble for spying on a neighbor in the shower. his apartment overlooked a private school next door he looked at me crazy creepy. >> what is creepy? >> you can tell you're being checked out. in front of my husband he would do it. >> alicia says he and his brother moved out a coupl

east bay drives 18 minutes at hercules to berkeley.l looks good, slow traffic for 680 southbound from to 42 down to walnut creek. san ramon valley ride still slowing, up from 680 to this in belgrade. what no one slows between the two freeways were usually backs up. we have picked up slowing through saratoga and northbound on highway 85. we are delay free for 1 01 southbound from 37 awful way to go in a bridge. >> 60 1:00 a.m. and a quick break and a shot from our roof cam this morning. we are looking for a nice, sunny afternoon with warmer temperatures coming our way. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can figure this out. ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant. at&t. ♪ >> 6:54 a.m. in the highway four expansion

an early morning bomb scare at the lawrence berkeley bio-fuel research facility in emeryville. evacuation of multiple buildings in the area near 59th street and hollis.some evacuees spoke to kron4 about the nerve wrenching experience. the to list the boundaries could be 300 ft.. -- bomb radius after several hours of searching the building no explosive device was found a fire ripped through a berkeley hills home today. causing major damage. the fire department sent as many as five engines to the two alarm blaze.on keith avenue. fire officials say it was difficult to put out the blaze.because there is narrow access to the roads. stuno one was hurt. well it was sunny and mild out there today but there are big changes coming starting tomorrow. rain coming starting in the day and friday morning. we're going to see cooler temperatures as well and in the weekend warmer temperatures and dry. one day and one and a half day rain coming up. looking at the radar we have clear skies but rain is starting the north of loss. rain is moving into northern california tonight and tomorrow morning.

was a former marine who flew back hawk helicopters and he had recently moved to santa cruz from berkeley. >> a rally against gun violence was going on in downtown santa cruz as the two officers were killed. we have this picture of the rally organized in the wake of the newtown shootings. ambulances went right by the rally location. >> stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the santa cruz police shootings. we will update you on any developments both during this newscast and on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >> developing news this morning in oakland where police are searching for several people following a chase through the city. we followed the police pursuit near 36th avenue and -- rather, 86th avenue and olive street. the suspects hopped from the car and took off running and the was still rolling when the police had their guns drawn. >> all is well after a vallejo city council meeting was taken over by protesters. the protesters were about 50 and arrived inside the city council chambers after the 6:00 meeting and council meetings went in a back room as they took over the sound

chris and i have been friends since we pledged the fraternity at uc berkeley in 1978. i 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

uc berkeley officials were not available for comment. we're live in berkeley. >> ama: a bicyclist has died after being hit by a cement truck in san francisco. it happened this morning in front of at&t park. a woman on a bike was hit by the right side of the truck and got caught in the rear wheel and was dragged ten feet. the truck dispopped the driver is cooperating with police. >> hundreds of people lined up to buy firearms and ammunition during a gun show today in vallejo. just wrapped up at the solano county fairgroundses. show organizers say crowds have been larger since the connecticut school tragedy with lie-abiding people concerned about their second amendment right to bear arms. >> you look rind at the show crowd see nothing bought bunch of good old boy constitutional, bike bible thumping american citizens, moms pushing their babies in carts. >> four weeks ago you could walk to the tick counter, walk in the door, and the tickets jumped up. parking jumped up. they're capitalizing on this. >> some people say prices for guns and amm

at the center for independent living in berkeley. and there will be a number of sf bay area communities and coalitions there as well. so for information about this event and how to register, you can contact me my phone number, 1415-543-6222. again it's 415-543-6222. and with about a minute left, the website address, if i can really quickly. it's at scnetca.org. with that, i will leave you all to have a great rest of the meeting. thank you. >> thank you, derrick. our next agenda item is report from the chair. did you want to make a comment now? i didn't have a card. i'm sorry. >> i did. >> well, come right up and give us your name. >> hi my name is deborah benedict. i am a member of senior disability action. i actually wanted to share my experience in getting to this meeting. i was held up down in the carlton or actually on the grove street side of the entrance to this building. i had previously had a problem. i use a razor scooter as a mobility device. heather contacts the sheriff's office because i was given a problem getting in and

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