police in berkeley are the latest to give out a warning. they say that thieves are trying to steal players' phones. kpix 5 reporter sandra osborne is live in berkeley with more. >> reporter: good morning. this warning sparked by three recent robberies in town. those playing "pokemon go," two of those robberies close to the uc-berkeley campus and some actually well orchestrated. some of the victims have been giving police information. one man saying a guy jumped out of a waiting car, punching him, stealing his phone and wallet before running back to a getaway car. another victim, a woman, was playing the game when she was being followed. two men knocked her to the ground, stealing her phone and her purse. now, police say there are a couple of things that players are doing that they should be aware of. one of the things players are going into neighborhoods they are not familiar with. so instead they are saying go to places you know. don't just stair at your phone. be aware of your surroundings. keep the phone in your pocket instead of walking

berkeley's minimum wage is still below what workers get in emeryville and oakland. san francisco is set to increase to $15 in 2018. >> we all feel for working people because it's hard in our expensive city to survive unless you have a decent wage. >> the berkeley city council just announced it will vote at this surprise meeting during their summer recess yesterday. if this proposed ordinance passes today, the see there ask voters to reject both measures on the november ballot. live in the newsroom, lisa chan, kpix 5. >>> this morning marks the start of a new incentive program to get bay area residents saying good-bye to their fireplaces. the air quality management district raised $3 million of funding for the initiative which reduces wood smoke and pollution through the region. the new program will help pay for 1500 bay area households to replace their fireplaces and wood-burning stoves with cleaner electric heat pumps or natural gas stoves. low income residents are prioritized and the program is first come, first served. >>> later today a former san francisco 49er

police in berkeley are the latest to give out a warning. they say that thieves are trying to steal players' phones. kpix 5's sandra osborne is live in berkeley with details >>> reporter: >>> reporter: good morning. police are giving out this warning which is sparked by three recent robberies in town, two of them close to the uc- berkeley campus here and some of these robberies have actually been pretty well orchestrated. one man said a guy jumped out of a waiting car, punching him, knocking him to the ground, stealing his phone and wallet before that person ran back to his getaway car. another victim a woman says she was playing the game when she noticed she was being followed. she claims two men knocked her to the ground stealing her phone and her purse. you remember just last saturday, 20-year-old calvin riley was shot in and in san francisco's aquatic park while playing "pokemon go." no arrests have been made in that case. now, speaking with police, they are saying that some of the problems that people are going into neighborhoods they a

ing looking toward the maze and berkeley curve.there just after folks make the decision to go to the bay bridge or 880 it just cleared. car went into the center divide. it has been cleared from the area. traffic making its way to the area. the curb is clear. backup on the map shows you on the approach jamming up to 880 down through the pear of powell street. over here is where pete suratos continues with the first homicide for berkeley for the year. the story for traffic not a big one. we have a nice easy drive across the bay bridge. the rest of the bay moves well except for the tri-valley southbound 680 still jammed up from stone ridge down to andrada. continue to see the speeds slowly recover through that tough portion of the tri-valley. but you're alternate is to go over here to southbound 880. that's a lot more mileage. don't have to do that. just be prepared for slowing through sunol. south bay, easy drive. 85 north at camden, got the up date we have one lane, maybe two blocked by that earlier crash i mentioned there just nort

. >>> people in berkeley have been cutting down on sugary drinks. according to a new study on the city's soda tax. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live from the newsroom with details of the research. >> reporter: michelle, it's been five months since berkeley implemented its one penny per ounce tax on sugary drinks. that means a bottle this size costs an extra 20 cents. and with that new tax, lower income residents have consumed 21% less soda. during the same people period in oakland and san francisco drank 4% more sugary drinks. this is according to a new study in the american journal of public health. it indicates that it was indeed the tax that caused many of these people to change their drinking habits. that means the so-called sin tax might be working as intended. the survey of almost 3,000 low income berkeley residents found they drank 36% fewer sports drinks, 29% fewer energy drinks, 26% less regular soda and they cut the consumption of sweetened coffee, fruit and tea drinks by 13%. they drank 63% more water. this is fodder for those advocatin

it was a mess in berkeley. the rules were unclear.he cart came before the horse but now berkeley's law could be a model for other cities. kenny? >> thank you. >>> hulu is tired of giving away its goods for free so it's following the netflix model and making us all pay up. jill wagner of cbsmoneywatch.com has that story and more trending topics. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. kenny, so far it's been a quiet week on wall street. economic data is light and a lot of investors are on vacation. the dow rose 17 points yesterday? >> the nasdaq was up 15. tesla says the new version of its model s can do 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds. >>> hugh low is shifting to ad free subscriptions only and that puts them more in line with competitors like netflix. >> best buy stock had the best day in years yesterday up nearly 20% on stronger-than- expected sales in the last quarter. their earnings prove americans still want to test out and see home entertainment centers and other electronics in person before they buy. kenny? >> you have to blast that bos

>>reporter: 0 berkeley city council this the raise to vote on raising the sinless minimal wage >>markwage and work will be $15 more by next year the state minimum-wage rise $15 an hour by 2022 a lot of people in berkeley are calling for a quicker rate increase because the high cost of living in the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in berkeley is nearly $3,000 a month that a 60% higher than five years of the special city council meeting starts at 6:00 tonight the santa clara county superior court and you represent all or workers are getting back to the bargaining table this has led not entering a seventh day of nearly 300 or workers on strike over the contract the silicon video of the picket lines the we've already seen the of please juliana says it is willing to negotiate for a mediator but there are going to keep striking for what they call a fair contract the court said the offer employees a 10% raises workers say that is not enough the members have gone without a pay increase for eight years the strike has not shut down the courts just limited services are available. >>jame

global campus suspended indefinitely due to uc berkeley's budget deficit. the chancellor made that announcement last night during a closed door meeting. plans for berkeley global campus were first announced two years ago with a goal of creating a world class research facility the campus enrichment would provide badly needed jobs and money. >>> a family is fighting to amend a decades old policy discriminating against minorities the foster family bought a home in lake hills subdivision and were surprised to learn about an occupancy rule for the community stating only white people are allowed to live there the rule has been in place since 1961 it appears officials thought minorities would lower property values. >> just kind of awful. and racist and terrible. >> the fosters have gone on social media to raise awareness about this situation although some minorities do live in the development the general manager says the policy will be officially changed. >>> 4:39 a.m. helping heal in the 5:00 a.m. hour we will tell you about actions taken by two orlando hospitals

in livermore you are warmer all night long been berkeley right now in the berkeley hills.low-pressure area moving over southern california, san bernardino county portions under a flash flood warning until 7:00. high-pressure moving in but it will be bashful staying offshore and when it spins to the west it will feed into the onshore flow which means if you live close to the bay or along the coastline it is not getting warm anytime soon. clouds pushing inland with coastal drizzle likely. hazy sunshine tomorrow looking up in the atmosphere some smoke , hazy sunshine for tuesday. temperatures they will be below average every day. for the next seven days. highs tomorrow a few degrees below normal, not cold, but chilly. half-moon bay, 61, san ramon 83, the niche 87. was in 1085. only 59 for the high in stinson beach. one country, nampa at 80. temperatures are staying in the 80s across the board with wednesday being the exception, mid-to upper 60s near the bay, mid-to upper 50s along the coastline, this would be the view of san francisco of the bay of oakland. tonight you get fo

you are going to berkeley, that is even better! uc berkeley. [inaudible] from abraham high school, uc davis! last but not least, evon ngo from john o'connell high school heading to san francisco state university! alright. we will now ask all of our graduates to come up and for a big group photo so we can memorialize our new leaders in city and county of san francisco, please give it up for the 2016 mayor, i am the fuper scholarship award recipients! we'll get a couple in the front and do a little kneeling action. >> i'm warren corn field and we are doing a series called stay safe, we are going to talk about staying in your home after an earthquake and taking care of your pet's needs. ♪ >> here we are at the spur urban ken center and we are in this little house that was built to show what it is like in san francisco after an earthquake. we are very pleased to have with us today, pat brown from the department of animal care and control and her friend oreo. >> hi. >> lauren. >> could you tell us what it would take after an earthquake or some other

. >> it's happening at uc berkeley. the crime on campus that has students on alert. >>> and permission to make moon trips a reality. >>> and calls to shut down a califo >>> just two weeks before the beginning of classes, students at uc berkeley are being told to take precaution. two armed men robbed people blocks from campus. abc7 news explains what students are being told. >> i got this yesterday at 4:55 p.m. >> reporter: a student is talking about an alert. students received from campus police following a series of robberies blocks from the university. berkeley police said the cell phones were reported stolen at 10:19, and 11:41 monday evening. >> they all had the same description for both suspects. >> reporter: both men described as african american are in their teens or early 20s. witnesses say they saw a gun. one of the crimes was reported on derby streets and four minutes later again on channingway and dana street. this person lives nearby. she always carries mace. >> it makes you aware of what's going on. i'm sur

uc berkeley's center for design research at stanford university and mit media lab have also partnered with super public. super public will provide space. program convened summit, roundtables, and training programs to build capacity so that all partners in the lab can maximize time and impact. by working in an open innovation environment, super public intends to create extorted exportable models and solutions facing governments throughout the nation. the city of san francisco and city intimate into gsa and other superpower concept, was an immediate, yes. each level of government is really reinventing the wheel around a common problems. the silo nature of government has stymied the public sector from adopting innovative tech, and business models, and the sharing of best practices. so our hope that super public will break down some of the silos and allow us to share common solutions across government at the city state and federal level. not only will gsa provide a physical space which we had quite a bit of, but we will also provide some expertise in certain areas. gsa is a leader in proc

"ro," i was so cold in the berkeley area yesterday. >> you were cold in the berkeley area? yeah. okay. so in the mid-60s there yesterday. you know what, roqui, if you were cold yesterday, probably will be equally as chilly today. temperatures even going down today. good morning, it's 6:04. owe figures sunrise in 31 minutes from now. but not going to see it. we are shrouded in a deck of low clouds and fog so deep, about 2400 feet deep this morning, it's producing some heavy drizzle here around the rim of the bay and also around the seashore. you can see the layers of clouds in the distance there. visibility not so much of a problem this morning because it's more high overcast. numbers 50s and 60s out the door. we should be 74 degrees and actually -- actually we should be 84 in san jose, instead today 77. 60s around the beaches today, 70s around the peninsula jumping up to 82 degrees los gatos through saratoga. east of the bay you will see some of the warmer numbers but still well below the average high of 91, 92 in brentwood to 84 degrees. low 80s in throughout the tri- valley. ye

the berkeley city council was supposed to vote on plans to raise ge tonight.. b >> macy's stock shot up more than 17% today. wall street liked the mainstreaming plan. >>> the berkeley city council was supposed to vote on a plan to raise the minimum wage, but a quorum didn't show up. voters will decide whether a $15 an hour hike should take effect next year or in 2018. >>> donald trump spent a lot of time clarifying comments made on the campaign trail, but as major garrett reports tonight, he is not backing down from what he said about the president and hillary clinton and isis. >> i call president obama and hillary clinton the founders of isis. they're the founders. you get the mvp award. isis will hand her the most valuable player award. her own competition is barack obama. >> reporter: on the hugh hewitt radio show the conservative host gave trump the room to back down. >> no. i meant he was the founder of isis. i do. >> but he's not sympathetic to them. >> i say he's the founder. >> today republicans signed a letter to rnc chairman reince priebus urging him

the first happened on july 12th on dana street here in berkeley just blocks away from uc berkeley.eople followed a woman. they knocked her to the ground and stole her phone while the other suspect stole her purse. the thieves jumped into an suv and got away. july 31st at 2:45 in the afternoon a victim was accosted by a teenager near parker and waring streets. the teenage suspect punched the victim, stole their phone and jumped into a car as well, but police caught up with those suspects. they made two arrests. pd says playing the game can make you a target. >> law enforcement is aware that this game is being played and that based on how you play the game and interact with your phone, that there is a tendency maybe not to be paying attention to your surroundings. law enforcement is taking opportunities like this one to share with our communities that, hey, if you are going to do it, make sure you are doing it in a group. consider doing it in well lighted areas. >> reporter: now, the two suspects in the first case are still on the loose. police also say another man playing pokemon go

the city of berkeley has tried several unsuccessful attempts to deter the encampment.'s haaziq madyun takes a look at the latest effort to keep people out of the area >> reporter:new fencing has been installed here under the gilman street overpass in berkeley. on thursday caltans crews enclosed this section of gilman with stronger fencing, making it more difficult for campers to cut holes like you see here in this common chainlinked fence on the inside of the overpass. "here is another example, there is a needle right here which is clearly visible" california highway patrol officer sean wilkenfeld says the fence is a much needed deterent in terms of safety "it is in response to a large homeless encampment that we have in the area, we have done a couple of phases to ty to clean up the area that were unsuccessful, so this is the next phase to install more fencing and a little bit larger fencing" >> gra >> reporter:72-hours before the fence goes up the chp provides the homeless with information about services and shelters available. they are also given notice to clear out

. >>> this castle, uc berkeley is getting ready to reopen tonight. the secret room inside. >>> tonight, we will take you 2,600 feet below the surface of the sea to show you a piece of history sitting off the ripping off american custom reporter rachel kim has mor the "bait and switch" lawsu against zara. >>fashion retailer zara is popular for its trendy and affordable clothing... >>21:49 "i like the style, u can find any kind of style there." >>but right now, the clothi company is making headlines because a federal class actn them of unlawf >>> fashion retailer zara is popular for their trendy and affordable clothing. >> i like their style. you can't -- you can find any kind of styles. >> reporter: the company is facing a lawsuit that accuses them of unlawful pricing. >> i think that it was intentional, deceitful, motivated by greed. >> reporter: ben mycellas represents the plaintiffs, accusing zara of bait and switch that many items are priced in euros. when those prices are converted at the register, customers are overcharged. >> and so whereas the

. >> charles is an internationally recognized uc berkeley researcher studying the fireÑ danger.sk for large wake on -- quake on the fall. they mayç also be prone to pos fires. they fear that crews will not have the water they need to douse the many fires, that's because the water system in east bay is vulnerable to massç failures. >> after really major event, we would potentially see thousands. >> the east bay municipal utility district's headç engineer. he said cast iron pipe accounts for one third of the more than 4,000 mile water supply system and could easily rupture. >> perhaps the greatest risk.)% here in the hills of berkeley where the hayward fault runs straight through the center of the uc berkeley stadium. >> after the devastating÷ú 1991 oakland hills fire, berkeley voters approved a boond measure to install a network of pipes in the city. along with several 50,000 under ground hillside÷ú reservoirs li this one being built in san francisco. but that plan went nowhere, he says that was largely due to neighborhood opposition.  wants strip built up in front of their b

where the annual berkeley kite festival wrapped up its last day.lorful sky in the east bay this weekend with the annual berkeley kite festival. >> it was a bit foggy across the bay area, but that did not stop about 35,000 kite fans from flocking to the berkeley marina yesterday and today. great-looking kites there. i like that style. >> the kids are so small they're going to fly away too. >> it was windy. this is a long tradition by the way. this is the 31st year, it keeps getting bigger every single year. >> it's a lovely place to be in nature and enjoy the wind and fly a kite. >>> go fly a kite, kerry. >> i've been told that before, now i might, and i'm going to do it in berkeley. founder of the festival says 3,000 kits are donated and fan favorite is the candy drop for more than 500 pounds of candy are dropped from kites over the two-day festival. >> good finale. we want to look at the temps tonight. >> and temperatures in the 50s tonight, for tomorrow, not bad. hazy skies in the east bay and south bay. temperatures there trending a little bit w

you are going to berkeley, that is even better! uc berkeley. [inaudible] from abraham high school, uc davis! last but not least, evon ngo from john o'connell high school heading to san francisco state university! alright. we will now ask all of our graduates to come up and for a big group photo so we can memorialize our new leaders in city and county of san francisco, please give it up for the 2016 mayor, i am the fuper scholarship award recipients! we'll get a couple in the front and do a little kneeling action. >> good afternoon, party people. want to welcome you back to san francisco employment retirement system. i hope you are excited to be here, as i am. i'm malia cohen, the newly reelected body. iment to introduce brian stansbury, our new vice president of the body and i like to begin with the pledge of allegiance. please join me in rising and place your right hand over your heart. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible,

on monday, berkeley police responded to five separate pedestrian robberies there in two hours. on thursday, police asked for help to catch and this guy suspected of groping a female student on campus. >> it is really had not to get out late. if i get out late i call an uber to get home. >> reporter: a recent study released by startclass.com shows uc berkeley has the highest robbery rate among californian universities. when it comes to overall crime including burglaries and sexual assault, cal has the second highest crime rate among universities in california. they are not surprised. >> i get an e-mail maybe three to four a week. describing sexual assaults nearby or robberies nearby. >> reporter: police are reminding students to stay vigilant and avoid walking late at night. robbers have targeted the people walking in pairs. in berkeley, i'm da lin, kpix5. >> police in san jose are looking for a pair of suspected carjackers who were caught on camera. it happened back on july 18. investigators say a woman left her car running on meadow court. when she got back, one of the suspect

in just one month three robberies a few miles actually from the berkeley police department she spotsice department became belong gone and a couple weeks later on july 31st another case in this particular case this person got there from rock from them this is at parker and the fortunate to please the party came out so quickly there was able to stop a car near dislocation and arrested two people the latest incident took place on monday the common denominator of all by themselves not paying attention. >>will tran: we got a chance to talk to the berkeley police department they say here are some tips that you need to know they cannot control the lore the criminals and the robbers out there to entice you to go to dark locations? >>: in other cities that have experienced the bill we have not. >>will tran: we know a little bit more about them 1919 and 23 years old that are from berkeley or they live and work with the reason why they think they live their according to the police department they believe they go to uc-berkeley the victim's obviously are very bright and smart they're able to go

we know one of the babies was born at alta bates hospital in berkeley. it is a condition in which the head is smaller than normal, the brain has not developed properly. there is no treatment. >> i would look to emphasize. and it spread remains greater than what we do know. >> public health confirmed 114 zika infections associated with travel in california. 21 of the patients were pregnant women. officials say there is currently no risk to the public. >> while mosquitoes can carry the virus are found in 12 california counties. there its no evidence the mosquitoes are transmitting zika in the state at the time. >> new at 11:00, a company that maintains electronic medical record for dozens of marin county doctors, paid a ransom to hackers to regain access to their own system. marin medical practices concepts tells marin they were hacked on july 26th. since then doctors who depend on the company have been unable to access patient records. the company's clients include several medical groups and county public health clinics. they say it does not appear any pa

how can we make this a regional thing >>> and academia, with its berkeley mit, stanford were all part of this effort, going to contribute to that because they know that we've got the document we got to talk the man could we do to make sure our models are examples of things we can really share with people, and we've got to prove that we can do it better than the last generated so, excited about this. i'm excited about super public, and i know just in the few years is quick to be an absolute necessity for the global competition and we are helping our country by doing this. we are hoping much of the federal people be better quit estate people be better on local people be better, but as a community of people interested in being smarter about what were doing we hopefully will the public was a breathing that much deeper committed to using your dollars smarter to making sure we do things in language data can really drive and help us. this is what i think super public is and i want to just say, ken, thank you to organizations like the innovate fund and our innovation civic innovation leaders,

kpix5's betty yu is in berkeley with those details. betty? >> reporter: a kcbs radio source says the baby was born here in berkeley with zika related birth defects, most notely a smaller than normal head which generally means that the brain didn't develop properly. a source tells kcbs radio one of the two babies born with zika related birth defects in california was born al alta bates medical center in berkeley in the last six months. the mother had traveled from guatemala. >> it's a good reminder essentially that the zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause bad pregnancy outcomes like microcephaly which means a small skull and the most important prevention is for pregnant women to really be aware of, you know, right now our guidance is to not travel to areas impacted by zika. >> reporter: hotspots include parts of latin america and the caribbean even though the types of mosquitoes that can carry the virus have been found in 12 california counties. health officials stress there is no evidence of mosquitoes transmitting zika in the stat

there's a warning from berkeley police.e'll tell you about the recent robberies that took place days apart from each other. >>> some areas of fog and others sunny and warm. i'll have an update on the thursday that forecast. >>> this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> thank you for joining us on mornings on 2, thursday, august 11th. i've dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. there's some fog out there. >> i want to talk about other parts of the united states. there's going to be torrential rain across much of the united states in the next couple of days. one will be up in the great lakes from ohio to the northeast. and this one to the gulf of mexico -- which hasn't moved -- the chance for rain in new orleans today is 100%. it's 80 address. mobile and panama city, we lose the radar in the last image. the chance for rain -- if you have travel plans -- they do have a chance of rain 90 to 100%. if you're going to new orleans or anything on the gulf coast, the circulation has stalled out. and there'll be heavy rain. it's already in parts of wi

the first four robberies happened in 30 minutes on berkeley's south side making off with cell phone and other belongings. >> this morning, a pokemon go player is recovering after someone in san jose stabbed him in the face. this happened a week ago today while playing the game downtown. you may find some of the images in the story disturbing. here is the interview. >> this is chris perguidi moments after being stabbed in the face. and this is chris today, his chin and other wounds are still healing days after the attack in downtown san jose. >> chris perguidi was in this direction holding the phone like this headed to the two stops and when he got there he said a woman suddenly started yelling at him from that direction and a man jumped on him from there. he said they accuses him of recording them on his phone. >> they tried to steal his backpack. >> he had a knife and slashed my chin and grabbed me and kick me in the chest and back. >> the suspect get away and chris had no idea he was hurt this badly. he stumbled to his girlfriend's office nearby and she did not want to show her face o

you are going to berkeley, that is even better! uc berkeley. [inaudible] from abraham high school, uc davis! last but not least, evon ngo from john o'connell high school heading to san francisco state university! alright. we will now ask all of our graduates to come up and for a big group photo so we can memorialize our new leaders in city and county of san francisco, please give it up for the 2016 mayor, i am the fuper scholarship award recipients! we'll get a couple in the front and do a little kneeling action. >> just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily bread at least three times a day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission, to increase social, philosophical, and spiritual change my isolated indiv

. >> dog drama at university of california at berkeley. and how this bay area dajay and how this bay area dajay ,,,,,,,,,, announcer: todd's a great guy. i mean, look at him. what. a. sweetheart. attaboy. wait, todd, what are you doing? how totally selfish and un-toddlike of you. come on, todd, come on, man. jetliner fire shut down traffic for hours. veronica d >>> dubai international airport is back open after a deadly jet liner fire shut down traffic for hours. salon cud -- veronica de la cruz has more. >> reporter: one firefighter died but all three hundred people on board survived. the plane erupted into a fire ball, blowing off one of the wings at dubai international airport. firefighters hosed down the foslodge. -- fuselage. everyone was evacuated in about a minute. [ indiscernible ] >> immediately we -- they are -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: passengers say the pilot made an announcement he maded to make an emergency landing -- needed to make an emergency landing. the cause of the crash landing is still unclear tonight. the ntsb

we know one of the babies was born at alta bates hospital in berkeley.ondition in which the head is smaller than normal, the brain has not developed properly. there is no treatment. >> i would look to emphasize. and it spread remains greater than what we do know. >> public health confirmed 114 zika infections associated with travel in california. 21 of the patients were pregnant women. officials say there is currently no risk to the public. >> while mosquitoes can carry the virus are found in 12 california counties. there its no evidence the mosquitoes are transmitting zika in the state at the time. >> new at 11:00, a company that maintains electronic medical record for dozens of marin county doctors, paid a ransom to hackers to regain access to their own system. marin medical practices concepts tells marin they were hacked on july 26th. since then doctors who depend on the company have been unable to access patient records. the company's clients include several medical groups and county public health clinics. they say it does not appear any patient data

the slowing we saw here coming off the berkeley curve.let's go over to the berkeley curve and see the flairs are there but we saw with the traffic has cleared up. back to you guys. >> mike, thank you. >>> lots of stuff to talk about in politics. various political attacks. the democrats this morning accused of rigging the debate schedule, though, they don't set the schedule. two of the three debates will be opposite football games. >> the republicans for donald trump comments about family of a u.s. soldier who died in a suicide bombing. tod"today in the bay'sbay's" ed lawrence covers it. >> during his first campaign stop since the democratic national convention, donald trump may defend comments he made about a family of a muslim soldier. the khan family spoke criticizing trump's stance on muslims. >> if you look at his wife, she was standing there. she had nothing to say. maybe she didnwasn't allowed to. >> i was very nervous because i cannot see my son's picture. >> trump would focus on what he sees is wrong with the country. in his state

berkeley's minimum wage is currently below emeryville and oakland at $11. in october, it goes to $12.53. oakland is currently at $12.55 and that will increase january 1. emeryville is at $13 an hour for businesses with 55 or fewer employees and $14.82 for businesses with more. if the berkeley city council passes the ordinance today, they want voters to reject both measures on the ballot in november. in the newsroom, lisa chan, kpix 5. >>> the federal reserve inching closer to increasing short-term interest rates. chairman janet yell lynn discussed prospects for the rate hike today but stopped short of saying when it would happen. analysts say the timing could depend on the federal jobs report next week. take a live look at the big board this afternoon. the dow is down 85. >>> right now, powerful aftershocks continue to rumble through parts of central italy devastated by wednesday's earthquake. at least 267 people were killed and rescuers are working against the clock to save more people under rubble. aftershock damage could cut off access to the hardest hit

the mobile weatherlab is live in the berkeley hills. 's only 60 degrees outside. there is a little bit of the freeze and resume in the peak wind gusts at 16 or 17 miles per hour i would not call it windy but definitely a chilly breeze. it has not been a warm day and it will continue to be the case for the next couple of days. big-time cool down and livermore the 90s are gone and the 80s are gone. santa rosa 73 san jose 71 the one spots are santa rosa and livermore. you still have lightning strike on radar right now. if you are wants to -- watching us in point where you heard a couple rumbles of thunder. that is finished for now the thunderstorms will likely stay over the sierra and the foothills. air quality is improving as we increase the onshore flow is giving us better area -- air to breathe. close tonight in the 50s. san francisco 55 oakland 56 napa 52. and livermore your low is 57. have a low-pressure area that caused the early morning showers moving out over southern california. a ridge of high pressure is moving closer and will stay off to our west will kee

after a year of negotiations, uc berkeley agreed to give the space.ll be called fannie lou hammer research center. >> it's going to sustain our he megsal lives, academic lives and mental. it's important for diverse students to feel they their own place to go to. this place will be renovated. >> reporter: the university will pay $82,000 for renovation and to furnish the space. another demand is the renaming of barrows hall. bsu wants the university to change the name to ashada hall, a former black panther that sought political asylum in cuba. the university says the dialogue continues. the center will open in the fall. at uc berkeley, abc7 news. >>> a new bill would add more options to a rape portion of a college education. forms would add groups and the bill is backed by major asian american groups, critics question reasoning and focus on asian americans. >> we like data. we like to get data to be able to put tools to the right problem. but many in the asian community are concerned they're being singled out. >>> the author of the bill says he isn't su

this was berkeley's first homicide of 2016. san pablo police say, they released the wrong name for a woman who escaped from custody last week. the missing inmate is 27- year- old nakiya hutcherson. police say, she originally used her older sister's name to identify herself, in order to avoid prosecution. she had been arrested on suspicion of vandalism and trespassing, but escaped custody while in the driveway outside the martinez detention facility. police searched the area, but could not find her. she is five- feet- seven. and weighs 120- pounds. she was handcuffed when she escaped. police say, she is not considered a threat to the community. the european commission says that apple got a sweetheart deal from ireland. paying little or no taxes for years. now it's payback time.and it's a huge bill. 14-point-5 billion dollars in back taxes - plus interest. apple ceo tim cook argues the company never asked for or got 'special deals' from ireland. but the european union says the company has been getting illegal tax benefits for mor

most of the victims were irish exchange students attending uc berkeley.he bill by state senators hill and hancock would increase the oversight of building contractors. just yesterday the two state lawmakers invited a young woman who survived that balcony collapse to testify at the state capital. >> i could never have imagined how it would have ended. i have to deal with the loss of my friends. i also have to deal with all my own injuries which included a traumatic brain injury. >> family members discovered after the accident the balcony had been built by a construction firm that paid out $26 million in defect settlements. those settlements were never reported to the state license board. >>> striking santa clara county court workers and officials are back at the bargaining table. workers say they will not go to back to work during the newest negotiations. court clerks are asking for a 3% raise during the second year of a new contract. now the two sides will sit down with a mediator to try to work out a deal. workers say they have been eight years without a

on monday, berkeley police responded to five separate pedestrian robberies there in two hours. on thursday, police asked for help to catch this guy, suspected of groping a female student on campus. >> it's hard not to get out late and if i do i might call an uber to go home. i wouldn't walk. >> reporter: a study released shows uc-berkeley has the highest robbery rates among california universities, a different study showing when it comesoverall crime like burglaries -- comes to overall crime like burglaries and sexual assault it has the second highest rate in california universities. they are not surprised. students get almost daily email alerts. >> probably three to four a week describing sexual assaults nearby or robberies nearby. >> reporter: police remind students to stay vigilant. they say best to avoid walking at night. robbers have even targeted people walking in pairs. in berkeley, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >>> in other news, hayward police are investigating the city's sixth homicide of the year. a man found shot inside his car just before 11:00 last night near gating road. h

after a year of negotiations, uc berkeley agreed to give the space. be called fannie lou hammer research center. >> it's going to sustain our he megsal lives, academic lives and mental. it's important for diverse students to feel they their own place to go to. this place will be renovated. >> reporter: the university will pay $82,000 for renovation and to furnish the space. another demand is the renaming of barrows hall. bsu wants the university to change the name to ashada hall, a former black panther that sought political asylum in cuba. the university says the dialogue continues. the center will open in the fall. at uc berkeley, abc7 news. >>> a new bill would add more options to a rape portion of a college education. forms would add groups and the bill is backed by major asian american groups, critics question reasoning and focus on asian americans. >> we like data. we like to get data to be able to put tools to the right problem. but many in the asian community are concerned they're being singled out. >>> the author of the bill says he isn't sure

in the berkeley direction. i am seeing a little bit of red on the traffic flows and they are holding the track behind the slow speed pursuit, so you could end up being caught in this. it is hard to tell you where to avoid it because it is all over. northbound can southbound 880 at jack london square this morning on the surface streets and 980 and 24 and then 13. so, tough to keep track of, and i will have an update account latest from c.h.p. in a few. mike nicco has the forecast. >> good morning, everyone. on walnut creek we are looking southbound on 680 where temperature right now is 58 degrees, and we are going to have another small craft advisory if you are going on the bay water today, strong sunshine for jogging and biking, and here is a look at the golden gate bridge with ins at 122 miles per hour and the fastest croft wind so far this week and around angel island on the ferry 31 miles per hour, the fastest wind this week. our microclimate and our temperatures, san francisco is 66, a dip tomorrow before w