the legislation drafted by senators from berkeley and san mateo is a direct response to the 2015 berkeley balcony collapse that killed six young people and badly injured seven others. under the new law, buildings and complexes with three or more units must be inspected every six years. the governor signed a bill designed to help students recognize legitimate online sources of information. the new law requires the state department of education's website to list resources and instructional materials on media literacy. the department has to comply by july of next year. the bill was inspired by stanford university's study that found 82% of middle school students found it challenging to distinguish ads from news stories. >>> tonight the oakland city council is considering spending extra money to build a third tufshed community for the homeless. it will house 40 people. city leaders say there will be onsite staff to help connect people living in the sheds to healthcare and jobs. about $200,000 in private funding has already been secured for the program but not everyone supports the idea. yester

he was ared on his way to work at uc berkeley.ince 1992, shortly after the attacks began. livter: that's right, larry. roy waller worked here at the building behind me on the uc berkeley campus for 26 years at a safety specialist. he is now on investigative leave. here in the uc berkeley environment health and safety department, he worked as a safety specialist since 1992. he managed the training use for use of equipment on campus, including forklifts, aerial lifts and res praters. dna evidence led to his arrest. >> it's an unfortunate situation. it had to be around a campus where there's a lot of, potential victims. >> reporter: some students say it was unnerving when they got a copy of the e-mail, emphasizing that none of the crimes he committed took place on or near campus. this is nonetheless deeply unsettling. >> disturbing. i'm glad he got caught. >> surprising that didn't get discovered until recently. >> reporter: uc berkeley pledged that ucpd will be reviewing any open sexual assault cases to determine if any might be rel

wayne freedman, reporting live in berkeley. thanks so much. >>> calls to the national assault hotline spiked after christine blasy ford accused brett kavanaugh of sexual assault. there was a 57% increase in calls friday to sunday. the rape, abuse, and incest national network runs the hotline and says the victim service program is now helping about 22,000 people per month. stories like this can bring up emotions and trigger some memories. to find your ally, go to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction. there are links to resources on sexual assault and harassment. >>> a man accused of being the norcal rapist came face to face with two women. carlos spoke with some of waller's accusers at court today. >> reporter: roy charles waller shook his head as a judge read him the 12 counting he's been charged with. >> he needs to be locked up until he learns what it is to be a human. roseland anderson escaped from the rapist in 1997. >> i was the only one who saw his face for a really long time, and that's another reason i wanted to come. i

stephanie gutierrez, uc berkeley student. "any person associated with sexual assault is troubling and i am glad he is gone. uc berkeley sent out an email to students and staff about the case. quote, we were shocked to learn about a campus employee was arrested in connection... we don't believe he is connected but we are opening up cases. melody passebani, student. "i am glad they are re-openning cases and looking into them. (estacio live) uc berkeley also said authorities say their investigation did not reveal any cases connected to the univerisity but nonetheless they will be looking into their files. te é (catherine) kron-4 sent a push alert when the arrest was announced today. make sure you download the kron-4 mobile app to always get the latest breaking news alerts. (ryan) pain, disbelief and a plea for help, in the hunt for a hit and and run driver who struck and killed an elderly woman in the south bay. the fatal accident happened near the intersection of vista park drive and copperfield drive, off capitol expressway in

. >>> a uc berkeley professor retires following sexual harassment allegations. the scholar was suspended for three years without pay after being accused of putting his hand on a female student's lie and making sexual advances in 2013. those allegations prompted a walkout in 2016 and it was reported that the punishment handed down in august stands and he won't receive retirement benefits during the rest of his suspension. their professor denies the allegations. >>> as for florence, today, food, water and other supplies will be distributed in the hard hit city of wilmington, north carolina. one road has reopened into wilmington and more than 100 flooded roads are still closed and one half million businesses and homes don't have electricity. at least 30 to have been killed. virginia reports the first florence related death when a tornado knocked down a building near richmond. >>> our time is now 4:05 and the head of fema leading the trump administration florence relief effort is on the hot seat for possible ethics violations. and investigation of brock long, the fe

we will ask the mayor of berkeley.s us live right after the break. >>> >>> we are in a crisis. she will write. there is no one solution. we have to try a variety of things. as we discussed, housing first is the best solution to any homelessness. but it takes times for cities to develop an inventory of housing. >> that is berkeley mayor, jesse editing, joining us one year ago when ktvu went in depth to discuss the crisis of homelessness around the bay area. over the next two weeks, we will circle back with some of those bare area leaders -- bay area leaders to find out what has been done and what still needs to be done to help those living on the streets. we begin today with berkeley's mayor. we appreciate you coming in today. that was one year ago. you said clearly, the homeless problem in the city of berkeley was a crisis. is it still a crisis? >> still a crisis. there are more people on the streets. we have over 1000 individuals without permanent housing. and, we are working very hard to not only put people into shel

on the university of california campus in berkeley traces of the dream to system nine hundred sixty nine. let's remember that in the free speech movement the students did take over buildings and they laid claim to the grounds the material structures of the university were theirs they occupied them they inhabited them they actually asserted a kind of right of ownership not as private property but as public property this is public this is public university the public belongs here we are the public we are here. the other dimension of it was a broader understanding that market forces were taking over much of life that we had been conventionally protected from market forces what are the public services that ought to be so kept separate from private markets and private goods. berkeley april nine hundred sixty nine a group of activists takes over a derelict site belonging to university that's located not far from telegraph avenue where the students often demonstrate they call the site people's park and declared open to one and all it can be. but ronald reagan governor of california takes the cr

. >> that was a great time in berkeley, particularly in west berkeley and along the east bay coastlineonderful manufacturing industries employing largely immigrant labor. >> reporter: they started making it for other industrial uses but the economy turned in 2008. in 2011, the department of homeland security audit exposed over 600 illegal workers. the company struggled with fines and paid out compensation and couldn't compete with modernization and imported steel from overseas. >> i'm very disappointed. puts me out of work. that's kind of my thing as far as the trades, the manufacturing trades and stuff is disappearing. >> reporter: neighbors are also sorry to see it go. >> i like the workers being here and i like the fact that it was heavy industry. >> the factory itself was just an awesome thing seeing the fire and the smoke coming out of that build ing was just a fantastic thing. >> reporter: but with that came pollution and smells. >> it was a burning pot handle smell. and that pretty well describes it. >> reporter: not sorry to see it go, neighbors like suzy younger who joined a l

live at uc berkeley, i'm da lin, kpix5. we'll hear from one man who captured a valuable piece of >> stay with kpix and kpix.com for continuing coverage. coming up at 6:30 we will hear from one man who captured a valuable piece of evidence on camera more than a decade ago. >>> a deadline is looming at this hour for the bay area woman who says supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the '80s. a key senator says christine blasey ford has until 7 p.m. our time to agree to testify. >> as that back and forth continues, ford is also dealing with some serious security challenges. she has been the target of harassment and threats according to her attorney. >> kpix5 political reporter melissa caen is here with that part of the story. >> the story just keeps unfolding. today professor christine blasey ford met with fbi agents from the san francisco district office. there she discussed threats that she has received since going public with allegations that judge brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her decades ago.

it's one of the only outdoor areas to study in berkeley. you get nice sunshine in the afternoon time. >> reporter: forest donovan is one of many uc berkeley students who know of or who have witnessed a laptop theft near campus. >> you look away for one second and the stories of people having their laptops being stolen, they were just sitting there. they didn't leave. people literally came up and grabbed them. >> reporter: cell phone video from earlier this year shows good samaritans trying to stop a laptop theft near campus only to be attacked by an accomplice. a crook snatching a laptop right from a customer. >> as a student here, you kind of get used to the news. it's kind of sad but it doesn't shock me anymore. >> reporter: while the shock has worn off for some, the seriousness of the crime remains. berkeley police has launched an operation to try to stop this type of crime. >> we're going to be conducting these operations without going in to specifics, we're going to have officers in plain clothes and they're going to be conducting surv

forest is one of many uc berkeley students who know of or have witnessed a laptop theft near campus. >> you look away for one second and the stories of laptops stolen, they were just sitting there. people literally just came up and grabbed them. >> reporter: cell phone video shows good samaritans trying to stop a laptop theft only to be attacked by an accomplice. surveillance video shows a crook snatching a laptop from a customer. >> as a student, you get use to that. it's kind of sad but doesn't shock you anymore. >> reporter: the shock has worn off sore -- for some but the seriousness of the crime remains. berkeley police have launched an operation to try to stop the crime. >> we willwe won't go into specifics but we will have officers in plain clothing conducting surveillance. >> reporter: it's a new push as thousands flocked to the campus for the new fall semester. >> i literally had my laptop next to me and i held onto it with one hand to make sure nobody took it. >> reporter: berkeley police advise them to secure their laptop to a table while in public. >> it's like a dog leash

it will be held at u-c berkeley. this comes after thousands of supporters held a rally to support ford last night in palo alto. people at the rally say they see ford's story as part of the me too movement. they say that movement is not just about bringing sexual assaults to light.. but also about supporting the people that are brave enough to come forward. tonight's rally to support ford at u-c berkeley will start at 5:00 at sproul plaza. ( robin ) new this morning 6 people are displaced after a fire at a duplex overnight in daly city. the fire broke out just after 6:00 last night on lisbon street. nobody was injured but firefighters did have to rescue a dog and a cat... which were taken to a veternarian for treatment. the cause of the fire is under investigation. ( robin ) another big story we are following this morning... we are hearing from the victim in a freeway shooting on interstate 9-80 in oakland. the man was injured by shattered glass after someone opened fire just before 8:00 on friday night. you can see t

order agai group of berkeley activists. we will tell you why. rder again group of berkeley activists. we will tell you why. order agai group of berkeley activists. we will tell you why. you dont m. a narrow escape -- for a man who visited a zoo -- after hours. >>> you don't jump the mess and you don't mess with a lion. a narrow escape for a man who visited the zoo after hours. >> he broke into the lion den. >> it happened after 11:00 last night at the fresno zoo. police say julio mendez climbed over a fence into the lion's enclosure. that's when a lion bit mendez's toe. he was taken to a local hospital. soon after he was cited for trespassing. zookeepers say he wasn't the only one in harm's way. >> it puts our animals at risk. if there is an event where it's a choice between human life and animal life, we have to make the cities to protect human life. >> police found drug paraphernalia andelieve mendez was under the influence. >>> whole foods has had it with protesters. they are asking a judge for a temporary restraining order against an animal

the uc berkeley employee accused of terrifying women for years as the norcal rapist, bay area and -- investigators making a move to preserve the evidence. 58-year-old roy waller is accused in at least 10 attacks over the course of 15 years. kristin explains how investigators say his own family tree finally gave him away. >> reporter: by all accounts, roy waller seemed like a regular guy living a peaceful life in a quiet neighborhood behind a white picket fence. authorities say he was a predator who spent years raping and terrorizing women all over northern california. authorities say this is the face of a statistic serial rapist who has alluded justice for nearly 3 decades. roy waller is the norcal rapist. the man who has a sexually assaulted 10 women in six counties starting in 1991. >> the suspect in this case was a real life bogeyman. he crept into his victims homes under the cover of darkness and attacked them when they were most verbal. >> reporter: there were clues about the suspect identity over the years. a sketch released in 2006 after victim glimpsed his face. his car seen

. >> reporter: in the middle of cal berkeley's famed plaza, a banner statement from students, not justations of dr. christine blasey ford but indicting an entire political system. >> this is concerning for where we're going in our nation, amend it's even more terrifying for survivors of sexual assault. >> we cannot allow someone who is a predator into our government. >> reporter: from a now pitch black bay area neighborhood, a palo alto university professor penned a letter that could derail brett kavanaugh's high court nomination, at the very t it's prompted >> i wish the democrats could have done this a lot sooner because they had this information for many months. >> today president trump and many republicans wondered al aloud why the ranking member of the senate judiciary committee sat on ford's left for six weeks before revealing its existence. >> but now, now that accusation of a 36-year-old misconduct dating back to high school has been brought forward at the last minute. >> reporter: ford's supporters say whenever it happened, her actions took guts. >> we know this must not have

waller began working at uc berkeley in 2002. uc berkeley told us they didn't start fingerprinting job applicants until 2004. >> it's an unfortunate irony, i mean, they hide in plain sight. you never know what someone is capable of. reporter: the university says although waller is not accused of committing crimes on campus, uc police are reviewing all of their open sexual assault cases to check for similarities. >>> turning now to our forecast. we are we are starting off with fog this morning. right now, your temperature bay area wide are in the 50s. we're at 52 in santa rosa, and 56 in concord. making our way through the day, we're going to see a few clouds along the coast, temperatures in the mid-60s there. sunny and mild around the bay. in the low to mid-70s, and then upper 80s for folks inland, sunny and warm but not as warm as we will see next week. we've got a warm up on the way. >>>an 11th hour extension, a bay area woman is getting more time to decide whether to testify against supreme christine blasey vanaugsaultehe the

so here we have a really big pot shot at the liberal elite at berkeley.it was more of perhaps a sustained volley. but let me explain what's kind of happening in the book, i'm thinking very much about the far right and the far left and these incompatibilities and using them as a space to explore all of the positions in between. when you talk about different black experiences where you are in america, it's so obvious. like atlanta, the african—american experience in atlanta is completely different in the projects of philadelphia. atlanta is unique in that regard. i didn't realise it or appreciate it perhaps as much as when i lived there because i remember moving to oakland and working with a group that was giving kids access to the sciences and they told the kids that they should be very grateful to be around so many other people of colour who were successful and be grateful to be in the same room with other people of colour who were successful and i was puzzled and asked the speaker afterwards, why do you act like this is an anomaly? this happens all the t

the councilman replied, "in berkeley. can you talk to her?"he chief never called the officer and did not interfere with the traffic stop back in july, but councilman bartlett kept at it telling the officer he's late to a retirement event for fellow councilman chris worthington at city hall. the city released this audio. >> back at the station can't they do this later? >> no. i understand you are who you are, but you still have -- >> we're voting on your contract right now. >> i know. >> i took a big stand to get you a raise. >> reporter: he was referring to the police contract being negotiated at the time. the officer gave him a warning for the alleged red light violation but wrote him a fix- it ticket for not having a driver's license with him.

we'll talk about that and this crash in berkeley, approaching the berkeley curve.hat affects the east shore and bay bridge approach. >>> good morning, i'm leslie picker at cnbc global headquarters. futures point to afo wal led by financial sector enjoyed its best day in two months. the nasdaq closed lower as amazon, netflix and apple all fell. looking ahead today we'll get data on existing home sales in august and last week's jobless claims. amazon's ceo jeff bezos is continuing his out of this world investing, contributing $1 billion to his rocket company, blue origin next year. he says the company will begin flying people to space in the coming year. blue origin will use suborbital flights along satellite launch contracts to drive revenue as it competes with elon musk's spacex and other private rocket firms, though ticket prices haven't yet been revealed. >>> a thirdldsf have trouble paying energy bills, according to the energy minority households where a third of households are foregoing food, medicine to pay their gas bills. the eia says overall energy spending

. >>> new this morning a woman in her 90s had to be rescued from her burning home in the berkeley hills. she's recovering as fire investigators tried to discover what started the fire this morning. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo has the details. >> that fire happened early this morning along avalrado road. this is near the claremont hotel located in oakland. neighbors that we spoke of said the homes here are much older and more susceptible to fires. wednesday morning's fire response was a coordinated effort by the berkeley and oakland fire departments. both received calls shortly after can have a.m. about a structure fire and possible rescue at the border of the two cities. >> 40 feet from where they made entry and behind the closed door they found another victim. >> reporter: concerned neighbors say the victim is a longtime resident, a woman in hs who w ago.s firefighters aren't elaborating on how she's doing. any fire damage to her home is difficult to see from the road. >> they look like the fire, most of the fire was contained to two rooms, within some smoke damage, maybe t

patrick and ellis, client change scientist from uc berkeley. we appreciate your time. >>> a warming trend underway. we are going to continue this as we get into the next few days. i talked about height and fire danger as well. we have an advisory for some of our health. i will detail that in a moment. let's take a view of san francisco. you can see along the coastline, we do have the cloud cover that has remained for most of the day and on the west edge of san francisco, 57 right now. the mid to upper 80s over areas of the north bay. 69 in oakland. the inner east bay 90 degrees at livermore and 84 in san jose. temperatures up by several degrees in most areas away from the coast. along the coast we are fairly cool even a little cooler than yesterday and you can see it is widespread from the north bay all the way down into monterey at this point. the wind is offshore. if you take a look at the very light arrows under the numbers, coming from this direction over our hills and portions of the bay, you get closer to the coast and it is more of an on

he was arrested thursday as he arrived at his job at uc berkeley. >> the suspect is married and has had the same job for the last 25 years. >> all those victims, huge relief, i'm sure that if he is the man that's done it, he's no longer on the streets. >> uc berkeley officials releasing a statement confirming his employment at berkeley's office of environmental health. they say campus police will review any open sexual assault cases on campus to see if he could be connected in any way. >>> a shooting on the bay area freeway forced lanes to shut down for almost three hours. it happened on 980. someone opened fire on a car driving west of 580. the driver was the only person inside. he was hurt by broken glass and was taken to the hospital. the chp believes bullets only hit that one car. >>> now to a scary commute over the richmond bridge, this school bus caught fire on westbound 580 just after 2:00 yesterday afternoon. there were 11 students on board. you see there video of them being escorted away by firefighters. no one was hurt. investigators blocked off the westbound lanes of the brid

he started working at uc berkeley in 1992. >> laura begins the coverage in woodland. laura? >> reporter: hi, larry. one of the alleged victims lived here in woodland. the attack happened here. another, just down the road in davis. these attacks go back to 1991, but today, investigators told us they actually cracked this case in a sacramento dna lab a week and a half ago. cold cases often become a journey for justice. >> reporter: after nearly three decades and at least ten cases spanning six counties, investigators say they finally got their man. the man they believe is the norcal rapist. 58-year-old roy charles waller was arrested thursday when he arrived at work at uc berkeley. >> an incredible partnership between science and passionate police work, the answer that many waited so long has come to us in the last ten days. >> reporter: investigators say they matched waller's dna with camp samples at various crime scenes like in chico. >> the dna in our case comes from her stabbing the defendant in the arm. >> reporter: in 2006, a victim from north sacramento went public in h

a dozen tents were set up outside the old berkeley city hall.at the temporary site that expired on august 31st. those who relied on the shelter say they've been forced to scramble and no permanent solution set in stone. ( darya ) berkeley mayor jesse arreguin is directing the displaced to the senior center and the frances albrier community center at san pablo park set to open a shelter on the 16th. ( james ) a big story this morning... bart is now rolling back some of the increased security that was put in place after a number of violent attacks over the past few months.( darya ) this comes just days after a bart station agent was punched in the face. kron 4's lydia pantazes joihns us live fro

. >> cornell barnard is live in berkeley with that part of our coverage for you. cornell? >> reporter: dan, kristen, there's been a lot to talk about here at bay hill high school in berkeley. judge kavanaugh and the sexual assault allegations back from high school days, giving students and administrators a lot to discuss. >> so if we're -- >> a physics class at bay hill high school in berkeley. students here are also learning lessons in current events with the judge kavanaugh case. >> we're discussing it at dinner, actually. about what could be and should be done. >> respect among students isn't expected. it's required. >> the staff here teach us to be respectful and to be wary of strangers and be good to our friends. >> we want our girls to be respectful of the boys as well as we want the boys to be respectful of the girls. >> the executive director, shelly low bell says kavanaugh and his accuser created a teachable moment at school. she says it begins with learning responsibility. >> i think someone has to be responsible for their behavior no matter how old they are. to

right now there are four operating dispensaries in berkeley. and one of the major issues that they see is people buying weed off the black market. >> it's been a lot of sticker shock for medical marijuana patients. it's created a scenario where the unregulated market is still thriving. >> berkeley police were also there to talk about their perspective on the cannabis industry and public safety. >> on monday we had a story about the effort to preserve mid century signs from businesses in san jose that have closed or planned to close soon. our story included video of the western appliance sign on west san carlos street. we want to make it clear western appliance is still very much open for business and western appliance has no plans to close up shop. >>> there's a new way to satisfy your sweet tooth here in san francisco. >> the newest pop up museum opens tomorrow and this one would make willy wonka proud. here's a sneak peek at candytopia. >> reporter: where else can you free fall into a giant marshmallow pit. none other than candytopia. san fra

uc berkeley students are showing support for sexual assault survivors.hristina rendell reports, it is in the form of a quilt on display now at sprouts plaza. >> reporter: solidarity quilt is being created. each piece a message to support survivors of sexual assault. >> i thought i would add a little sentiment that said we believe survivors because we as a community are only as strong as the survivors that we support . >> reporter: diane is a program manager at uc berkeley who felt compelled to leave a note after she watched christine blasey ford testified before the senate. >> i'm here today not because i want to be, i am terrified. >> reporter: ford accuses brett kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers. >> hearing what she said reminded me of moments in my life that i would like to block out i really felt a lot of empathy for what she must be going through right now considering she's on the national stage. >> reporter: the idea behind art comes from student senator teddy lake. >> i know today is an intensely triggering experience f

but it was a very different scene over at uc-berkeley. take a look.where activists came together to show support for christine blasey ford. they want to let everyone know they are ready to protest against brett kavanaugh and his nomination to the supreme court. >> we cannot allow someone who is a predator into our government. it's not safe. it's not fair. and it's wrong. >> reporter: and palo alto university, ford teaches ph.d. students in psychology. all of her social media pages here have been taken down. she is expected to appear, though, next week and testify on capitol hill and so is brett kavanaugh. reporting live in palo alto, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks. >>> this is christine blasey ford's high school yearbook picture. if you want to learn more about her background and what brought her to the bay area from the east coast, we have that at abc7news.com. >>> talk show host julie chen is stepping down from "the talk" on cbs. >> the decision comes a week after her husband, les moonves, left cbs following sexual misconduct accusations. sour

a dozen tents were set up outside the old berkeley city hall.nearly 100 people were living at the temporary site that expired on august 31st. those who relied on the shelter say they've been forced to scramble and no permanent solution set in stone. ( darya ) berkeley mayor jesse arreguin is directing the displaced to the senior center and the frances albrier community center at san pablo park set to open a shelter on the 16th. ( james ) a big story this morning... bart is now rolling back some of the increased security that was put in place after a number of violent attacks over the past few months.( darya ) this comes just days after a bart station agent was punched in the face. kron 4's lyd

. >> today meat is off the menu in berkeley, city leaders explain why coming up. members of the catholic clergy... rallied today in sacramento. they're calling for a grand jury >>> victims of alleged abuse by members of the catholic clergy rallied today in sacramento. they're calling for a grand jury investigation into the church in california. that move comes after a recent report on sex abuse in pennsylvania. a grand jury detailed how 300 priests molested about 1,000 children. >> there's never been a civil investigation of the catholic church in california. these files are in the secret archives of the catholic church. they will not be released by the bishops. they won't be transparent unless they are put under oath. >> demonstrators are also demanding that state and local prosecutors be more aggressive in following up on abuse cases. >>> new trouble for tesla ceo elon musk, a british dier involved in the cave rescue in thailand is suing him. at the time vernon unsworth dismissed musk's rescue plan to use child size pods to get the boys out of the flooded cave.

another rally is scheduled for tonight, this one at uc berkeley. we are in palo alto last night, hundreds behind the streets all showing support for blasey ford. we are expecting to hear from her for the very first time on thursday. again, that is when the palo alto university professor is scheduled to testify in washington. >> knowing her i think she will do just great. i just really hope the court listens to her because she has a lot to say and i know she's telling the truth. >> supporters are expected to gather again tonight, that rally at uc berkeley scheduled to begin at 5:00. abc 7 news is following all developments as they happen. you can get alerts right on your phone, just download the abc 7 news app. >>> new at 11:00, authorties in the east bay are investigating a crash involving a chp officer. the officer was on a motorcycle that collided with a car just before 9:00, sky 7 was over the scene in richmond and this is ularbound hospital as a precaution. that officer is expected to be okay. the other driver remained on the scene. >>> develop

it also marks the end of an industry in west berkeley. back to you. >>> right now another hurricane is turning towards hawaii this evening. nasa released some images showing hurricane olivia. it is a category one storm expected to hit by tuesday. help is now on the way from the bay area. the search and rescue team is headed to hawaii today. they are also going to help them with the rescue efforts. >>> the hits just keep on coming for hawaii. first a hurricane amount this, another hurricane. >>> in the meantime, let it ind in here. we do have some clouds out there for the first time in a long time. things are going to be cooling down into the mid-70s inland by wednesday. bring up szczur codes. that may be very pleasant. along the coastline temperatures will be in the mid- 80s. that will be next week. tomorrow will be the same as today. it will be in the low 70s around the bay. as we look outside, we can see fairly blue skies. this is a stunning shot. the numbers right now, it is 90 degrees in concord. oakland is at 71 degrees. santa rosa i

berkeley at 49 higher elevations. oakland hills and berkeley lab at 62.d wa and then antell about the

berkeley at 49 higher elevations. oakland hills and berkeley lab at 62. sunshine and wa and then antell about the traffic. >> moderate. we have had some problems. i will run them down. we also have some slow traffic at the bay bridge. you should see it if you're heading out. i will put it on the screen. traffic is going to be moderate, but if you are at the back of the line it could take you 20 minutes. it is not light. no major problems on the bridge. 880 n. and south above the coliseum looks all right. down the road they cleared an accident on southbound 880 at with an. this is san francisco across the bay, northbound 11 with traffic moving along all right. westbound 83 hercules is a little slow. we talked about with avenue >>> a woman has come forward with a decades-old claim of sexual misconduct against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. doug luzader joins us now from washington d.c. with the new accusations now facing judge kavanaugh. >> reporter: republicans say the timing is suspicious this is one more issue that brett kavanaugh has to deal wit

about a dozen rv's and trailers have lined the streets of 8th and harrison in berkeley for more thanow.people who work in the area tell kron 4 news off camera that parking spaces for employees and customers are taken up and want the city to do something about it.those living in the rv's say they don't want it to be this way either...sot: amber whitson, friends on wheels// "people who live in vehicles just want to stay out of your way even more than you want them out of your way. really we just want to stay out of peoples way but it's hard to stay out of peoples way when you livein something that has to be parked in the street."merced dominguez also lives in one of the rv's... the berkeley local says her family once owned a home in here for nearly 60 years...but after the recession she couldn't keep up with payments and finally lost that house in 2014.she says many among have jobs but struggle to make ends meet. sot: merced dominguez, living in trailer// "the point is we have nowhere else to go. and iw as born and raised here why should i have to go somewhere else when they can accomo

the big cat was spotted wednesday evening near the lawrence berkeley lab. it was roaming near the west fence. mountain lions have been spotted in the past in the hills before the cal campus. >>> research that could change the way doctors treat some kinds of cancer. dr. jason berman is a professor at dalhousie university in canada. he studied pediatric cancer treatment. he injects cancer cells into zehbr f to see which works best. the fish have a similar genetic makeup to humans. it's hoped the information will help figure out what drugs will be most beneficial in treating pediatric cancer. >>> a well-known thrift store is reopening after months of construction. we got a first look inside. this is the american cancer society discovery shop in los gatos. it was forced to close about five months ago because of water damage. the cancer society estimates it lost about 120,000 bucks in income during the closure, but today back open for business. >> better than ever. it's better than we were before the flood. so it's a brand-new store. >> and hopefully the communi

. >> waller started working in uc berkeley in 1992 dear after this brief began. he has been a specialist in the schools environment, health, and safety office. uc berkeley told us today it didn't start fingerprinting job applicants until 2004, 12 years after waller was hired. >> it is an unfortunate irony. they hide in plain sight, you never know what someone is capable of. >> university says although he is not accused of committing crimes on campus, you see police are reviewing all of their open sexual assault cases to check for any similarities. stay with us for continuing coverage as this case moves forward. >>> an 11th hour extension tonight, a bay area woman is getting more time to decide whether or not to testify against supreme court nominee cavanagh. christine blasey ford palo alto says that cavanagh sexually assaulted her when they were both teenagers in the 1980s. tonight the chairman of the judiciary committee agreed to give ford and her lawyers another day to decide if she will appear. he tweeted, she should decide so we can move on. i want to hear he

like the one in berkeley.june 2015... 6 people died at a birthday party when a 5th story balcony collapsed. an investigation revealed the balcony had been poorly sealed... and became infested with dry rot. also... the builder had a history of lawsuits related to construction defects. ( darya ) condolences are pouring into the sacramento county sheriff's department after one of its deputies was killed in the line of duty. it happened at an auto parts store yesterday afternoon in rancho cordova. authorities say there was some sort fight between a customer and the business owner. when deputies were called... the customer ran away from them. but then he turned back around and opened fire. 27-year-old mark stasyuk was hit. he died at uc davis medical center. <"it's incredibly <"it's incredibly difficult for all of us and myself included. i mean, i'm fortunate enough to find strength at the right moments to do things like this and to address my troops, but it doesn't get easier. you know, obviously, i've had a thirt

(jrstone) a temporary homeless shelter in berkeley is now closed and those who took refuge there say many are now displaced waiting for a permanent solution as promised by the city. (justine) kron4 's ella sogomonian went to old berkeley city hall where several of them have set up tents. sot: ella sogomonian// "two reasons, the first closed some people have no place to go because the shelter on 9th street , and second to make a statement for their cause." about a dozen people have set up tents outside the old berkeley city hall overnight after a homeless shelter closed on university and 9th street in berkeley.nearly 100 people taking refuge there had to move out once use of the temporary site expired on august 31st.those who relied on the shelter say they've been forced to scramble and no permanent solution set in stone.sot: barbara brust, consider the homeless founder// "why didn't they start looking while they had them in the building?"sot: ayat jalal, first they came for the homeless// "it raises alarm they displaced a lot of people they didn't have room for. it's just a long circ

tonight is the first time is being held in berkeley. the form start that 6:00 at the south berkeley senior center at 2939 ellis street. you are invited to join. >>> the police chief in san jose held a town hall style meeting with members of the senate -- san jose state football team. the goal was to foster a better relationship between athletes and law enforcement. >> reporter: chief eddie garcia started the session in this town hall style meeting by telling spartan players he and his officers are here to have difficult conversations if it fosters greater understanding. >> we don't runway but we want to talk about it. we want a better understanding about what's going on. we want to give you an understanding of what's going on in our heads as well. >>> with the chief is joined by officers and the 110 members of the team players were able to text answers to questions about the department and policing via their cell phones. responses were shown in percentages related to the entire group, not to individuals. the spartan head coach had guest

bamn supporters say they plan to come back to the u-s berkeley cmapus to rally on thursday..// "women need to be supporting her and we need to stop putting another man on the supreme court that abuses women and lies about it.">( james ) bamn supports say they plan to come back to the u-c berkeley campus to rally on thursday.. kavanaugh are expected to testify. ( james ) a bay area family looking for their loved one for more than a month got the worst news. 66-year-old wah-may-tha kaboga-miller's body was found over the weekend in a car at the bottom of an embankment in newark. kaboga-miller was last seen driving east on university avenue on august 17th... after leaving the country time market. she was considered at-risk because she uses several prescription medications, which she'd left at home. paramedics say the woman had been in her car for an extended period... her family and friends have told kron four that they're in shock over the news. ( darya ) happening now... san mateo county sheriff's deputies are looking for the men who attacked and robbed women in redwood city.

like the one in berkeley. back in june 2015... 6 people died at a birthday party when a 5th story balcony collapsed. an investigation revealed the balcony had been poorly sealed... and became infested with dry rot. also... the builder had a history of lawsuits related to construction defects. ( darya ) the city of oakland passed a resolution calling on congress to abolish ice. the resolution was written by city council member rebecca kaplan. ice was created in 2003 by the bush administration to prevent acts of terrorism and criminal activity ... and kaplan argues that it has shifted focus to carrying out detention and deportation activities. she says ice's actions are tearing families apart in the bay area. ( james ) condolences are pouring into the sacramento county sheriff's department after one of its deputies was killed in the line of duty. it happened at an auto parts store yesterday afternoon in rancho cordova. authorities say there was some sort fight between a customer and the business owner. when depu

expect that was a great time in berkeley. particularly in west berkeley and along the east bay coastline. we had these wonderful manufacturing industries employing largely immigrant labor in well-paying jobs. >> reporter: epis time they made parts for buses, trucks and trains and other industrial uses. the economy turned in 2008 and then in 2011 the department of homeland security audit exposed over 600 illegal workers for the company struggle -- struggled with fines and paid out compensation and couldn't compete with modernization and imported steel from overseas. >> i'm very disappointed. it puts me out of work that's my thing as far as the trades, manufacturing trades and stuff. there disappearing. >> reporter: neighbors are also sorry to see it go. >> i like the workers being here. i like the fact it was heavy industry expect the factory itself was an awesome thing to see with the fire and the smoke coming out of that building. it was a fantastic thing. >> reporter: with that came pollution and the smells expect it was a

we spoke to an engineer at uc berkeley who says the best case scenario is they're failing due to poor handling, or welding, which is not an easy fix, because inspectors would have to search every single weld in the entire 1.2 million square foot building. i'm kate larson, "abc7 news." >>> the mayor of san francisco visited today to see the site and talk to people about what's being done. in a series of tweets, she said, "someone needs to be held accountable once the cause is determin determined." you can customize our "abc7 news" app to topics, as well as places you're interested in so you can get the news that matters to you. >>> you've probably seen this security video, robbers dashing into apple stores and snatching devices before taking off. it's happened at locations around the bay area. and now we're learning there have been some arrests. lillian kim is live in berkeley. >> reporter: this is one of the locations targeted by thieves, now with the arrests customers say it's about time. security video from separate locations tell the same story. a group of men wearing hoodies is se

the student rebellion on the campus o berkeley.onald reagan's campaign slogan was clean uphe mess at berkeley. >> the free speech movement. >> people were tired of pat brown, and they abo ready for someone who was a good tv personality also, which is not something that pat brown was . l j jerry brown was in the seminary,uit seminary. how did that shape him as he did get into politics? >> i think the jesuit pie of jerry brown is a key part of his personality, his ilosophy. he went to saint ignatius, then 3 1/2 years in the seminary, really at a very formative age and believes in a lot of those sort of core principles of the jesuits. >> and he of course is against the death penalty, which seemed to get the mily, bo pat and his sister in trouble over the years. he gets elected as a reformer to the goernor's office in 1974 during the watergate era. and he turns riht arou and runs for president, and then does it again in 1980. how did that go over withte s? >> i think that his campaign in '76 was remarkably successful. there was some se