we also had our berkeley -- discover berkeley series, a series offerial d,camic and student support and student panels and the rest. we made sure our conviction was greater than challenges. and made sure we engaged the counseling community as well. we had about 700 high school counselors and community-based organizations participated in some of our counselor case studies worldwide. and so we really leaned in, pportunity to connect with folks, hold some bigger and larger events in our outreach practices. and i think a lot of that hard work has really paid off in what we see in the applicant pool. >> not considering s.a.t. scores or standardized test scores this year, was that a factor too. >> i have to say it is. i certainly believe that that played a role. but i do think that it's important to know that many institutions across the nation, you know, held back on requiring s.a.t.s and other standardized testing and did not necessarily see the same applications bump that we did. while i absolutely believe that that played a factor, i really do attribute a lot of that growth to the hard wo

berkeley has stripped the name of a building on campus.building to be slated for a new name, the university's name review committee says it recommended the change because of alfred lewis crowbars, poor treatment of native americans in the late 19th and early 20th century, the building will be temporarily named anthropology and art practice building. this winter has been mostly dry until this week. coming up. water officials tell us if they think this storm will make a difference in the state's drought conditions also coming up. how in oregon highway turned into a makeshift vaccination clinic it's time for sleep number's january sale on the sleep number 360 smart bed. you can adjust your comfort on both sides... your sleep number setting. can it help me fall asleep faster? yes, by gently warming your feet. but, can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. will it help me keep up with mom? you got this. so, you can really promise better sle

in berkeley. kpix5. >> berkeley said this in a statement. teachers want to work in person with our students when it's safe. berkeley federation of teachers is working hard with the district on those plans. we are in discussions with the ripacifi now. check out the impact of the high surf there and watching along with you for the first time. the national weather service said waves could get as big as 30 feet in some areas today. marry lee is here now with more on the dangerous conditions. >> and watching that high surf at the bay area beaches. here is a live look with the cliff house ocean beach camera. you can see sun out there and those waves. we are looking at high surf advisory that's still in effect until three this afternoon due to that large and long northwest swell. looking at breakers, 20 to 25 feet and up to 30 feet locally. watch out for the strong rip currents and dangerous sneaker waves at our bay area beaches. it's all because of this area of low pressure and the specific storm system. this river that is well to the north bringi

the alta bates is getting 975 doses and the city of berkeley getting 1100 and then last night berkeley's mayor he laid out the framework on who will get it and we know it's going to happen over the next several days and the hopes to roll it all out. by late spring as far as the general public. so here's how it works berkeley is not going to be any different. i think communities across the country they have designated the people who are the front line workers that one face to face with danger emt paramedics doctors nurses they will get the first. phase of the vaccine phase 2 will be health care facilities and health care workers. phase 3. they will be those 75 years and older and work with child care. phase 4 will be those 16 years and older with underlying conditions and they also want to go out to the community. they get the vaccines and the homeless population and then the general public that will happen in spring. berkeley's mayor says this is the biggest a row lot as far as vaccinations in america's history. so he's telling people to be patient is not a hard date on who will get what

now i can tell you that god berkeley's mayor he says that the rates are really good in berkeley at this particular time, but they won't stay that way and less people stay vigilant right now berkeley handles about 14 cases every day of covid-19 12 people have died during the pandemic and the positivity rate that is important because the state uses that to decide whether or not that take extraordinary measures at that 7% that's the jumping off point in berkeley right now they're sitting at around 1.3% positivity rate which means keep up the work mask up social distance back to you james and gary happ salute lee r thank you very much well. >>in anticipation of the surge on top of the surge coming what we believe in the next number of days and weeks from the holiday season. >>the governor says it's coming he knows what is ahead and so to health officials and that is because the holidays and people gathering so they know that we're going to see a surge from that right now in california. the number of people in the icy use has gone up at 6 time or now it was 2 months ago. let's take a look at

memory in the berkeley hills since kindergarten. a year later, harris joined her on that bus for the 40 minute commute to and from school. did you have to show her the ropes because you had a year ahead of her? no, no, no, no. the new friends met every day at the corner of browning and bancroft be bused to school in the affluent, mostly white neighborhood. it was the issue of bussing that arguably introduced the country to harris back in 2019 after she got into a testy, bare knuckle exchange with then candidate joe biden for opposing. passing at the time. you know, there was a little girl in california. who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bused to school every day. that little girl was me, an avid proponent of school bussing, harris said in a memoir that all she knew at the time was that she was simply going to school, a school that now honors her with a mural painted on the building on its campus. she was, you know, a person who i think almost had kind of a servant leadership about her. i d

it's already in berkeley. in fact 975 of them when 2 alta bates with another 1100 going to the city of berkeley in last night berkeley's mayor, he laid out a framework in a town hall meeting on what will happen who will get it to get it for so take a look at the screen berkeley no different than other cities across the country. they know who's. most at risk we're talking frontline. workers of course people who deal with covid-19 face to face phase, one will involve them emt paramedics nurses doctors hospitals they will get the vaccinations first phase 2 and they hope there's not a lot of lag between the phases will include the health care facilities health care workers. phase 3 75 years and older they are at risk as well they will get the vaccinations and people who work with child care of people who work with kids, 16 years and older with underlying conditions. they will be part of phase 4 and the homeless and for the rest of us. the general public they hope sometime in the spring. berkeley's mayor is asking

>>kron 4 sarah stinson live there in berkeley now with more on what we're expecting today, sarah. >>james will at about 8.45 this morning we're going to see parents and students out here at 1000 oaks elementary school protesting with a sit in parents plan this demanding officials reopen schools for in-person learning as you said the parents picked this school because this is where vice president elect kamala harris went to school. it's been 10 months since students have been in their classrooms and now dozens of parents and students are frustrated that they won't be heading back anytime soon apparently this will be a quiet and social distance protests with people gathering in front with signs students plan to sit in the schoolyard in social distance circles, writing letters to elected officials like the governor and vice president elect harris to reopen as we know governor newsom recently announced a plan to support the return of in person instruction. but he also said when that happens he will make schools go back if teachers unions refused to berkeley parents want to make their

well the plan from the mayor of berkeley. plus the u.s. with the public to stay away from the coast after a family suffered a tragedy over the weekend. >>the news station you're watching waking up with us on a tuesday, i'm darya folsom and i'm james fletcher could job on that see i got that number right i remember yesterday morning to it was rainy and yucky yeah, forgot about that and look at today, not so it's foggy it's not raining at least down. yeah the foggy mornings better than the rainy mornings as far as you drive into work goes. >>just looking at some of the lower visibility for a few spots. earlier this morning early risers were greeted by some really clear conditions but gradually through the course of this morning that fungus formed across the bay now. >>well you see what it's done for the embarcadero right there above the fog it's nice and pretty are central our view still looks great. there's your foggy blanket that's still hanging out though across the bay so do watch for those areas of lower visibility and fog for a dense f

berkeley. you know we will be rolled out in phases. phase, one includes hospitals, nursing facilities. paramedics emt ease face too. home health care clinics community health workers face 3 now we're entering the age groups. people 75 years and older education and child care workers phase 4 people age, 16 and older with underlying conditions and the homeless and everyone else the rest of the community they hope to get the vaccinations sometime this spring, although james and area there is no hard data on any of the vaccinations they are doing this as best as they can in conjunction. with the cdc. berkeley says they trying to do this as quickly as they possibly can realizing that the numbers are going up in the city of berkeley they handle 14 covid cases every day the good news is the positivity rate among all the case is still at 1.3% which is considerably lower than the 7% that the state uses as a measure whether or not it is that dangerous levels so 1.3 they're doing very well. berkeley's may

berkeley kids are going to in-person schools.t private, and they're $30,000. and that's really unfair. >> reporter: at this point, parents say berkeley public schools are closed indefinitely. they have not heard of a scheduled opening date. in berkeley, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> after calls for her to resign, senator dianne feinstein has filed initial paperwork to run for reelection in 2024. if the87-year-old california senator were to run, feinstein would be 91 by the 2024 election. last month liberal commentators called for her to retire. that included uc irvine law professor rick hassan who tweeted, "it's clear for the last few years that her cognitive decline is serious." last month feinstein told "the l.a. times" she did not feel her cognitive abilities have diminished. just because you file the paperwork, larry, does not mean you actually have to run. >> we'll see how it turns out. >>> the abc7 and american red cross blood drive is under way right now. i want to give you a live look at a red cross drive-through locatio

the district says parks from wildcat canyon in berkeley. toe like chabot will be closed until about friday. until until excuse me until eight o'clock friday morning. they say that high winds could cause falling trees and branches, which could injure people in the parks. some of the parks that are closed our lake chabot original park roberts recreation area. sibley regional preserve children, park and wildcat canyon regional park firm or on the conditions now and again. the storm is just now slamming into the bay area would go to our chief meteorologist. bill martin. yeah, that's pretty much happening, really, since the newscast started, it's gonna last for another hour. two is this thing moves through? frank mentioned the winds out there. you know what i'm seeing here? we're seeing rain issues. certainly that flood warning up in sonoma county, but here's the flag on the golden gate operations barely see and that's got a little wind shadow, too, but it's howling out there. we're getting lots of trees down lots of branches down all over. i me

, the protest is happening at a very key 1000 oaks elementary school in berkeley where vice president elect kamala harris used to go to classes when she was a child and today again was the day they were supposed to reopen for in person learning that's not going to happen and they want to put pressure to reopen the school kron four's sara stinson is live in berkeley with the details sarah. >>yeah that's it in protest is set to happen in about 40 minutes here at 1000 oaks elementary school parents students will be here protesting virtual learning which is the reality that schools face here in berkeley because of the rise in coronavirus cases the surge that continues to be happening within the bay area. i just heard back from the district they said that they understand parents are frustrated with this and they're doing what they can right now to come up with a hybrid model because they know that just only zoom curriculum, it's not working for parents and students that's what they're the feedback. they're hearing. but the protest is set to happen at 8.45 this morning. students and parents

>>justine lots of hometown pride here out in front of 1000 oaks elementary in north berkeley, this is where kamala harris went to elementary school and is you can see behind me they hung up a banner today, offering congratulations to their most. us alumna madam vice president will tell you all day long here i've been seen people come out. >>to take pictures in front of this sign to celebrate this historic day. neighbors and some teachers from the school and other nearby berkeley schools came out to take selfies in front of the banner. >>with now vice president kamala harris's picture hanging out in front of 1000 oaks elementary all the teachers i talked to say they watched the inauguration live with their students virtually a 4th grade teacher wore a hoodie being sold by the pta here with the vice president's face on it they're able to identify with someone who came from similar background that they have. >>and that is. and hope and inspiration that they could do anything that they set their mind to. >>the second grade teacher was sporting a rosie the riveter pen with kamala his face

>>today was the day that berkeley elementary schools were expected to open that they are not. >>kron 4 sarah stinson standby life in berkeley now with more on the story good morning sara. >>good morning we're going to see parents and students out here at 1000 oaks elementary school taking over they planned to have a peaceful protest a sit in here at 8.45. they are protesting against virtual learning they want their students back in the classroom for in person learning the parents as you said pick this school because that's where vice president elect kamala harris went it's been 10 months since students were inside the classrooms and dozens of parents and students are frustrated that they're not going back apparently this will be a quiet and social distance protests with people gathering in front with signs students will plan to sit in a school in the school year yard here and social distance circles, writing letters to elected officials like kamala harris and governor gavin newsome asking them to reopen the schools as we know governor newsome recently announced a plan to suppo

we know that transportation accounts for 60% of our greenhouse gas emissions and berkeley we can getple out of their cars. we could reduce our our impact on global warming, de emphasizing the use of cars top priority here and so is pushing for the use. of public transportation on the part of developers provide on site secure bike parking, so rather than car parking you comparing for bikes, they're required to have information an accident access to transit services rights need to have like billboards or signs showing with the nearest bus routes are when they're coming, etcetera developers would also be required to provide access to bike share programs or passes for a c transit questions or bar. we could see some ridership. go up, there could be barriers reduced to living in these places. if you don't have ah, car s o it zagat thing i think for transportation and again for the environment, so new developments would actually have to unfilmable parking. so that means if you do not want to pay for parking you do not have to in your rented the developer must separate that to be clear now.

let's bring in jodi hernandez who is at the vice president's childhood home in berkeley. sounds cool to say that. >> it does. this has been a very popular spot today as people have come by to visit this house. this is the house that vice president harris grew up in. it is now a preschool. i'll tell you, harris has remained close with some of her neighbors. she even invited some of them to washington, d.c. today for her big day. >> this is something that you would never imagine and for it to come true today, you can't even put it into words the excitement behind it. it's a true blessing. >> reporter: montrella wilson describing what it's like to see her family's former neighbor take the oath of office. harris grew up in the house next door. in fact wilson's mother-in-law, aunt and cousins are in washington for the inauguration. harris even used their family bible along with justice thurgood marshal's to take her oath. >> she never forgot her roots. she believes in community and family. >> reporter: all day people have been stopping by the berkeley house to snap a photo and

berkeley now, this proposal goes back before the city council next month. i'm andre senior ktvu, fox two news. coming up on ktvu news at 6 30 a tense situation in the south bay as tenants rights groups faced off with law enforcement while demanding stronger protections for renters, plus controversy over the coronavirus vaccine in the north bay and now one school superintendent is being called out for getting inoculated. later in sports. barry bonds talks about not being voted into the hall of fame i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love,... more adventure,... more community. but with my hiv treatment,... there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor... and switched to... fewer medicines with dovato. prescription dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. with... just 2 medicines... in 1 pill,... dovato is as effective as a 3-drug regimen... to help you reach and stay undetectable. research shows people who take hiv treatment as prescribed... and get to and stay undetecta

>>berkeley pier parents they want to make sure their voices are heard today by doing a sit in sayingh is enough with the zoom curriculum, parents will be talking to us later about the negative affects online learning has had on their children and their education. the protest is set to begin at 8.45 it will last about an hour we're going to be talking with these parents and students but i've also reached out to the school district to see how they feel about this said in haven't heard back yet reporting live in berkeley sarah stinson kron 4 news. >>all right, thank you very much sara and as we take a quick break here at 7.25, let's take you back out live to washington dc where representatives in the house are debating the rules surrounding today's votes on the articles of impeachment against president donald trump will listen in and be back with more in a minute. we always have a big party, it's a big thing for us. everyone gets together... to just have fun. the happy chaos... a lot of noise and... for me, i just enjoy it all... ♪ ♪ ♪ >>all right we are back coming up on the 7.30 mark

well, you know, of course in berkeley, everyone has has an opinion.u know, we have heard from some residents who, uh, who were concerned because of what the flag has represented historically, and the united states is, um, you know, um, uh, participation and foreign wars and you know, but i think you know, that's all the more reason why you know why we should, you know, take this step to reclaim our flag. you know, white nationalists, um. and extremist groups. they don't own the flag. donald trump doesn't own the flag. this is our flag is the flag that represents our our entire country, all people in our country, our democratic values, our values of inclusivity and democracy. and so for that, for that reason, i think it's important that that we collectively come together and it's expressed our pride in our country and our optimism for the teacher and mayor before i let you go. how long do you expect to see this patriotism on? display how long were you hoping that it lasts? i hope it lasts throughout the year. i think it's i think we should, you know, e

>>and i can say it has have now a daughter of oakland raised in berkeley from the east bay, the east bay is a house that's the white house and it's just so remarkable now she is fierce, she is going to defend this country but she comes from a place of fares compassion. >>and that is just the healing this country needs right now it's going require all of us the leadership in washington to really tackle this pandemic stamina rebuild the country and that's not going to happen overnight we still have many tougher days ahead. >>and i think we need to be patient and realistic what the president can do. >>san francisco mayor london breed also released a statement that reads in part quote we are ready to put the past behind us and step proudly to meet the incredible challenging months and years ahead. well vice president kamala harris's former elementary school in north berkeley also joined in the celebration. neighbors and some teachers from 1000 oaks elementary another berkeley schools came out to take selfies in front of the banner offering congratulations to their most famous along. mada

in north berkeley which became a place to rejoice in hometown pride.eighbors and some teachers from both 1000 oaks elementary and other berkeley schools came out to take selfies in front of the banner offering congratulations to the school's most famous alumna madam vice president kamala harris all the teachers i talked to watch the inauguration live with their students virtually and say it meant a lot to their students and to themselves they're able to identify with someone who came from similar background that they have. >>and hope and inspiration that they could do anything that they set their mind see that. >>kamala is there and is breaking that glass ceiling in politics. but also just in for women everywhere. just to be bold to believe in yourself to be true in the fight for what you believe in again all women should be played just raising that bar too and we're seeing that i feel that i know my colleagues feel that we're super excited to see that women will be >>valentino wilson pacheco was brought to the mural in the school's courtyard that feat

clear skies this morning berkeley looking pretty good as you're getting out there. we do have dense foggy spots across the north bay, a dense fog advisory in solano county especially affected areas include the delta valley and right along the cortina is there so be mindful of that highway one oh one is also had some fog rain has been telling you about that as well you can see that fog here in our podcast deepest of grey pushes in later this morning so right around the corner of your commute 08:09:10am. is when we can expect some really foggy conditions in northern contra costa and southern solano county and patches of that dense fog all the way on to marine and sonoma counties too. now temperatures right now are a little cooler than they were yesterday at the same time most of us are in the 30's and 40's and just a few 50's hanging on in areas like berkeley, san francisco in timber on napa you're at a cool 39, and that makes you a full 9 degrees cooler than at the same time yesterday. santa rosa down 11

, but it is also some low visibility for some not really looking at that low visibility from our berkeley cam right here in fact really clear out there and clouds up above have cleared out really nice we're nice and dry out there where we are seeing some visibility issues across parts of the north bay as well as the peninsula. you see those deeper shades of grey stretching from solano napa santa rosa counties on doors, sonoma county in santa rosa down to san francisco in portions of the peninsula. these areas right here definitely foggy not so much across the east bay nor the south bay and southern end of the peninsula, so depends on where you're at but at times this morning. we'll have some lower visibility all over again much like we've been seeing lately in general. now temperatures as you've noted will are in the 40's and for the most part the 50's oakland at 55 berkeley at a cool 56 fairfield napa say only that you chip 48 in santa rosa bit foggy for you but at 52 degrees for your current temperature so at least it's mild even if a bit foggy for some now into the afternoon today, day

that is right up from berkeley and uc berkeley there.ind bursts on the roads, especially on our bridge, you have to watch out for that. bigger waves. going to be chop on the ferry and some power outages at the mass transit stops. so look ahead for that. thursday evening, clouds on the way. scattered showers friday. saturday looking pretty sunny. and sunday is looking like increasing clouds. and look at the rain starting to roll sunday into monday, a better chance of wet weather. friday couple of hundreds of an inch but hopefully a quarter to a third of an inch by monday's rain. we'll keep an eye on it. traffic with sue, hi. >> reporter: good morning everyone. yeah, wind is a factor for your ride as you head out this morning. debris in lanes especially.we h morning. including the golden gate bridge. i you can see hopefully the caution sign blinking there as you head northbound. four lanes in your south bay drive. some road closures, mostly skyline boulevard. a cig alert in los gatos. highway 9 is completely shut down due to debris in lane

a big day and i'm sure people will be out here again in berkeley as i said very popular area for people to gather in support of harris, especially since no one is recommended to go to dc and security is so i this is a big day showing little girls all across the country that it's possible to achieve such a high achievement we'll send it back to you now in studio all right, thanks. a lot all right. thank you sarah 6.10 is the time we know president elect biden arrives. >>or did arrive for church services early this morning it's happening as we speak this is the exterior shot of saint john's church inside. we know that the bidens are there and that they will be enjoying this service before ultimately making their way to the capital for the inauguration ceremonies later on this man, another interesting an unprecedented thing about in his decision to. >>company not just by democratic leaders but by republicans in a show of he has invited. some of the republicans who have or republicans who stood against his election. even and so it is interesting that he'll be joined by. mitch mcconnell and

we'll take you to the berkeley neighborhood where vice president harris grew up.ll show you the pride on the streets. >>> once the president's cabinet is confirmed. three of the top five people will be women and they all have ties to the bay area. of course, vice president harris is first in line followed by speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, if confirmed would be janet yellen, she's the president's nominee for treasury secretary. >> the ballots of power shifted on capitol hill for the first time, democrats have control over the senate and the house and the white house. three senators created 50/50 splits between the party, democrats have a majority with vice president harris able to cast the tie breaking votes. today she swore in three senators including alice padilla. >> and that you are discharged of the duties on the office which you are about to enter so help you god. >> i do. >> congratulations. >> senator padilla is the first latino senator in california. padilla was secretary of state here in california before being tapped by governor newsom to fill harri

oakland alameda berkeley and san francisco or some over spots in the 50's so few of us are mild, but the further inland you get generally the colder it is so just make sure to stay warm. that's a look at your forecast how's traffic right now looks great out there. no major accidents, some smaller ones popping up and reports. >>there was a tire on the eastbound side of the bay bridge. i'm not seen any slowdown due to that your trip into the city under 9 minutes that fremont street exit, san mateo bridge also traffic at the limit here under 15 minutes and the golden gate bridge starting to pick up right now is still under 20 minutes for your commute. the richmond sandra fell bridge chain at a richmond also under 8 minutes we've been tracking the traffic collision northbound to 8 crystal springs road on ramp, san bruno that alternate one oh one 82. but again traffic definitely starting to move through there so nothing to worry about at this time back in the headlines. >>as washington dc and state capitols across the country prepare for the inauguration bay area cities also stepping up t

>>berkeley's mayor says the city has received 1100 doses of the moderna vaccine.he first doses will go to hospitals, nursing homes and first responders next in line will be health care workers clinics and community health care workers followed by teachers and people over the age of 75 face for that includes the homeless and people with underlying health conditions. and some good news for small business owners for the deadline for the first round of small business covid-19 relief. grant applications that being extended small businesses now have until january 13th to apply. the program is already received thousands of applications due to high website traffic, some businesses may have had some trouble getting access. so that period is being extended now. >>next heading back to school after the holidays is proving to be more difficult as covid cases surge across the country. a different regions are trying to tackle that problem. also been talking about election night in georgia yet the 2 senate runoff races results are coming in democrats the 2 democrats with an early

pride neighbors and some teachers from 1000 oaks elementary and other berkeley schools came up to. >>take selfies in front of the banner offering congratulations to their most famous alum madam vice president kamala harris. many of the teachers watch the inauguration live with their students virtually one said it meant a lot to the teachers and the students. >>just for women everywhere. just to be bold to believe in yourself to be true in the fight for what you believe in again all women should be played just raising that bar too and we're seeing that i feel that likely >>the founders of ko phi creamery in san leandro whipped up a special ice cream flavor called kamala blossom to honor harris who is both the first black, the first asian american and female vice president and the founders are indian immigrants to the united states just like the vice president's mother they say they feel a special pride today. >>in the south bay, a tribute to the late supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg watched over san jose on this historic day. the 85 foot high mural is the work of us and bru

the fact the schools are still closed in berkeley. the protesters at 1000 oaks elementary school. they're in berkeley, the very same school that vice president-elect kamala harris attended when she was younger today again the day that the schools were set to reopen, but obviously given the current situation with the infection rates that's not going to happen. kron 4 sarah stinson the live in berkeley with more on the fact that parents say the kids no need to get back into class sarah. >>the parents and students here in front of 1000 oaks elementary school say they are ready to go back to the classroom you can see they're literally sitting on the ground right now in this peaceful protest and they are writing letters to elected officials like governor newsome and to of course vice president elect kamala harris. they have signs here saying i want to meet my teacher i want to go back to the classrooms. students tell me their motivation is going down for school their grades are going down and their parents here telling me they want their children to go back to the classrooms, their edu

berkeley now, this proposal next month. i'm andre senior ktvu, fox two news.ing to be at least three more weeks here before the san jose sharks are allowed to play home game in san jose sharks were scheduled to play the first eight games on the road to the restrictions and santa clara county but now they know they won't be back asap center until february. 13 the team's been playing in glendale, arizona. that's where they'll be when the plate when they played to so called home games against the gold nights next week. there next real home game against the ducks will be in santosa people recently. hold said they plan to watch the super bowl with friends. despite the pandemic, the seeing hall sports balls we found that two thirds of respondents did not plan to gather with people outside their homes for a big game, 11% said. they still are not sure what they'll do. but um or forced to survey of nfl fans found 40% plan to meet up with others for the super bowl. the city of tampa is working to create is sorry garcia got to hear dropped off. the city of tampa is now w

i am feeling happy and relieved and excited that a daughter of oakland, raised in berkeley is our vicehouse. in the white house now. >> well, representing here in the white house and representing out there beyond the security perimeter. we know among the 25,000 national guard troops that are securing the area, there are some from the bay area. we tried hard to find them and could not. finally tonight we did meet a u.s. national park ranger based out of the bay area who is here patrolling the grounds tonight. that was nice to see a familiar face. >> kris, that is not a usual setup where you are. are you on a riser built for the inauguration? >> we are. i will tell you, it is really secure. but being from california, i swear i feel little earthquakes out here. a really sturdy structure. we are up here on the third floor. it was packed with journalists from all over the world. we heard a couple of different languages spoken here. the whole world is watching for the transfer of power. they are going to take it down. they keep the same blueprints and build it again in four years and hopeful

berkeley unified would still >>> crab seasunderwayaftedelay. the first catch started arriving last night. boats have been coming in throughout the morning dropping containers of the delicacy. crab season was supposed to start november 15 but for the second year the season was delayed to protect the whales. fishermen hoped they would see abundance of crab but first pull was less than expected. >> i would probably say this is about a third as good as last year. fishermen are saying there are not as many so the ones out there are probably eating better. >> everybody wants fresh dungeness crab. can i get an amen? nothing like san francisco baby. >> there are different theories on why there are fewer crabs. fishermen say crab supplies work on 7 to 10 year cycles and this may be a down year. >>> 4:41. still ahead on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >> a bay area city piling on pressure to ban ga by harnessing california's abundant wind and solar energy, we have the power to take on climate change. use less from 4 to 9 pm to keep california golde

joining us now from berkeley, on how some will be celebrating the historic event.>> reporter: a great sense of pride that a former student of thousand oaks elementary school here in berkeley is going to be sworn in as the next vice president of the united states, with the pandemic, inauguration day is going to look a little bit different, but people are finding ways to celebrate together.>> the inauguration, while going virtual this year, produced by the oakland symphony, youth orchestras and other bands performing for the special event, including a message from oakland mayor libby schaaf. >> how prouare we that our next vice president of united states is born right here in our hometown.>> reporter: in lafayette, local food adventures, preparing inauguration day gift boxes cup filled with the vice president- elect's favorite items, including a cup of tea with honey that, harris sibs every day. sips. >> enjoyed with honey, from the oakland honey company. >> reporter: part of a virtual event, making muffins, transitioning to gift boxes has helped keep the business going highlighting oth

we visited kamala harris home in berkeley. >> to see democracon, it's beautiful. >> political arguments often divide. >> the democrats say they want union tcu, but they don't act like it. >> it was a news beginning. i thought it was great. >> in berkeley they took a stroll. >> such a relief to hear someone that sounded like a. , who had empathy and spoke about unity. >> we vntz had a president for all the people. that's the most important thing. >> randy is a trump supporter. >> he pulled the scab off the political system so we can see how corrupt our system is. >> teachers at thousand oaks watched with students. >> we saw them cheer online was magical. >> it was so beautiful to see the students smile. the leaderes doing great things. >> 17% of those voted in 2020 chose trump, tonight many celebrating where kamala harris spent her childhood years ivmentz president biden signed a series of actions. dreamers can apply for legal res depthies. its will talk about 8 years. >> we have hope for the new administration to be the change. >> the path to citizenship is so difficult, that people are

cover sitting right above the for the berkeley berkeley hills, you're sitting right in that fog, it's sitting right above our bridges though some bridges have been fined overall closer to the bay itself you can actually see that cloud cover sitting right above the bay right there in our sutro tower cam it's a little bit spotty right now there are a couple of problem spots to know with the dense fog and that's mostly in eastern and northern portions of contra costa county and then up in solano county to that dense valley fog making its way through the delta and into the car keen is so watch some of those inland valley locales that's where you're actually having the most of the visibility impact most of us have that cloud cover sitting right above the bay area itself and this is ahead of some showers just around the corner we're actually seeing some really good widespread rainfall across humble trinity on up into siskiyou counties this morning snowfall in the trinity alps, those higher elevations of the coastal ranges this cold front really pushing into the northern part of the state bu

berkeley city council member kate harrison says berkeley can reach that goal even faster. >> we needoff these gas powered cars. >> harrison wanted to study this to see what it would take to ban cars that run on gas or diesel by 2027. used cars and the sale of trucks would not apply. >> i think we all have to recognize the challenge before us. this will not affect our sales tax once the transition is made. >> i'm not sure if 2027 is realistic. >> the mayor worries what this would mean for the city's car dealerships which each bring in a large chunk of the city's sales tax. >> our auto dealerships are important parts of our local economy. we need to do this in a way that is thoughtful. >> reporter: the manager at this honda dealership declined to talk on camera saying he was waiting to hear back from the city. the mayor says if the city wants to tackle carbon emissions it needs to first convert its fleet of city owned vehicles to all electric. >> we also need to make our buses and other vehicles electric as well. >> councilmember harrison says she is going to refer city staff to look i

there for many of us some foggy spots and low clouds hanging out over the east bay right now near berkeley hills view radar right now show some overall dry conditions and that's the way we're going to stay today skies having dried out from yesterday novato in san francisco do have spots where visibility is below a mile at times the car keen is out of the delta in northern contra costa and southern county we'll be right there with looking at those lower visibility spots so give yourself just a few extra minutes as you head out the door this morning. temperatures are overall mild right now oakland and san francisco right at 50 degrees we'll even the north bay hanging out in the 40's so get a jacket on this morning don't worry so much about the rain and get ready for a nice thursday at tonight's rainfall as far as traffic goes it's still pretty early so the arabs see on the bay bridge rain different from yesterday we had a number of hot spots popping up right now it looks good if you're crossing across any of the bridges this morning. >>all right one day until friday and here we are on thursd

>>time now is 5 '05 and vice president harris is former elementary school in north berkeley joined in the celebration neighbors and some teachers from 1000 oaks elementary and other berkeley schools came together to take selfies in front of a banner congratulating. they're famous alum. madam vice many of the teachers watch the inauguration live with their students one said it meant a lot to them. just in for women everywhere. >>just to be bold to believe in yourself to be true in the fight for what you believe in again all women should be played just raising that bar too and we're seeing that i feel that likely >>oh my god maybe i can change the world i love that of the founders of cool feek remember fi creamery in san leandro. >>whipped up some special ice cream. they have a new flavor called kamala blossom to honor her as both the first black and first asian american and female vice president. >>there's any question as to how a biden administration would look different in the fight against covid-19 it only took just a few hours to find out in a series of executive orders president b

roadways go at least not looking at super wet conditions little bit of fog evident here at your berkeley cam so watch out for some areas where you will be running into lower visibility making your way in low cloud cover sits right across the bay can see that and the kron 4 radar right here for oh 02:00am looking at some cloudy skies overhead novato san francisco, there are spots in these areas where visibility has fallen below a mile and that will also be the case further inland towards concord at times this morning with dense fog stretching out into the central valley. so do watch for the spots of foggy skies. the good news, the skies will gradually clear through the day and by late morning into the afternoon. we're sitting under mostly sunny conditions and in for really nice dry thursday afternoon. 40's and 50's for our current temps with concord berkeley in alameda egypt, 48, oakland a nap at 49 degrees for your current temperatures, a big warm up from yesterday so not near as fridges of a feel as what we had on wednesday. later today do expect some 60's back for your daytime highs ta

this afternoon for the north bay as of right now it is crystal clear out there across the bay area berkeley looking good with clear skies out there across the horizon. >>what we're going to be looking at for the rest of the day today is going to be a bit of a cloudier one than yesterday was cloup cover overhead has helped to prevent the formation of a dense layer fog so fog is not going to be as big of a deal as you make your way out of the house this morning as what we saw yesterday, you're just going to be looking up at some great rather than through it as you make your way to work san jose livermore doubling each in the 30's well 40's from hayward oakland up to berkeley north bay temperatures back down in the 30's that's a very similar range to where you were yesterday novato only down 2 degrees while a bigger difference noticeable in san francisco downey degrees where we were at at this same point yesterday weekend planner shows you that we will be looking at a cold morning with some cloudier skies overhead now rain today really fizzling out as it reaches the bay showers most likely for

in berkeley fleet and all kron 4 news.ell it's friday, the weekend is here so what's weather going to be like lawrence and amboy of anything like today pretty nice right lot of sunshine spring-like temperatures. we were up in the 70's again in a good part of the bay area outside tonight. and the shot for you this coming from mount tam cam our exclusive kron 4 mountain game 2. and looking very blew out over the bay right now you can see out towards san francisco. the camera kind of wiggle and they're out on the lands you see the big ship out there as well and we've got a nice night ahead as we're going to see just a couple of passing high clouds otherwise looks like some pretty nice weather ahead for the weekend to above the golden gate bridge you see some of those high clouds out there too little busy out there for the golden gate bridge, some folks getting out of town right now, but the temperatures boy they were the story again today, it's still 64 degrees very nice and san jose on a winter's day 66 in san mateo right no

at my location, here, in the east bay hills, just up above berkeley. guys, back to you. >> great talk, thanks. >> paul heggen's is taking a look at the radar for us, with the timing of when the worst part will hit, paul? >> is still a few hours from now when that cold front advances through the bay area. it is a combination of a powerful storm system moving into the pacific and the amount of moisture that has been able to latch onto it. a swirl offshore is the heart of the storm system, that is the engine driving everything. but, what it has done is grab one of those atmospheric rivers, a deep channel of moisture, and directed to the coast. much of the state is feeling the influence of this, but let's take a look at what is happening around here, the rain around the bay area picking up in intensity over the past couple of hours, it will do so again between at 9:00 this evening at 1:00 tomorrow morning. zooming in first to the santa cruz mountains, widespread rain. i know it is hard to pick out the county lines in the background just because there is so

mailboxes danced in berkeley to celebrate democracy. isn't that a great shot, ama?art project by the u.c. davis department of theater and dance. the department chair says it is to celebrate an accurate, fair and verified election, including the mail-in ballots. hence the mailboxes. >> it's a happy day, misha. >> it is. >> and some neighbors in berkeley could not help but share their enthusiasm with one another. the city's mayor encouraged residents to proudly fly the american flag in the days leading up to and following the inauguration. >> vice president kamala harris now has a special memento from her birth place of oakland to show off in washington, d.c. steph curry, as you see here, presented her with that madame vp jersey. it has 49 on it, the nation's 49th vice president. she said she's going to hang it in her office. isn't that awesome, dan? >> that's neat. >> let's take a live picture of san francisco city hall in honor of today's inauguration. you can see the lights. it's still a little light outside. it's not as dramatic as it will be once it gets dark out

well, oakland berkeley and alameda in the mid to upper 40's for your current temperatures. later today, it's back to the upper 50's to low 60's. we go under mostly sunny conditions. that's a quick look at your forecast, i've got plenty more details to come first though let's get a check of this early morning traffic with rain. john thank you so much roadways are looking great. so far not tracking. >>any major hot spots are accidents but i am seeing construction. out there on the road so just be cautious and careful this morning. a look at the bridge as you head into the city less than 9 minutes for your commute traffic is moving along there just fine a look at the san mateo bridge as you head across peninsula traffic nice unlike their less than 15 minutes for your commute and the golden gate bridge you're less than 20 as you head into the city. the richmond sandra fell bridge 8 minutes we're going to continue tracking your commute this morning the safe back to the news. >>all right, thank you very much now our top story this morning democrats now even some republican member

i'm going to pick up oakland and mostly just emeryville in berkeley. temperatures from today significant for this time of year that 71 mountain view stands out. didn't see any records today, which is surprising, but it just shows you that we can get this kind of warmth. this kind of time of year. the high pressure ridge is set up and you could see that the moisture plume is now heading up to the north and that further north out of the pacific out of the vancouver air. area and up further up into the alaskan peninsula, so the brain is dying down to get a break in seattle and portland, where they had copious amounts of rain. we had a little drizzle this morning. just a little bit. you probably saw some out there. tomorrow. we wake up with a little bit of valley fog. we end up with temperatures back into the mid upper sixties with low seventies maybe a little. there might be a little patchy valley fog in some of those inland areas and maybe even around the bay. but that's kind of the big weather feature other than the warm up. certainly it's not going to

out for some foggy spots this morning but no worries about any rainfall during daytime hours today berkeley view that's looking a little bit on the foggy side out there you can still see some of the city lights down below not as crystal clear as you would on a normal clear day though fog and cloud cover is pretty evident here on kron four's radar and if you look outside of fog cast nevado in san francisco or 2 of those spots right now that you have some lower visibility at times solano and contra costa counties are also especially going to be susceptible to some lower visibility right through the car cain is out and out into the delta. >>we've had those foggy spots the past couple of days too. now the good news maybe a grey start to this morning. but skies grow clear so pretty quickly into late morning in the afternoon ahead of us expect nice sunny conditions and temperatures this morning despite the grade are actually pretty comfortable most of us are in the 40's and a good amount warmer than we were yesterday at this time. so today all in all a pretty calm one when you're talking about th

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for early risers though it's going to be driving on those wet conditions right now your view from berkeley is pretty clear. >>cloud cover is already starting to loosen its grip over the bay area as we see the showers beginning to move out of the region for the north bay right now you are most active spot. you can see how shower activity is really diminish right on top of the bay couple sprinkles do remain around richmond up to nevado but some light showers continue for areas right around santa rosa you can see those deeper areas of green these are just those lighter bands of rainfall that are making their way across northern napa sonoma counties and then lake and mendocino counties as well further south in the bay we had been seeing shower activity in the south bay itself as well as on over to the tri valley but look at where we're sitting now those showers of quickly exited the region really fizzling out now what you have for the most part this is some showers out into the central valley so things are already quieting down for the bay area didn't take long for that to happen we saw those