president of safe berkeley's neighborhoods. the group's mission is to protect the quality of life in the area which they feel has diminished as the university's admissions have grown. there isn't enough housing for the students. >> and they're doubled and tripled and quadrupled out. i mean, i've heard stories of, you know, for students living in a one-bedroom apartment. >> in alameda county judge found the university's rising enrollment has also caused displacement and unacceptable noise within the surrounding communities. baca boy wants the school to come up with mitigation plans. some students tell kron 4 news housing and the cost of housing is a big issue. terrible. everyone i know is that issues finding housing specially portable housing. it's ridiculously overpriced a university spokesperson responded to the judge's order saying there are no plans to grow the university. more than one percent. the school is also confident they'll be able to continue after the judge put a hold on a large development project. the behavior of

see that cloud cover that's draping berkeley. as of right now we are seeing a lot down below because that low visibility. but here's the good news. visibility is actually hanging out just fine for besides cities cloudy blanketing out just above us resulting in some drizzle near the coastline to so do watch for some wet spots, especially on the peninsula and in iran and western sonoma counties, 50's and 60's for current temperatures conquered in oakland each at 60 degrees dublin and livermore at 59 while san francisco and berkeley each at 56 degrees right now. later on today. look for to temperatures that will be climbing only into the low 80's inland. but to just, you know, serena, you can breathe easy on this one. nice. >> thank you for that, john. happy to hear that. >> all right. let's get a look at your traffic as you're commuting this morning heading from the east bay into the city. a little under 11 minutes. so things are looking great. there. let's head over and get a look at the san mateo bridge as you head across towards

we've been speaking broadly about the berkeley hills. we can show you a map. the suggestion about sort of heading out when the risk increases would be for zones two and three. remember, know your evacuation zone. so that would be the large area, as you can see there, of the high ground in the berkeley area. but again, this is not really like and order forthcoming. it's just more of a way people should be thinking about risk and when it is best to get out of the hills, even before there is a fire. >> wilson, thank you for that. >>> this pleasant hill neighborhood is a crime scene tonight after a suspected home intruder was fatally shot. this happened at the camelback north apartments. he has been identified as 46- year-old john kruetz. witnesses tell police he was vandalizing parked cars, banging on windows and trying to break into homes last night and we are told he was killed after being caught inside someone else's home. one neighbor described the commotion. >> i heard some arguing and out of nowhere, bam, five gunshots going off. it was intense because we a

president of safe berkeley's neighborhoods. the group's mission is to protect the quality of life in the area which they feel has diminished as the university's admissions have grown. there isn't enough housing for the students. >> and they're doubled and tripled and quadrupled out. i mean, i've heard stories of, you know, for students living in a one-bedroom apartment. >> in alameda county judge found the university's rising enrollment has also caused displacement and unacceptable noise within the surrounding communities. baca boy wants the school to come up with mitigation plans. some students tell kron 4 news housing in the cost of housing is a big issue. it's terrible. everyone i know is that issues finding housing specially portable housing. it's ridiculously overpriced a university spokesperson responded to the judge's order saying there are no plans to grow the university. more than one percent. the school is also confident they'll be able to continue after the judge put a hold on a large development project. the behavio

uc berkeley week.k to a university official about how they are hindering -- handling covid safety. dorm living is communal and arrest especially with the delta variant which is driving up the cases among young people. many joining us now now now noww journalist who has been on abc seven this past year documenting his lockdown experience as a student. good to see you. edward: nice to see you too. anchor: i know you are in quarantine because you are covid positive. edward: yes i'm covid positive. anchor: i'm sorry to hear that but happy to see you smiling. we will get into that in a little i want to remind viewers why they know you. in march 2020, you are a junior at san mateo high school and captured the day your school closed down. your dad, an anesthesiologist, was deployed to help people when the pandemic was happening. you became more -- one of the team to be followed. i should start with congrats for going to u.s. - usc. you're going to become a journalist? edward: that is the plan. anchor: anchor:

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you know, he was a berkeley resident and had many friends in the berkeley community. so just want to extend my deepest condolences to his family and friends. you know what prompted this statement is the spread of the delta variant. i'm not just in berkeley but throughout the bay area. highly contagious. we know people that are unvaccinated. right. great risk, but also people are vaccinated can contract the delta variant and so, you know, i think it's critical that we change the way that we do think, you know, delta is essentially a new virus. and we need to think outside the box and we need to change behavior. i think by looking at vaccine mandates, not something not just something that new york has announced implementing. but president biden today called on governors and local officials to implement. we can change behavior. create incentives for people to get vaccinated and help us control the spread of the delta there. mister mayor, tell us where you are in this process. you're you say you're looking at it. what does that mean? >> how soon might it be implemented. h

when the bears host nevada at memorial stadium in berkeley.'t forget, the pros are slinging the ball to you can check out the raiders because we are the bay area home off the las vegas raiders. >> and they're taking on the rams this saturday. that starts at 7. but we've got pre-game at 6.30, then you want to get watch the game at 7 and then our post-game show. it's all on kron 4. this saturday. we'll be right back. reggie bush used to eat breakfast somewhere else, then he tried wendy's breakfast. and now we can't get rid of him. can you believe this breakfast croissant is only $1.99? yeah, reggie. i put the sign up. choose wisely. choose wendy's. california! during a flex alert, let's keep our power up and running. set ac cooler and use big appliances before 4pm. then from 4-9pm reduce use and take it easy on our energy. sign up today. ♪ unlock a summer of possibilities in a new chevy. expand your options...and your perspective. ♪ find new summer adventures. find new roads. enjoy the open road and make no monthly payments for 90 days on select

this is your berkeley hills camera. definitely some low lying cloud cover. but visibility has not been an issue for most this morning. we do have 2 advisories as far as wind goes one on the altamont pass along 5.80, east deliver more as well as along the dumbarton bridge right there at the south end of

berkeley is once again vibrant i love the energy i miss this filling in berkeley students are gettingcclimated to the area and making new friends as soon as we met each other we were like let's go, let's go out let's go eat people lining up for walgreens to allot enough for restaurants it's good to see how people are going. altogether a sentiment. echoed by merchants near campus. the owner of eib's a cheesesteak shop tells me he's seen business steadily increase in recent weeks i haven't had time to crunch the numbers yet but, uh things things are looking bright. so far he credits community support for the survival of his business during the pandemic but the return of students vital it's like such a lively place to be and people come just to like being the environment, you know. so what? the students missing it. it just wasn't the same. it wasn't the same energy less than a mile away at cornerstone of restaurant bar and live music venue the general bar manager tells me business has tripled recently largely due to the return of students once the students are not here you know, berkeley

>>in berkeley phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >>now let's get a look at the damage from the cache fire in lake county which is barred 75 acres. >>firefighters say they stopped the for progress but not before wiped out dozens of homes and decimated an entire mobile park there. >>people lost cars lost a lot of valuable we could settle in our hearts that everybody was safe i'm just very thankful and grateful to their ally. and we can re store next week and keep calling we can through this and we'll be all are every. >>well that optimism is and rubble. well as of this morning, the cache fire is 40% contained. dry gusty conditions are making it challenging to fight the caldor fire burn unit eldorado county east of sacramento. the caldor fire has burned more than 68,000 acres. and the eldorado national forest there's no containment on this fire as it continues to spread with flames moving through steep terrain and heavily wooded areas more than 6900 buildings remain threatened as of this morning. the counter fire has already burned a n

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. >> tonight at 6, the berkeley fire department plans to be proactive this fire season. it is now recommending that people living in the berkeley hills get out during extreme fire weather conditions before any actual fires break out the aggressive recommendation comes as fires in the state have grown more frequent and more severe. well, for maureen kelly has more details and reaction. >> during the 1991 oakland berkeley hills fire. some people were forced to flee on foot as the fire raged around them. and that's something the berkeley fire department does not want to see repeated the roads in the hill areas remain narrow and winding in parts, which is why they're now planning to recommend that people get out before trouble starts particularly those living in zones 2, 3, when the fire weather conditions are extreme that goes beyond red flag warnings greater than 90 degrees. >> arik sustained winds greater than 2025 miles per hour. and our relative humidity below 10% acting battalion chief nate gerard says they'll pull the trigger after the national weather service. >> pro

police say bergman was arrested near his berkeley hills home monday. any indication he was working with anyone else that's still an investigation. bergman has not yet entered a plea he is being held at santa rita jail in dublin his bail is set at 220,000 his next court date is scheduled for october. 25th. in berkeley amberleigh ktvu, fox two news alright let's turn our attention to the weather now we had a little bit of a hazy afternoon out there in some spots in the baby because we do have a little smoke that's kind of creeping into the upper levels of the atmosphere doesn't necessarily make it to the ground and that's why our air quality hasn't been too bad today, but unfortunately we're going to see a little bit of a change as we head towards tomorrow and saturday putting this into future cast. you can see we start to get a northerly wind and that's going to push some of the smoke our way from the dixie fire you know from i could be the caldera fire as well. but i think the dixie fire more likely because this little further to the north and it is th

he's from berkeley. the berkeley father, that is, e 10th. he parked his car at pleasanton ridge regional park and his wife says he was only going for a short run, but never checked back in. here is what police said just moments ago. >> the decedent was located approximately 250 feet off of a game trail on the ridge area, the northern part of the ridge. >> authorities say the coroner will be taking over, to figure out what led up to the death, and to confirm the identity of the body, and we will certainly have more of these developments in a live reports coming up at 5:30. >>> we just brought you the press conference live on cbsn bay area. you can watch 24/7, streaming on kpix.com or the kpix 5 news at .other top story, what so many of you are worried about, the covid's bike, the delta variant and the scramble to get tested in the bay area, as we are one day into the new indoor mask mandate. the state's seven day positivity rate now up to 6.7%. that's a .seven jump from a week ago. but how easy is it to find out if you actually have covid or

on that note, your view outside from our berkeley hills cam this morning is showing conditions out there that are definitely cloudy but not near as visibility in this couldn't see much at this day - point up near berkeley hills yesterday at this point we will look at moderate pockets of air quality again across the bay area today, much as we saw yesterday, a smoke aloft tries to settle on into the bay. our impact still relatively minor compared to areas further to the north and the east of us. what we do have is some fog at the coastline at times overall conditions out there to start the weekend are actually going to be our coolest the rest of the weekend after this gets hotter. so if you are inland in really want to step outside during the afternoon hours today is the day to do it before saturday and sunday's heat 60's at the coastline will make for a nice when you get out there and some 70's and 80's right along the bay. certainly not bad. san carlos and red was spread of redwood city. right back to where you were yesterday. each 84 degrees. san jose 87 today where saratoga los gatos a

berkeley. it sits in berkeley between shaddock and newbury on ashby avenue, which she was crossing on foot monday night after visiting a relative with her son, daughter and another woman. i don't know where car just comes out, and just here's mama and i see her. i'll see you fly in the air. i see her hit the ground, and i'm just i'm in shock. del bania says she darted into the street to tend to her mom, sharif says the driver appeared to be preparing to leave, so he tried to stop her. so i go reach further willing to steer and the keys and she she hit the gas. it was she hit the gas. i grabbed. i tried to grab a whole of pretty much the car her, the siblings say while leaving the driver hit their mother a second time and hit del bania, too. maude died at highland hospital, the same hospital. her daughter was released from tuesday after being injured my legs they're they're they're numb. sometimes i f i don't know. i'm just grateful that i can i'm still walking. the siblings say the driver never

. >>> berkeley fire officials taking a new aggressive step this fire season.idents in the berkeley hills are being told that they need to preemptively relocate during extreme fire weather. officials are hoping to stop a repeat of the 1981 oakland hills fire, which killed 25 people. strong winds whipped up burning embers into an inferno, destroying homes in just 15 minutes. locals were forced to abandon their cars when traffic became too congested while trying to escape. >> in a recent study at uc berkeley using 1991 data and applying it to the berkeley hills, it said it would take two hours for people to get off the hill safely. we don't have two hours. >> due to climate change, conditions are changing. these catastrophic fires are happening a lot more often than they used to. >> speaking of climate and the weather and all that stuff we spend so much time talking about, we talk a little more about it with paul heggen. >>> let's talk about the changes that will happen that could potentially send some smoke from northern california into the bay area. it's hoping

president of safe berkeley's neighborhoods. the group's mission is to protect the quality of life in the area which they feel has diminished as the university's admissions have grown. there isn't enough housing for the students. >> and they're doubled and tripled and quadrupled out. i mean, i've heard stories of, you know, for students living in a one-bedroom apartment. >> in alameda county judge found the university's rising enrollment has also caused displacement and unacceptable noise within the surrounding communities. baca boy wants the school to come up with mitigation plans. some students tell kron 4 news housing in the cost of housing is a big issue it's terrible. everyone i know is that issues finding housing specially portable housing. it's ridiculously overpriced a university spokesperson responded to the judge's order saying there are no plans to grow the university. more than one percent. the school is also confident they'll be able to continue after the judge put a hold on a large development project. the behavior

when the bears host nevada at memorial stadium in berkeley.>> and kron. 4 is your bay area home of the raiders to see you can watch the raiders take on the rams. >> this saturday in pre season. it's 6.30, pre-game show followed by the 07:00pm game and then the post-game analysis of what happened. you got to tune into that all on kron 4 this thursday. i mean, sorry saturday thursday the debate will be right back to the show. so many ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ deposit, plan and pay with easy tools from chase. simplicity feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. make this the summer you taught them what it means to serve. the summer of hauling happiness by the ton. and bringing home hardware by the handful. where traditions were passed down on the tailgate. and the only thing more powerful than the feeling was the truck that took you to it. make this the summer of ram. right now, get 0% apr financing, or well-qualified returning lessees can lease the 2021 ram 1500 for $309 a month. ♪ ♪ >> and we're back at 6.54. check this out in southern california whale w

nine were fellow berkeley high school students. posting the photos to social media sites, he would they ever allegedly contact the teens, trying to extort them. >> in some cases, attempt on get money from the victims. >> reporter: police and the fbi found him with the personal information of more than 100 people. the 19-year-old attorney tonight says the public should not rush to judgment in this case. >> as i said before, to these times of stories and these types of flash bang time of reactions, ruining a person's life before we have a chance to step back and see what happened. >> reporter: his bail is set for $220,000. nbc bay area news. >>> the ongoing crisis in afghanistan is forcing vice president kamala harris to cancel a stop in the bay area. the vp arrived in hawaii today after spending the week in asia. she was planning to join governor newsom at a rally tomorrow at the cow palace in daly city. it is now kalb cancelled with harris returning to washington, d.c. back in 60 seconds with troubling accusations at two bay area h

at midnight seven bay area counties and the city of berkeley started requiring them inside once again as coronavirus cases climbed. we sent justin andrews to alameda county to see how people are adjusting. >> it's a busy day at this 24 hour fitness in pleasanton. people are working out. they are ready to pump iron but they say they have no problem wearing a mask. >> we just found out when we walked in that w country could not take it off. >> these seven bay area counties and berkeley ordered masks to be worn inside regardless of vaccination status. it's a mandate for businesses, restaurants, and other indoor public settings. >> over the last year everybody is used to wearing their mask. it's nothing different. it's more of like a default. >> everybody who walked into this gym had masks on. we talked to a few working out who said they don't have a problem wearing one. in fact they say it may make them sweat a little harder. about a mile and a half up the road we caught a couple picking up their breakfast. masking up has always been his rue routine. >> even if you have been vaccinated.

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berkeley start wednesday. students say they can't wait that they've missed in person learning eating out and shopping with friends heather a lot of excitement nothing like being back on a college campus. all right amber thank you. well, you see, and cal state schools have implemented vaccine mandates for the new school year deadlines for students and staff vary from campus campus the cal state system though once all students and staff vaccinated no later than september, 30th as we were driving out, we could see these people. on their porches and i think in my mind that they thought they were safe that the water was not going to get that high. but from what i've heard it gushed had him and we lost the spare. she drowned hit the process she was our hero. she saved us. flood victims in tennessee just beginning to get an understanding of their loss and the huge massive recovery effort that's ahead at the same time they're also searching for the missing and cleaning up the debris after severe flooding inundated par

jennifer granholm walked around the berkeley lab at the lawrence berkeley national laboratory, a siteen renovated in over 20 years. she says it is time for that to change. >> we have these amazing facilities at these labs but many of the buildings and facilities and equipment are decades-old. in order for us to win the future as a nation, we have to continue to invest in these facilities. reporter: a renovation to the accelerator lab alone could cost you up to six and million dollars. -- $600 million. her visit was meant to inform how much money needs to be allocated. >> we need to put more money into the physical infrastructure of these labs. reporter: that money would need congressional approval. she's also are working on renewable energy in communities and neighborhood. including an apps into -- and often tended to ease the permit process to help homeowners invest in solar panels. >> from my perspective we do not make climate job -- climate change job one it does not matter what we do. reporter: specialists -- especially as wildfires devastate california. the secretary says we need

ktvu amberleigh is live now in berkeley, where family members searched the streets tonight. amber julie, the man's family tells me it's obvious he cannot take care of him. self, one relative says she brought him here to alto bates medical center, and that she hasn't seen him since. did you see him? brian lawrence's family is searching for him passing out flyers this stop a homeless encampment in berkeley. they tell me the 56 year old vanished after being discharged from the hospital monday night at eight o'clock. they say he suffers from schizophrenia and dementia down to my very pit. i'm concerned, i'm worried. i know how he functions. family members say lawrence has the mental capacity of a five year old. so when did they come into your apartment? oh i'd say seven. they say he's paranoid, often imagines that people are following him. one relative says she drove him to er at al to bates summit medical centre in berkeley monday afternoon. she says his ankles were swollen. he had complained of pain in his neck. she says she wasn't allowed into the hospital when he checked in

your view from berkeley not showing much of a view at all right. now. in fact, the oakland hills berkeley hills in areas of the north bay looking at visibility falling below a mile and pockets, especially watch your travel right across the bay is that's where that foggy blanket is really hovering right now 50's for current temperatures livermore at 56 hayward. 58 degrees oakland a mild 59 enough for a light jacket this morning do take a little bit slower with some coastal drizzle, especially along 2.80 and what highway one they're on the peninsula. i'm talking the cooler weather that we haven't tapped for this afternoon. still ahead, reyna. >> thanks for that. we are looking at your bay bridge commute for you this morning. heading from the east bay into the city. a little under 10 minutes for your drive times.e things are looking great. there. no major delays in the meter in lights are steel off at this hour. all right. let's head over look at the san mateo bridge you're heading across towards the peninsula a little under 30 minutes for your drive time

thank you very >> the berkeley fire department is trying to be proactive this season now recommending people who live in the hills. >> get out of their homes during extreme fire weather before an actual fire breaks out kron four's maureen kelly has a look. >> during the 1991 oakland berkeley hills fire. some people were forced to flee on foot as the fire raged around them. and that's something the berkeley fire department does not want to see repeated the roads in the hill areas remain narrow and winding in parts, which is why they're now planning to recommend that people get out before trouble starts particularly those living in zones 2, 3, when the fire weather conditions are extreme that goes beyond red flag warnings greater than 90 degrees. >> arik sustained winds greater than 2025 miles per hour. and our relative humidity below 10% acting battalion chief nate gerard says they'll pull the trigger after the national weather service. >> provides them with a spot weather forecast. >> so buy recommendation of relocating extreme weather conditions. the citizen gets to choose how they w

you can see down into berkeley as this low cloud cover shdi

berkeley's mayor says he's exploring that proposal. we first talked to the mayor about this about a week ago. he said his community would support a mandate. >> berkeley is really and exhibit a great leadership. does pandemic our community believes in science. while it may be inconvenienced to wear a mask or show proof of vaccination its farmer in coming in to contract covid-19 to die from covid-19. >> new york city has issued an indoor vaccine mandate, although their version only requires proof of at least one shot instead of full vaccination, a similar rule is how do you prove you've been vaccinated lot of ways to septa. >> pick your proof. really? how are you going to prove it. one of them is you just show that car that white card you received after you got your shots. but if you don't want to carry that extra piece of paper around. there are several other ways. 3 mobile options where you can this access the apps on your phone right now. they're approved for use in san francisco. there is the common pass app here. you can download th

as you can see, your berkeley hills view. it has brightened up a lot and very quickly really no visibility issues to know anymore. temperatures are rising quickly to livermore and dublin each at 69 pittsburg 68 degrees currently even oakland-alameda hayward and san mateo have risen back into the 60's as well talking the hot afternoon that we have ahead of us. still to come, tom, thanks for that. we are gradually watching this hot spot get a little better now we're down to 44 minutes are up to about 80 minutes earlier we had an accident 92 westbound there on the high rise. >> that's since been cleared so slowly but surely we're improving they're still pretty bad. heading into the city. a little under 17 minutes because some people are taking the bay bridge as a result of that. the dunbar bridge. also another great option, no major delays over there at all. the richmond center fell commute. as you had a a little under 15 minutes. and we're looking at the south bay long one. oh, one to 85 at 82. the only seen our long one. oh on

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police department police say bergman was arrested near his berkeley hills home monday. any indication he was working with anyone else that's still under investigation. bergman has not entered the plea. he is being held at santa rita jail in dublin. his bail is set at $220,000 his next court date is scheduled for october 25th live in berkeley amberleigh ktvu fox two news. still to come much more on the attacks today in afghanistan the fear and frustration from people here in the bay area who are waiting for their relatives to be evacuated and some california families who were trapped in afghanistan have finally made it home details coming up after the break also ahead to longtime critics of the oakland police department say it no longer needs to be under federal oversight. city leaders are reacting and what the next steps are for o p d and the yankees jump out to a six run lead at the coliseum before the a's battle all the way back to tie it. so what happened? next sports director mark attacks in y afghan americans, including here in the bay area are watching every devel

not too bad out there the lanes on your writer heading towards berkeley, emeryville and richmond. the other lanes heading toward us are heading toward the bay bridge. ktvu news majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. coronavirus outbreak on board a cargo ship, the san francisco fire department, says the vessel called global striker at a total of 21 crew members on board. they notified the coast guard that 19 of them more covid positive as of saturday night, san francisco fireboat went out to get the patients today. six people reported mild flu like symptoms and requested medical attention. my understanding at this point that of the six patients we have they'll be going to a total of three separate hospitals in san francisco to get character. the patients are being sent to as we heard three different hospitals to get care and also so that the hospitals don't get overwhelmed. the others wi

i was excited to arrive at berkeley. i signed up and the second stop for mow of course was the black student union table. and i walked up and introduced myself, and i said let's start a black jewish dialogue and my african american colleague burst out laughing. and kept laughing until the horrified look on my face that i didn't get the picture. and i guess that called the moment he said, hey, i am from harlem. and when he said that i understood it was an african american neighborhood in manhattan but i understood it was a deeper statement that he was making to me. that his upbringing and my upbringing and certainly his look at african american history and my look at it would be fundamentally different. and as i wrote to open the book, that was actually the moment that started the particular project. this is sort of my answer to that conversation with him. >> and so, where did that conversation go? i know it's culminated in marvelous book that we wantpeop how did the conversation continue. >> i joked because that was the

high humidity, high winds. >> a recent study at uc berkeley using 1991 data and applying it to the berkeleyhills said it would take two hours for people to get off of the hill safely. we don't have two hour. >> a reminder how real the fire threat is in bay area hills. >>> sending kids back to class under a cloud of covid-19 uncertainty. >> it feels a little scary for sure. >>> tonight, what one bay area pediatrician wants nervous parents to know. >>> and california's drought dealing a blow to the farmers who grow your food. >> when you think it can not get worse it does get worse. that is what we are seeing right now with this decision. >> parched pastures are leaving the owners of many bay area farm animals to make a heartbreaking choice. >> people just, you know, crying because they simply can not provide water. california, did you know our homes share power? but when we try to stay cool in a heat wave our supply is pushed to the limit. but you have the power to keep us up and running! “i do?” yup, we all do! with flex alerts. they notify us when to shift our energy use if our power suppl

but we now know about the death of berkeley runner. philip cry chin. >> back to school means back to sports for student athletes. tonight. we'll show you how teams are getting ready after more than a year and a half away from the game. >> but first shopping for the school year certainly won't be any cheaper this year. why you're paying more to get your students ready for t >> welcome back, everyone. back to school means digging deep into mom and dad's wallets to get the kiddo's ready. a new report found that one in 3 parents of school age children are expected to go into debt while shopping for school supplies this year. definitely not cheap. according to kron 4 financial expert rob black back to school spending is expected to reach 32 and a half billion dollars for k through 12 students. that's because the prices on school supplies have jumped by as much as 30% this year. crayons get this have nearly quadrupled in price bookbags have cost as much as $45. you may need a loan just to get the kids back to school blagh blames the supply s

lee riley is a professor at uc berkeley and head of the division of infectious disease and vex analogyinolo more than 100,000 people are hospitalized due to covid. more than 90 per -- 97% of those people are unvaccinated. if that does not send a message, what do you think will? >> yes. this is thought if enough people get vaccinated, transmissions will decrease. we continue to see transmissions especially among unvaccinated. a lot of these unvaccinated people might also be getting infected from vaccinated people as well. this is not what without would happen and it is a serious development. liz: it certainly is. i want to talk about delta airlines charging unvaccinated people $200 a month. the ceos say the hospital stays cost $50,000. should companies follow this lead? >> i think companies should do anything they can to get people vaccinated. insurance companies might raise premiums. this is something industry companies need to participate in to get people vaccinated. liz: we are getting a question on facebook from linda who says what is asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread among va

the final nail being the closing of the berkeley copper mine in 1982. >> it was very abrupt. little. i was a sixth grader, i think, and i remember thinking, what's going to happen to my friends? and then it didn't just affect the mine. of course it affects all of the other industries that supported the mine. so everybody's jobs were in je de. jeopardy. i remember feeling, like, just sad. ♪ there is no smoke ♪ >> reporter: in fact, cbs "sunday morning" visited butte back then and produced this cover story. >> the very first mine was founded here in 1881. >> reporter: with the mine shut down, the berkeley pit filled with toxic waters, and butte was left to try to repair the damage of years of resource extraction. and they earned the dubious distinction of being one of the largest super fund sites in the country. the scarlet letter of being the super fund site let butte to become the butt of folks. >> the soon to open toxiland will wow you -- >> reporter: it didn't help that the chamber of commerce decided to charge admission to see the berkeley pit, which had become a toxic lak

your view from berkeley not showing much of a view at all right. now. in fact, the oakland hills berkeley hills in areas of the north bay looking at visibility falling below a mile and pockets, especially watch your travel right across the bay is that's where that foggy blanket is really hovering right now 50's for current temperatures livermore at 56 hayward. 58 degrees oakland a mild 59 enough for a light jacket this morning do take a little bit slower with some coastal drizzle, especially along 2.80 and what highway one they're on the peninsula. i'm talking the cooler weather that we haven't tapped for this afternoon. still ahead,

berkeley and san francisco 56 right now. a little bit more mild in areas like livermore dublin and pittsburgh in the mid 60's where you can step outside actually feel pretty comfortable, which is that lightest of jackets on this morning by the time we reach the afternoon any sort of fog cloud cover is pretty much gone unless you're right along the immediate coastline and daytime highs rise. well back into the upper 90's. some upper 70's to low 80's right along the bay staying cool in the 60's for the most part near the coastline will be talking exactly what to expect, not just for the rest of today, but rest of the weekend into next week, too, in the forecast to come reyna. tom, thanks for that. so we do have a hot spot in the south bay. this is one. oh, one southbound at our lock avenue. >> in san jose in at least one to 2 lanes are blocked there. we're going to keep a close eye on. that doesn't seem to be causing much of a delay along 6.80 it looks like it is just a secluded to that one location. let's get a look at the ba

at least you can see down below into berkeley. those westerly winds pushing in are going to be replaced by a hot and dry offshore wind out of the northeast coming tonight and that means fire weather watch is taking effect 11:00pm lasting through 11:00am on wednesday. this is going to means a hot

oakland and berkeley our partners with too good to go in san francisco. noelle bellow kron 4 news. >> 27 the time. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news police in san francisco are trying to solve a 15 year-old murder. >> now there's an increased reward for information that will help solve the crime will have the full story. how powerful is an invisalign smile? who's ready to learn today? so powerful you can face anything, even these faces. invis is a powerful thing. invis is the clear aligner brand most trusted by doctors and more predictable. invisalign. ♪ reynolds wrap makes it easy to cook and clean up meals in no time. ♪ so i don't miss all the fun stuff. easy prep, cook and clean with reynolds wrap. >> it's 30 is the time. there's kind of a cool shot. >> a little breezy. i can see the camera, you know, been there all night to hot tub. this does it feel like a hot tub to all you guys get your perspective is different than mine from here. >> oh, well, never right here, but he sees >> here is that edges of the hot tub in the navy maybe or hears the ed

berkeley hills. cam is one of the views that have been showing that this morning, futurecast of winds. is it right now showing overl

i would say drive over to berkeley oakland and richmond. if you want to spend much time outdoors highs in the 70's out that way. vacaville are very hottest spots at 99 today. nevado right at 90 degrees, tomorrow's temperatures around the same as today as we see temps dip just a bit on into thursday and friday. but really staying on the hot side of things, even into the upcoming weekend. this is typically one of our driest times of year and also with the heightened fire danger. please be careful as you venture out there, stay hydrated really enjoy our morning hours more than anything else. breana, thank you, john hydrating is a good thing to do. >> traveling into the city. we do have an accident. 80 westbound west of the treasure island one of the lanes there. it's blocked. and as a result of that, we're seeing slower driving conditions along the bay bridge. i'm not terribly bad. a little under 15 minutes to make it to that fremont street exit the san mateo bridge. no major delays or issues as you're driving there. also, let's get a look at

i'm also seeing no major issues and along 80 westbound east of gilman seem berkeley. there's also an accident there. so 5.80, in a pretty sluggish at this hour. james, back to you. all right. let's talk a bit of baseball here around the bay. the giants leading the nl west as they start their two-game series against the arizona diamondbacks today. >> the giants are about 30 games over 500. the first time they've done that since 2003 and they are above 500 after beating some of the best teams with winning records. >> the giants gearing up for a playoff run and the players know they've got a target on their backs. everybody is going to be trying to knock them out as they enter the final stretch of the regular season. >> he's just got the situation than human as we start getting guys back. a lot of that have been around for long time obviously went through a little bit of a tough stretch from milwaukee, and through the best ravages. gosh, you spend almost 2 weeks now just nonstop ground game it out. and honestly it's incredible. >> tonight's game against the diamondbacks.

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nine were fellow berkeley high school students. after posting the photos to social media sites, he would then allegedly contact the teens trying to extort them. his attorney says the public should not rush to judgment in this case. >> i've said it before, these types of stories and these types of flash bang type of reactions ruining a person's life before we have a chance to see what happens. >> his bail set at $220,000. >>> now to the latest on covid-19 pandemic. the u.s. has said more than 38 million infections this week. this is with more than 638,000 deaths. the summer surge is not letting up. currently more than 100,000 people are in the hospital being treated for covid. in florida the hospitalization rate has tripled in just the last month and according to health officials in the state, 90% were unvaccinated. in california there are nearly 9,000 people hospitalized due to covid. >>> and so far, the fda's full approval of pfizer's covid vaccine has done little to change the minds of unvaccinated people in sonoma county accordi