. >> the mayor of berkeley weighing in on a new report of harassment allegations against berkeley's interim police chief jennifer lewis. that report in the los angeles times claiming that in 2017, the city of berkeley hired an outside law firm to investigate accusations that lewis sexually harassed several women. they alleged victims, including a berkeley police officer who says lewis made inappropriate comments at a party. and the report says lewis was disciplined for violating city policy. berkeley's mayor says the allegations are a concern and cannot be ignored. last month the berkeley city council postponed a vote to confirm lewis as permanent police chief. that was after other claims that she sent racist, anti homeless messages by text. she is denying those allegations. she has not commented on the latest report. >> uc berkeley has hit a roadblock for the plans to build student housing on people's park. according to a state appeals court, the university failed to consider alternate sites for the housing in order to preserve the park. the court also said that the university did not cons

we serve all of berkeley and we serve people from every walk of life. everybody you could ever imagine at some point turns to us for food. >> so what happens, you have a need and you show up there? >> so, if you work in berkeley or albany, you come to our pantry and we will give you a certain amount of food depending on how large your family is. and it's meant to be enough food to last you three days. so, nine meals per person in your household. >> it stays over christmas break coming up? increase need? >> we provide extra food for the holidays because people who are food insecure find themselves even more anxious around the holidays. in particular, because so many of the people we serve our families. they become particularly anxious about being able to provide something that is so for their families at the time that is so food and family oriented bit like thanksgiving and christmas. >> good stuff. you tune the patron the food bank or alameda county ÃÃas you said, this is going on all over the bay area, correct? >> correct. we are part of a coalition in

as an ideal springboard to start this movement because berkeley was historically the place where theedom of speech movement for freedom of speech began, where historically many different movements were born, yes yulia, entrepreneur, innovator and her colleagues vira and daria scientists in the field of neurobiology are co-founders of the club, they found the ukrainian non-profit saivet, which offered to raise funds for the restoration of a high school computer science class. 20 we were able to become partners of the berkeley half marathon annually which is a very popular event among runners and we called this project because with the help of fundraising a-and during this virtual and physical run we collected money for the reconstruction of one of the schools in chernihiv so by connecting the runners the girls collected $6,000, and also decided to start fundraising to collect another 4,000. and this project is important because many people do not know about the extent of the destruction of schools in ukraine. well, even more so in america, for example, more than 2,500 schools are comp

the city's 45 47, berkeley, oakland.still 30 showing up, especially santa cruz, santa cruz, mama cupertino at 40, saratoga. 39 campbell in santa clara down there, hollister 34, but santa cruz napkins 39 so cold. yes but we've been called in the last couple of mornings. as far as this pattern goes it once it locks in a can like it's called a blocking pattern and when they develop they usually last three weeks, so it's cold and it looks dry. some of the 16 day outlooks have us dry into january, so fifties on the temps. it's nice out a little bit warmer mornings called days. nice. you guys. thank you, steve elon musk band twitter account, citing safety concerns still ahead, the user must kicked off the platform and why some are calling that move hypocritical, but first time is ticking. the ship those holiday gifts. what you need to know to get those presents under the christmas under the tree in tim there's nothing like volunteering at the fire department. there's nothing like hitting the waves. but with my moderate-to-seve

developing news now from berkeley. the la times is reporting that the berkeley city manager dee williams, riley knew about harassment allegations against the person appointed as interim police chief but didn't tell anybody. the original report claims that in 2017, the city of berkeley hired an outside law firm to investigate accusations that the interim chief jennifer lewis sexually harassed several women while alleged victims included a berkeley officer who accuse lewis of making some inappropriate comments at a party. the report also claims lewis was disciplined for violating city policy. now the city manager reportedly failed to disclose those allegations to the city council. or the police accountability board before they appointed louis berkeley's mayor calls the allegations of concern saying that they can't be ignored. well in oakland, police are now investigating the death of a 2 year-old boy. the child's body was found last friday in a ruel part of napa. oakland's police chief gave us an update on that investiga

berkeley are scheduled to begin next week.hat's right, but despite a contractor agreement for some union workers thousands of employees across the uc system are still on strike and as abc 7 news reporter ryan curry explains tha impacting final exam preparations workers on strike continue pushing to have the uc system meet their demands one aspect of it is what our raises your tier will look like but even then just the base wage itself is a huge issue. certainly the base wage is truly unlivable with the cost of living here the strike involving grad student instructors and researchers is almost approaching one month students now say the strike is disrupting. they're learning. it's been a lot of self studying and yeah finals coming of course. it's scary because the grades it means so much for the far future uc berkeley is set to begin semester final exams on monday and a magnetic says her class won't be tested on the full material my understanding. is that our final for the class is going to not cover or at least not as much the

a professor at uc berkeley ross started the chris kindness award in october, launching a website where people could submit nominations. hundreds of people wrote in each one that i read. i was thinking, wow, now i really see why i did this. they include stories of people cooking food for the homeless store. workers racing to help someone with a health emergency. the list goes on of strangers helping strangers, friends helping friends. i think it's bringing attention to >> something that we need right now in our society and our culture highlighting the good to heal the modern day disconnect and divide. when you stop and appreciate the kindness of others. it makes feel better is well, there's a lot of incredible things happening in our community and let's shine a light on that. >> and nominations for the next chris kindness toward are open now you can submit your nomination at chris kindness. award dot org reporting in berkeley, stephanie lin kron. 4 news. >> and professor ross since the project launches attracted interest from as far away as europe and he's trying to raise money to rewar

the uc berkeley. well, the lab, they say that over the past 2 days, 3 feet of snow have fallen and they say more is on the way because we're supposed to get heavy rain this weekend and the next week or so. so hopefully, john, this will help with those snow packed and all that water that we need and maybe a little dent in the drought. fingers crossed. yeah. i think we're going to see some big updates to the drought monitor next week. well, and we're definitely going to be seeing. >> some snowfall up in the sierra next week. this has been a warm system. so a lot of snow is piling up at those higher elevations. but as you can donner summit is rainfall right now. just really windy. kind of a wet mess out there. traffic is moving along just fine. so it is ok, getting up there today. but you are going to have some really icy conditions because about whether it is on the roads and then you're going to re freeze occurring tonight. so it is going to get slick out there, especially this evening right now, atmos

will. >> 707, is that i'm speaking of berkeley. the uc berkeley police department will soon have a new police chief. >> yogananda pittman will take over the department in february after current police chief margo bennett retires. pittman is currently the interim chief for the u.s. capitol police department. in fact, elp guide that department in the wake of the january 6 insurrection. pittman says she's looking forward to bringing her reform experience to berkeley's campus and neighboring communities. >> well, in the east bay, u.s. marshals have arrested. the man they believe is responsible for punching a 19 year-old fast food worker in antioch last month, causing her to lose her right eye. well, antioch police say the suspect 20 year-old isaac white carter taken into custody on felony charges monday morning in hayward back on november 12, bianca palomera tried defending a teen at special needs. who was bullied allegedly by white carter at the had a burger in antioch. police say white car turn in punch polymeric multiple times, incl

walton taught his someone in berkeley who just r- does a random act of kindness every month. a professor at uc berkeley ross started the chris kindness award in october, launching a website where people could submit nominations. >> hundreds of people wrote in each one that i read. i was thinking, wow, now i really see why i did this. they include stories of people cooking food for the homeless store. workers racing to help someone with a health emergency. the list goes on of strangers helping strangers, friends helping friends. i think it's bringing attention to >> something that we need right now and our society and our culture highlighting the good to heal the modern day disconnect and divide. when you stop and appreciate the kindness of others. it makes feel better as well. >> there's a lot of incredible things happening in our community and let's shine a light on that. >> and nominations for the next chris kindness toward are open now you can submit your nomination at chris kindness. award dot org reporting in berkeley, stephanie lin kron. 4 news. >> professor since the p

at uc berkeley, i am da lin. kpix 5 >>> after the break, dr. peterson hong weighs in on a new mask mandate as hospitals continue to fill up again. >>> the holidays all about helping your neighbors, we will take a look at a few of the many ways that you can give back this time of year. >>> and highlights or maybe lowlifes from the first day of the world cup knockout, including the u.s. versus the netherlands. >>> well, southern california is thinking about people messed up again as cases of covid, flu and rsp begin to stack up. >> hospitals in the bay area filling up quickly as well. devin fehely spoke with an infectious disease expert about whether new mask mandate could be in our future. >> reporter: the situation is kind of grim overall because of the confluence of all of the viruses. meaning that occupancy is more than 90% in the general hospitals . -- infectious disease expert peterson hong says the perfect storm of covid, the flu and rsp is putting an enormous strain on the bay area hospital systems especially children hospitals which have

the alleged victims included berkeley police officer who accuse lewis of making inappropriate comments at a party in 2017. the report also claims lewis was disciplined for violating city policy. this comes one month after the berkeley city council postponed a vote to confirm lewis as permanent police chief following separate claims she sent racist and anti homeless messages over text. lewis denied those allegations when they first broke. she has not commented on this newest report. >> uc berkeley has hit a roadblock in their plans to build student housing in people's park. according to a state appeals court, the university failed to consider alternate sites for the housing to preserve the park. the court also says the university did not consider the environmental impact. adding over 1000 students would have to be in that area, including how it would negatively impact the homeless population who call their park home university has until january 12 to meet the court's requirements before finding a new location to build student housing. >> and fewer than 72 hours. we will welcome in 2023.

reporter: uc berkeley said in a statement the berkeley administration and academics and encourage instructorsthe format and scopes of their exams and final projects to take effects of strikes into account. are willing to keep striking until they see an offer or paying them what they request. >> we've been doing our best to minimize the negative impact on students while also acknowledging we have to withhold labor. that is what makes it effective. liz: d the rain to highlight oakland's commitment to city service. the mayor was among those doing the hands-on work as part of community climate action, that was yesterday. volunteers pitched into plant trees and join in wildfire prevention activities. california volunteers, the state organization supporting the event, is investing $12 million in oakland service and civic engagement. >> you are showing you have a heart for this community, this planet, for future generations. you are showing you are willing to get your hands dirty. liz: some other climate action projects involved organic waste disposal and edible food recovery. the storm was not enou

first, the grading, because that is coming up at the end of the semester at uc berkeley.hat are you doing? withholding grades? some professors are doing that out of solidarity with the strikers? >> yes, i am withholding grades, yes. i also want to say two things, if i can, or to set up this question of grading, and it is, at the university of california, faculty, we all want to be able to deliver high-quality education for the people of california, and we cannot do it when the university does not pay those affair wage. the undergraduates are shortchanged, yes, because the system under pays the graduates as i just described, right, and these graduate students are workers, and also students, right, but we can't deliver this mission of the universities with 20% of graduate student workers, these essential workers to the undergraduate mission are food insecure, 5% to 10% expense homelessness, a large percentage cannot cover basic needs, so the graduate student workers of the heart of the undergraduate education, but their pay should reflect that. kristen: i wonder which you t

i think oakland berkeley will be pushing the upper fifties here.hose higher clouds coming in, but we're again they were on the eastern edge of it. there's just not a lot there, so they're just high thin clouds. i don't know why it's not showing up. it was 42 miles an hour right above the claremont oakland north. i'm still getting north wind there across the board, mount veeder alice speaking northeast mount diablo, as well as middle peak, all in their five south lake tahoe. 35 sacramento 36 president 37 monterey. and forties down in southern california, phoenix dropped to 38 7 degrees below average is tienanmen spent a cold december in arizona. i have it on good authority, dave. okay. authorities oldest trust you decades. that's what people are telling me thirties and forties on the temps, oakland and 44 years the kicker when you get along that east northeast breeze elsa bronte, kensington el cerrito, right, george mccrae. berkeley piedmont. alameda you get the forties. yesterday it was thirties. now they're getting the forties. so there are differ

. >> the mayor of berkeley is now weighing in on a new report of harassment allegations against berkeley's interim police chief jennifer lewis. the report by the los angeles times claims that in 2017, the city of berkeley hired an outside law firm to investigate accusations that lewis. sexually harassed several women. the alleged victims include a berkeley police officer who accuse lewis of making inappropriate comments at a party. the report also claims that lewis was disciplined for violating city policy. berkeley's mayor tells kron 4 the allegations are, quote, very concerning and cannot be ignored. last month, the berkeley city council postponed a vote to confirm lewis as permanent police chief following separate claims that she sent racist and anti homeless messages over tax lewis denied those allegations when they first broke and she has not commented on this newest report. uc berkeley is hitting a roadblock and the plans to build student housing at people's park. >> a state appeals court says the university failed to consider alternate sites in an effort to preserve the park. the co

here's berkeley and emeryville. you can see a heavier downpour here.ll notice further into the north bay, certainly more scattered, but there are pockets of heavier rain embedded in the flow as we continue to see that system move to the south of us. little bit of snow there on top of mount 10. very wet down along highway one, and as we go into san francisco daly city, the bay view, some on and off like to moderate showers . down along the peninsula, pescadero there, this is where we get some heavier rain. light rain on and off for your cross the san mateo bridge. a little bit of a break there over into the bayshore, but it will pick up and as we look at mount hamilton, looking at some snow. we will be accumulating snow throughout the day. maybe a couple of inches here and into the mountains. we still have our winter storm warning through 4:00 tomorrow morning. snowfall amounts from a couple of inches around incline to about 10 inches southlake. tahoe city, maybe seven inches, still very gusty wind out there, but at home, the wind breezy. certainly not

acts of kindness can come in many forms in a program in berkeley is celebrating. that's why giving away $1000 a month to people who are doing acts of good. our kron 4 stephanie lin tells us about special award. that's >> highlighting kindness in the community and literally paying it forward. >> at berkeley arts magnet school. good morning. a celebration of kindness is underway. our first. >> chris kindness. award winner is miss sell way. yeah. >> first grade teacher michelle williams recognized for her acts of good with a $1000 check and a room filled with cheers. big and small. >> it feels wonderful. but i feel like the word is in. the relationship with my student apparent nominated ms williams for supporting a special needs student during the pandemic. he thinks outside of the box because of his learning and he >> has a wealth of knowledge about certain topics. >> so i've actually learned a lot from him. >> all this inspired by a former teacher remembered for his gentle spirit. he was always as calm as could be in sweet and kind. chris walton passed away from ca

well, we have some developing news out of berkeley. the la times is reporting that berkeley city manager dee williams, riley. >> knew about harassment allegations against the person appointed as interim police chief but didn't tell anybody. original report claims that in 2017, the city of berkeley hired an outside law firm to investigate accusations that the interim chief jennifer lewis sexually harassed several women there. well, alleged victims included a berkeley police officer who accused lewis megan, some inappropriate comments at a party. the report also claims lewis was disciplined for violating city policy. now the city manager reportedly failed to disclose those allegations to the city council or the police accountability board before appointing lewis berkeley's mayor calls the allegations a concern saying that they can't be ignored. well, a pretty big story we're following out of oakland. it appears the wrong person was certified as the winner of the school board election. now the problem, the votes were not counted properly.

and a new program in berkeley is celebrating that.o people doing active. good kron. 4 stephanie lin tells us about the special award that's highlighting kindness in the community and literally paying it forward. >> for arts magnet school. good morning. a celebration of kindness is underway. our first. >> chris kindness. award winner is michelle were young. >> first grade teacher, michelle williams recognized for her acts of good with a $1000 check and a room filled with cheers. big and small. >> it feels wonderful. but i feel like the word is and the relationship with my student apparent nominated ms williams for supporting a special needs student during the pandemic. he thinks outside of the box because of his learning and he >> has a wealth of knowledge about certain topics. >> so i've actually learned a lot from him. >> all this inspired by a former teacher remembered for his gentle spirit. he was always as calm as could be in sweet and kind. chris walton passed away from cancer in 2012 hit show up at your kid's birthday party with

despite that i 80 moving pretty smoothly here in berkeley. but earlier that crash you mentioned just up from here, certainly causing a bit of a mess again. it involved a semi . you're hitting another car near gilman road traffic temporarily shut down westbound that accident. now all cleaned up, but it's just one of several accidents that have hit the bay area mid. all this wet weather south of here. firefighters responding to a fiery crash in hollister earlier this morning happened and highway 1 52, east of custody fruit. eastbound lanes were temporarily shut down there. one person died in that accident person founders are reminding drivers to take it easy, so much standing water on the roads today. really ask the people 1st, 1st and foremost, just slow down. try to obey the speed limit. where your seatbelt please don't drink and drive, you know, just be cautious out there. there's a lot of people out and about for the holidays, so just slow down. make sure you get to where you're going in one piece. and firefighters there in san jose, respon

that's what makes this effective in berkeley ryan curry abc 7 news.ens of volunteers brave the rain to highlight oakland s mayor libby shaft there. she is was among those dnghands. that was yesterday volunteers pitched in to plant trees and join in wildfire prevention activities, california volunteers the state organization supporting the event is investing 12 million dollars in oakland service and civic engagement. you are showing that you have a heart for this community for this planet for future generations. and you are showing that you are willing to get your hands dirty. some other climate action projects involved organic waste disposal and edible food recovery. and lisa they did it with those rain jackets on because boy was it raining to be outside yesterday? yeah. it really was we picked up some pretty good totals all around the bay area and we still have the center of the system offshore that will be providing some heavier downpours later on this afternoon with a chance of thunderstorms. you saw a few lightning strikes on the peninsula and we

he's now working to try to raise enough money to reward acts of kindness outside the city of berkeley. if you'd like to help, you can earn more at chris kindness toward dot org. >> on the peninsula bay area, congresswoman jackie spear was in foster city today for her final news conference as a member of congress, she says congress has authorized 16.9 million dollars in grants for 15 community san mateo county. they include projects focused on flood control, healthcare, literacy, fire prevention, caltrain safety and economic development. >> i'm proud that these projects were last week because it's a way of bringing money back to mateo county, which may not come otherwise. so, for additional childcare spaces in daly city improve flight control for foster city and san bruno. 2 new libraries are going to benefit from these community projects. one renovated library. >> daly city is going to use the money to launch a program to expand child care. foster city will get nearly a million dollars for expanding flood control with a new levee system. caltrain will get $800,000 to upgrade fencing a

. >> developing news tonight in berkeley. the la times is reporting berkeley city manager dee williams, riley knew about harassment allegations against the person they pointed to be interim police chief but didn't tell anyone. the original report by the times claims that in 2017 the city of berkeley hired an outside law firm to investigate accusations that interim chief jennifer lewis sexually harassed several women. the alleged victims included berkeley police officer who accuse lewis of making inappropriate comments at a party. the report also claims lewis was disciplined for violating city policy. the city manager reportedly failed to disclose these allegations to the city council or the police accountability board before appointing lewis berkeley mayor jesse are again tells kron 4. the allegations are, quote, very concerning and cannot be ignored. >> in oakland, it appears the wrong person, the certified as a school board member because votes were properly counted. >> countries also the money and spoke with the real winne

the city of berkeley hills.ly hill, excuse me, says it has launched a pilot program to use drones to keep an eye on its high end shopping areas like rodeo drive after last year's rash of smash and grab, smash and grab robberies there. the police department says it is also using drones as an eye in the sky during chases. and for tracking suspects in their cars. we could actually launched hawkeye, which is our call sign for our drone. see what the area is where the radio call is and prepare the officers and let them know what we see. first people who are out to smash and grab the fact that you know there's joel out there looking at them with an extra set of eyes. think twice, so i'm all for it. but while some city residents approved the use of the drones for these purposes, others say they don't like the idea of increased surveillance, calling it an invasion of privacy. it has been legal in california for more than five years now, but today new york city is getting its first retail cannabis dispensary. it's the fi

. >> well, developing news in berkeley. the la times is reporting that berkeley city manager dee williams, riley knew about harassment allegations against the person appointed as interim chief but didn't tell anyone. the original report claims that in 2017, the city of berkeley hired an outside law firm to investigate accusations that interim chief jennifer lewis sexually harassed several women alleged victims included a berkeley police officer who accuse lewis and making some inappropriate comments at a party. now, the report also claims lewis was disciplined for violating city policy. the city manager reportedly failed to disclose the allegations to the city council or the police accountability board before appointing lewis berkeley's mayor calls the allegations a concern say that they cannot be ignored. a big story that we're following out of oakland into tears. the wrong person was certified as the winner of a school board election. >> the problem, the votes were not counted properly across for salah simonian. talk to t

the first to berkeley group is paying it forward. literally how they're adding a reward for random acts of kindness. after the break. (steven) every time i come to see caremore, they go above and beyond to take care of me. i feel a lot better now. i'm taking medication for what i should have been taking years ago. (vo) caremore health provides advanced primary care wherever you need it, in the hospital, at home, in our clinics, or virtually. (steven) so when i call them over a medical issue, they take care of it instantaneously. i'm not afraid to go to the doctor anymore or put off going to the doctor. (vo) call the number on your screen to learn more about medicare plans in your neighborhood that include caremore. a colorado man is now in custody after he was caught on camera making anti-asian and homophobic remarks. >> and an in and out restaurant in san ramon. take a look. >> for you get we have been in place that you have >> yeah, they're trying to keep the light. but then back i ended up waiting outside for quite some time. this

they are calling it the better berkeley bagman. they supported the council vote in favor of the ban. it fixes a loophole in alameda county's general plastic bag ban which stores can circumvent by using thicker bags that are reusable but not compostable. plastic produce bags will also be prohibited in berkeley. students from cowper organize support for more than 4000 berkeley residents and 40 small businesses for the passage of the ordinance. >> americans are throwing away 100 million plastic bags. all that trash poer: the ordinance takeserair. effect on january 1. dan: let's turn our attention back to more cold and rainy weather coming. ama: lisa argent is here with the latest. lisa: winter started yesterday and we are off to a good start with more rain, beneficial rain. rain is going to add up along the central coast, around monterey. they could be looking at significant rain. this system moving in from the south is a weak atmospheric rather -- river. systems in the south are slightly warmer. we will look at fluctuating snow level

the uc berkeley police department will soon have a new police chief. you're going on to pittman will take over the department in february after current police chief margo bennett retires. pittman is currently the interim chief for the u.s. capitol police department and help guide that department in the wake of the january 6 insurrection pittman says she's looking forward to bringing her reform experience berkeley's campus and neighboring communities. members of law enforcement to help protect the u.s. capitol during the january 6th attack were honored this morning on capitol hill. top lawmakers from both sides of the aisle awarded them the congressional gold medal for risking their lives during the insurrection. dozens of the officers who fought off rioters sustained serious injuries. 2 police officers died by suicide in the days that immediately followed. and a 3rd officer, capitol police officer brian sicknick collapsed and later died after one of the rioters sprayed him with some chemical metropolitan police chief robert conti spoke on behalf of law

let's look live at emeryville from our emeryville camera over at the berkeley curve.y is start to go pick up. i hope you have some coffee. you'll need some warm coffee this morning. not as cold as it's been, but, then again, i did just run from the car. >>> we have a blanket of clouds that helps a little bit and we're seeing some fog. i want to show you where visibility is the lowest right now. we've seen foggy mornings the past several days and it is getting a lot worse for the napa area where visibility is down to about half of a mile due to the fog rolling in and we're seeing the visibility getting lower in morgan hill at a mile and three-quarters. elsewhere it is clear but we'll be watching the north bay. right now in the south bay, as it clear start this morning. chilly temperatures. we're going to see a mix of sun and clouds throughout today, but mostly cloudy with our temperatures reaching into the upper 50s for this afternoon. all attention goes to tomorrow when this next storm system is going to be coming in, and it starts out with a wind advisory for all of

. >> there's developing news from berkeley. the la times is reporting that berkeley city manager dee williams, riley knew about harassment allegations against the person appointed as interim police chief but did not tell anybody the original report claims that in 2017, the city of berkeley hired an outside law firm to investigate accusations that interim chief jennifer lewis sexually harassed several women alleged victims included a berkeley police officer or ques lewis of making inappropriate comments at a party. and the report claims lewis was disciplined for violating city policy. the city manager reportedly failed to disclose any of this to the city council or to the police accountability board before appointing lewis berkeley's mayor is calling the allegations a concerns saying they cannot be ignored. >> in oakland, police are investigating the death of a 2 year-old boy. the child's body was found last friday in a rural part of napa county. oakland's police chief did give us an update on the investigation tonight on kron f

candice: the first day of mariana's freshman year at uc berkeley meant traveling from her hometown in puerto rico, mariana: i live, like, two plane rides away. candice: to a dorm room and a desk, isolated for months. mariana: i was basically just stuck in my dorm all of the time taking my classes. candice: her first semester started during the covid-19 shutdowns. she barely saw anyone. mariana: the lowest point for me was probably in october. i was considering suicide, but i didn't reach out to anyone. candice: eventually mariana did reach out and connected with other students. she was surprised to learn she wasn't the only one struggling with such dark thoughts. mariana: which is really upsetting, obviously, it's when i don't think, like, it's being paid attention to enough. candice: last year the us surgeon general cited national surveys showing alarming increases in mental health challenges among young people right before the pandemic, the result of a bombardment of media and pop culture messages eroding their self-worth, plus distressing issues like climate change, income inequali

this ring camera from berkeley shows how big of a jolt it was. shaking happened around 3:40 this morning. about a mile north of el cerrito, no reports of injuries or damage. as soon as the earthquake happened we sent a push alert through our nbc bay area app. download it now to get breaking news and weather alerts sent straight to your phone. >>> live look at the oakland skyline this evening. it has been a chilly saturday. a lot of people were out doing last-minute holiday shopping. >> and here is just how cold the gut in the east bay, photos taken this morning at arroyo de la guna off i-680 in plez santon, and you can see ice on the creek. let's check in with our meteorologist, with a look at the forecast. >> quite a few of warnings, ongoing as we head into the weekend. clear skies, dry air that is settled in around the bay area means another night of patchy frost. and as early as 11:00 tonight, mid-30s across the north bay and east bay valleys. towards tomorrow morning, 20s and 30s again. the inland east bay, one thing we'll have to watch out f

and berkeley hills, that is actually a gauge i was using out of uc berkeley, almost an inch and a half. it is the hills where the majority of the runoff needs to flow through. that is why we have the flood watch for tomorrow. if you look at the first alert doppler now, the rain has not been super intense, but it has been consistent. and it has added up. even though it did not seem like big rain today, on those hills, and in the landscape that is already fairly saturated, it has been plenty of rain today. more is still coming. here is midnight. you see how the screen has lit up. watch this. see how things get a little more specific and directed. and, right here, that is 3:00 a.m. you are seeing the firehose in the heart of this river pointed right at the peninsula. it is going right over the bay bridge at that point and back up to berkeley. you contract that line. it works its way south from there. it is now 5:30 in the morning. by about 7:00, 8:00, it is clearing the santa clara valley. you still have it down near morgan hill. by the time we get to about 10:00 a.m., when morgan hill is

one shelter in berkeley has found a different way to get people through their doors. >> in a small tent in southwest berkeley, jamie mori is strumming his guitar , one of the few things he has left from his former life. >> living on the streets is hell. it's daily physical torture that grinds down a person physically and mentally. >> for the last two years he's been in and out of shelters, and that turned out to be a whole other nightmare. >> the kick you out at 5:00 in the morning, and you have to take all your stuff with you. >> then he stumbled on a new conventional option that allows residents to pitch their tents in the middle of a warehouse. and away from the elements and the danger of street life. >> i don't have to lug around a 60 pound backpack all day . is beckett's pilot program called horizon transitional village, run by dorothy day house him a nonprofit servicing the homeless. robbie montoya is its executive director. >> after 43 years of working in social services i had experienced so many things in the shelter system that don't work. >> the first thing she did was treat r

here at berkeley 35, oakland 36 carlos 35 sunny villas, 34. petaluma because of fog and also santa rosa in the thirties. their mid thirties napa 36. we were colder yesterday morning. there are a few twenties, but mainly it's thirties. boulder creek's 30 felton, 31, san martinez, 32, santa clare and campbell, 31. 30 and even soquel actors and santa cruz are in the mid thirties. higher clouds spilling and these are weak systems coming across will be more show than go. we probably have to wait until the 27th 28th for any rain. there are some multiple signs that that will develop the weekend. if there isn't any fog does look warmer. everything will be in the middle of the country. northern plains great lakes, ohio valley, brutally cold forties and fifties on the highs , not much change through about thursday than it does look unless the fog sticks around east warmer for many by the weekend. r c, thank you so much. it was a busy weekend at tahoe ski resorts coming up at six, a new way of getting around the mountain that helped one resort claimed th

pretty chilly. 36 for you, oakland and berkeley.

on the berkeley shoreline , they were in ecstasy. is a signed ticket reason why dog loves the rain. >> there is an actual chemical. >> reporter: dogs get more excited? >> i think so. she seems to. >> reporter: further up the road at the berkeley soccer fields, there was a different kind of excitement. >> good job! >> reporter: adrian was watching his son play soccer at the berkeley soccer complex. the u.s. may be out of the world cup, but these is play in any kind of weather, and the parents don't seem to worry about the final score. >> i don't really focus on the weather. it's just like, you know , the game itself. i mean, they scored three goals today. they are playing really nice. i cannot complain. >> we are still passionate about the sport. we enjoy seeing our kids really passionate about it, too. >> reporter: so a little rain doesn't bother you? >> not at all. >> reporter: the diablo valley wolves scored three goals to be a team that in a previous game had scored 11 times on them. the mother may have been cold, but the warmth b

livermore at 38 degrees, oakland and berkeley at 43. well conquered in dublin, right at 40 degrees right now. definitely need those jackets and sweaters this morning. and today. now, if you're heading elsewhere in the country for the holidays, make sure that you are checking those delays and your airport departures. weather elsewhere is making things kind of difficult. all of that for forecast. still to come. all right, john, thank you for traffic has been great this morning. look at that. only 8 minutes. >> if you're heading into the city right a stud at fremont street exit, the san mateo bridge, 80 to 1, 0, 1, 12 minutes heading across towards the peninsula. here it ever fill. bridge tolls a little in just a 7 minute ride in. this is the best time to go outside and get some shopping done because look at this. you don't have much traffic to contend with out. there great. >> all 31, let's get back to the news this morning. and in the east bay, we have mayor libby schaff finishing up her second and final term as mayor of oakland, her hom

berkeley waited for the marching of the most powerful shiphe the detroit here he could protect detroitn the british water communication really deprivation against theia americans and then conduct the rivers in ohio. he established himself and put invadeve the position of british communication. on september 10, 1813 barklay came out to fight. the british were in column the americans stood down on them each week had two heavy ships and what of lesser strength to form a central group, he flew the flag in detroit 19 guns was berkeley's flagship. close the distance and he would expose the fire which he could return only with his forward guns and they outran the support, the three heaviest ships poured in the american patagonia close but niagara lagged behind it was crippled. everyus gun useless most of the crew killed or wounded meanwhile the wind strengthened and american europe came up. he shifted his flag to niagara in his new flagship he turned to action and broke through the enemy line and with the guns of queen charlotte and hunter and abroad he fire broadside into other vessels. the

. >> well, police in berkeley, they are investigating a pair of burglarins at a berkeley apple store. the latest happening around 10 wednesday morning. 3 suspects into that store located on fort street and stole between 40 to 50 iphones from the display counters. this comes just days after 5 burglars hit that same store last friday evening. got away with 12 iphones. berkeley police have not revealed the total value of the tooth. that's what it's estimated to be. more than $50,000. there's no word on whether police believe the 2 burglaries are connected just last month on black friday, more than $35,000 worth of merchandise was stolen from an apple store. that one in palo alto. well, the biden administration says it's making additional doses of the prescription flu medicine. tamiflu available to combat the spike in flu cases, the additional doses will come from a national stockpile, according to the cdc flu season has hit especially hard this year. so far, there have been at least 15 million illnesses, 150,000 hospitalizations and 9300 deaths from the flu. if you're looking for a cure

berkeley police department.der pittman starts february one should replace chief margo bennett, who announced her retirement in october. pittman says she will continue bennett's work to modernize campus police operations and strengthen relations with the community that have at times been strained. i want students to know. that i have the utmost respect for their passion about issues that face them as well as this community. pittman served as the acting chief of the u. s. capitol police after the january 6th insurrection. prior to that job, she was one of only two black women to achieve the rank of captain. at 11. tonight hurts will pay $168 million by the end of the year after falsely reporting rental cars as stolen . the settlement includes 364 pending claims. some of those cases include customers being arrested or spending time in jail. ceo stephen scherr said back in april that the incidents were a result of a glitch and its systems. hurts believes a quote meaningful portion of this settlement will be covered

award dot org reporting in berkeley, stephanie lin kron. 4 news. >> professor ross says that he wants doing this after launching the project. and so far he's attracted people as far away as europe want to help. he's now working to raise money to continue with this act of kindness outside of the city of berkeley. if you like to help and donate, you can learn more at chris kindness toward dot org. kron 4 is the place to be on new year's eve starting at 9 o'clock on new year's eve. we're live from las vegas. >> bringing bringing in the new year across the country from music. keith urban. then as we get closer to midnight, check out an exciting acrobatic performance show right here in san francisco from dear san francisco at club daisy, it's all capped off by fireworks of the day and then we have our own special show hosted by mister and misses low to see the right on the screen. watch all right on the screen. watch all of that on. when that car hit my motorcycle, right on the screen. watch all of that on. insurance wasn't fair. so i called the barnes firm, it was the best call i could've

he's now working to raise enough money to reward acts of kindness outside of the city of berkeley.like to help, you can learn more at chris kindness toward dot org. york won be the best of the first the 17th annual kwanzaa celebration returned to city hall in san francisco monday. >> african-americans here in california created kwanzaa to celebrate black culture and they began recognizing it as a holiday. the day after christmas back in 1965. kwanzaa celebrating over a seven-day period each day recognizing one of the 7 principles. so you have unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and safe. >> plus is definitely an african-american holiday. it's not religious is one of culture culture. looking back at our homeland ancestors, those we have lost and keep him and names. and in the present so that we won't forget. >> all right. for more information about kwanzaa related events across the bay area, you can head over to our website at kron 4 dot >> let's talk about our big story this morning. the rain, it's not going anyw

joining us now live is richard allen, who is the director at the berkeley seismology lab.hank you so much for joining us. >> great to be with you. so what do you know about this earthquake that happened today? anywhere from 80 to 100 aftershocks. just wondering what your thoughts are on such a big quake doing so much damage. >> yeah, this was a pretty big earthquake. we have an earthquake about the size up in the humble region about once per decade to give people a sense how frequently we see these kinds of events. this is the big event, 9 to 6 po

firefighters in berkeley responded to a house fire tonight that happened just before seven o'clock at a home on shasta road in the berkeley hills and you can see heavy fire officials say two people were taken to the hospital. no word at this time on the extent of their injuries or how that fire started. still to come tonight. a final decision on title 42 could happen any moment now an update from the southern border as a ruling from the u. s. supreme court lingers. also several new state laws are set to take effect in the new year. the changes that come with 2023 ♪ this rental car is so boring to drive. let's be honest. the rent-a-car industry is the definition of boring. and the reason can be found in the name itself. rent - a - car. you don't want a friend. you want the friend. you don't want a job. you want the job. the is always over a. that's why we don't offer a car. we offer the car. ♪ sixt. rent the car. potentially. end as early as tomorrow. the supreme court is set to decide any time now whether to end title 42, which allows the us to turn away migrants at the border, the te

nurses at alta bates summit medical center in oakland and berkeley are striking today over the next nine days, they will protest demanding better working editions. ktvu demagogues live in oakland where nurses just began to strike. emma, what are you seeing out there right now? well the nurses literally just started striking at seven am so you can see over here. we're at the summit health medical center here in oakland, and people are just starting to gather. we stop picket signs that are going to be distributed later on. there's also a truck that's about to come by. you're going to see it, says sutter this holiday season and the war on nurses and patient care. this is really not about wage increases today. as much as it is about working conditions, and there's that truck i just mentioned, so they're protesting. what they're saying is the administration's refusal to address a number of concerns nurses have with their working conditions, continuing education and benefits. 97% of nurses voted in favor of the strike, and they gave 10 days notice to the hospital to allow for alternative plans

current temperatures are in the 40's to 50's with berkeley and oakland at 49 degrees. san francisco at 51 napa right at 50 petaluma at 46 right now. and oakland at 49 later on today. daytime highs, a little cooler than yesterday is not a huge difference, though. mid 50's for your highs today. drying out nicely and getting a solid dose of sunshine later on today. i'll be talking everything you need to know today and the return of rainfall later in the week. still to come back over to rain. all right, john, thanks for that. let's get a look at your bridges this morning and into the city right now. 7 minutes. >> so that fremont street exit san mateo bridge 80 to 1, 0, what a 13 minute ride heading across towards the peninsula. the richmond, sandra fell bridge tolls to 1, 1, 8, minutes. you can see things are very slick out there. so drive slow golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. 20 minutes. well, happening today, san francisco board of supervisors will make a final vote on a policy to allow police to deploy armed robots under certain circumstance. last week the board vot

nurses are striking here in oakland and berkeley over the next nine days.hey say that wage increases are just a small part of why they're striking man . we walk away. nurses began their third strike of the year christmas eve morning, demanding better working conditions, benefits and time off to take the required continuing education courses. they also say, despite being the largest sutter health facility within the nurses union, they're the lowest paid registered nurses in the bay area market rate. we are the lowest michael hill has been an icu nurse at alta bates in oakland for 35 years, he says. recruitment and retention are a problem, and nurses are doing more than one job at a time, taking them away from the bedsides of patients and stretching them to the limit . we would like to have better working conditions to be able to take care of our patients. ah the quality we want and in a timely manner, which is a problem currently because we're so short staff nurses are supposed to have a certain amount of hours set aside for them to take continuing education

joining us now from the campus of uc berkeley with the update morning. well. >> good morning, and james. yes, they're taking this strike on the road. they'll be back here in a couple of hours from now. but they took their protests to the road, not just in sacramento, but oakland, as well as los angeles. but let's talk about sacramento. let's get right to the video. this happened last night. in fact, about 2000 of the strikers. they marched through sacramento, but they didn't stay there. ultimately they got to the sacramento office of the uc system came through the doors with the security guards and police officers. they had to be called in. they are very frustrated because now we are in the 4th week. they are looking for a new contract. more pay better child care according to them. and they say they are the backbone of the uc system. 10 schools within the system because, yes, it's the professor's class, but they are the graders. the researchers, the assistance that do the daily work that helped the kids get their education. here's their reaction to the d