our amanda hari spoke to the berkeley fire chief about why the devastation in southern california is dredging up unwelcome memories of that disaster. >> reporter: the berkeley fire chief says the images we're seeing out of southern california are a grim reminder what can happen right here. he says the topography and vegetation in the oakland hills and berkeley hills is very similar to that in l.a. he wants to remind both firefighters and residents to be prepared. as multiple fires continue to burn in the los angeles area, local fire municipalities are trying to learn from the tragedy. >> we have to learn. we're always learning. >> reporter: berkeley fire chief david sprague penned a letter to the community in the berkeley scanner to recognize what is going on, try to inspire hope, and acknowledge that there are more mitigation efforts that can help the community protect itself from a mega fire. >> we know it can happen here. climate change has only made it more likely. >> reporter: both chief sprague and emil kastenchoa who lived near the oakland hills vividly remember the firestorm

berkeley police were amazing. they they came promptly. they arrested him. >> berkeley police have a history of tracking down suspects with airtags. this man, alfredo morales, has been charged in a spree of break ins across the east bay after berkeley police tracked a stolen e-bike also outfitted with an airtag to oakland. >> definitely once. once i used it to recover this bike, i realized, wow, that was a great investment. i definitely paid off. >> that suspect has since been arrested for vandalism and pleaded no contest to battery on a police officer in unrelated cases. after the break, a beloved corre ional officer killed welcome back to crime files. when a law enforcement officer is injured or killed, colleagues and loved ones band together. that was the case in sonoma county in august, where a well-liked correctional officer lost her life in a dui crash. a memorial of candles and flowers sits at the intersection in santa rosa, where sonoma county juvenile correctional officer jessica avila munoz was struck and

berkeley fire chief david sprague penned a letter to the community in the berkeley scanner to recognize what is going on, try to inspire hope and acknowledge that there are more mitigation efforts that can help the community protect itself from a mega fire. we know it can happen here. climate change has only made it. made it more likely. both chief sprague and emil carstensen, who lives near the berkeley hills, vividly remember the oakland hills firestorm of 1991. it was very apocalyptic, and i feel like having experienced that, i know the graphic feeling, the the tragic feeling of all that, how things can change within a, you know, in a moment's notice. kasten says he walked outside on that day, and there was ash in his front yard. the sky was black. >>>>he >>still lives in the same home he did in 1991, and the fire risk is always on his mind, especially as he grows increasingly concerned about insurance rates going up and possibly being dropped from his coverage. where are we headed? why aren't we making fire risk and fire safety a priority? more of a priority. chief sprague is trying

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we have to learn. >> reporter: the berkeley fire chief penned a letter to the community in the berkeley to recognize what is going on, to try to inspire hope , and acknowledge there are more mitigation efforts that can help the community protect itself from a make a fire. >> we know it can happen here and climate change has made it more likely. >> reporter: for the chief and the person who lives near the berkeley hills vividly remember the oakland hills firestorm of 1991. >> it was very apocalyptic and i feel like having experienced that i know the graphic feeling , the tragic feeling of all of that of what can change within a moments notice. >> reporter: he said he walked outside on a day and there was ash in his front yard , the sky was black. he still lives in the same home he did in 1991. in the fire risk is always on his mind. especially, as he grows increasingly concerned about insurance rates going up and possibly being dropped from his coverage. >> where are we headed? why are we making fire risk and fire safety a priority, more of a priority? >> reporter: the chief is trying to

berkeley 59. the gusts 35 to 50 miles an hour coming in off the oakland berkeley hills.32 around martinez. i've seen 38 to 48 just i mean, in the right same area. so it just depends if you get that breeze or not. but there's bolinas at 59 yet. fairfax is 3334 sonoma. warmer for sure. up in lake county, i mean, middletown was 25 the other day, 35 still cold, but and look at richmond, 58 degrees. so there's some wild swings with the wind speeds. 21 in reno, 12, truckee 16 south lake tahoe and the lone outpost out there, ely two two degrees out there in ely. i think i'll pass on going out there today. the high is still largely in charge, but a change is on the way. now, today will be sunny and warm. we'll get upper 60s to near 70 after 30s, 40s and 50s on the lows. but a low is going to backtrack and settle right over us. and some of the forecast projections have trended a little wetter. it will be colder, it will be windy. but look at this santa rosa. now this is the euro. i use the euro on this one 15/100 by the way just the euro nine days ago showed a significant snow ev

well, upper 50's at the warmest in the east bay, oakland and berkeley at 56 degrees.w at 54 sandra fell. you land today at 55. a look ahead. does show tomorrow. another dry one, but increasingly cloudy friday through sunday being a rainy days. monday rain remains in the north bay, but a break for the rest of us before more of it on into tuesday. >> is south of 84 in sunol 2 lanes are blocked because of his crash. so just be mindful of that. if you are traveling there, other bridges and highways like a 13 minute bay bridge, right? not so bad. they are mateo bridge 18 while 12 and the golden gate bridge. 31 minutes. fireworks went off for hours last night in san francisco, chinatown, then find any official information about the fireworks. but lunar new year does start this week. regardless of the occasion, all fireworks are legal in san francisco. we reached out to sfpd to see if they were aware of that learning this morning today. the federal reserve announced next interest rate decision. it's expected hold the benchmark rates steady at the current range between 4.2, 5

not enough to thwart thieves in berkeley monday. middle of the day to that's while pricey inventory and quick access to freeways near the north face outlet on 5th street. prime target for a group of suspects at around 3.15, in the afternoon by the video not too surprised. it's happened several times. a witness says 3 masked suspects ran into the store and grabbed what they could. well, 2 other suspects waded into cars outside. that's that's >> quite recent. the berkeley police department says approximately 80 jackets were stolen for a total loss of more than $17,000 in armed security guard was inside the store at the time, but did not engage the suspects. rich owns a business nearby supposed to be offering security. but at the same time, he's also. >> probably doesn't want to put everybody else at risk. so i and i understand that a witness also spoke with berkeley police after the incident says the suspects did not appear to be armed and adds this is at least the 3rd burglary reported at the store since november. >> totaling tens of

do you still at over $17,000 worth of jackets from the berkeley north face store. witnesses says 3 people ran in store. 2 others waited outside a getaway cars. this is at least a 3rd theft reported at the store since november. police are still looking for suspects and the warriors are going to retire in jersey. number 9 to honor basketball legend andre iguodala february 23rd. you know, won 4 titles with the warriors and was the 2015 finals mvp. andre iguodala is the first player from the dynasty year to have his jersey fully retire. >> let's outside at your view from the east bay hills down into the bay. one thing you'll notice about this view, it's a little bit of that low cloud cover sitting right above the bay area. not quite as crystal clear this morning. that's actually a pretty nice thing if you really didn't enjoy or past few frigid mornings protecting us from a bit of heat loss overnight and the u.s. the slightly more mild start that we have right now. a high pressure ridge still in place, but it is weakening really fast. this is allowing this train of low-

not enough to thwart thieves in berkeley monday. middle of the day to that's while pricey inventory and quick access to freeways near the north face outlet on 5th street. prime target for a group of suspects at around 3.15, in the afternoon by buddy on not too surprised. it's happened several times. a witness says 3 masked suspects ran into the store and grabbed what they could. well, 2 other suspects waded into cars outside. that's that's >> quite recent. the berkeley police department says approximately 80 jackets were stolen for a total loss of more than $17,000 in armed security guard was inside the store at the time, but did not engage the suspects. rich owns a business nearby supposed to be offering security. but at the same time, he's also. >> probably doesn't want to put everybody else at risk. so i and i understand that a witness also spoke with berkeley police after the incident says the suspects did not appear to be armed and adds this is at least the 3rd burglary reported at the store since november. >> totaling tens of

traveling through berkeley, up at gilman. so again, if you are hitting 80 right now, pablo avenue might be a good alternate bridges. look great. look at that. 9 minutes into the city. once you get past all of that 6 right is a traveling along richmond, sandra fell bridge and the golden gate bridge. 20 minutes. darya. james, back to you. thank you. reyna won a big story this morning. some san francisco parents and students are on edge because a student said that they thought an ice agent was questioning them on a city bds. so that incident prompted the school district to send a message out to parents explaining what happened. refers to a hoarder actually live for us from visitation middle school. >> where that student is enrolled. joey? >> yeah. james darya students who go to the school, their families would have received that message on thursday. this all comes after there are some fears after the mass deportation plans are rolling out from the president including targeting schools. now and here's with that letter says a stud

uc berkeley plans to build housing for cal students and low income families in berkeley. on the park's grounds. a group opposed to the plan is holding a vigil at haste and telegraph tomorrow afternoon. there will be a time for people to share their stories about the park and a film screening. screening. the vigil runs from 230 to 630 in the afternoon. a project to improve safety on a busy san francisco street is now complete. today, a ceremony was held marking the completion of the safer taylor street project. improvements were made to taylor street in the tenderloin between ellis and turk streets, including wider sidewalks, freshly painted crosswalks, planters, trees and places for people to sit. city leaders say this is part of a new vision for taylor street. >> one of the great challenges in this community is our traffic safety. most residents of the tenderloin do not own a car. most get around walking or by bus, and unfortunately there are. too often they are too often the victims of traffic violence and end up with serious injuries or even fatalities on our streets.

the one in north berkeley was hit by these again. forcefully to call reports this time around that these got away with more than $17,000 in merchandise. >> stiffer state laws for retail thefts, not enough to thwart thieves in berkeley monday. middle of the day to that's while pricey inventory and quick access to freeways near the north face outlet on 5th street. prime target for a group of suspects at around 3.15, in the afternoon by buddy on not too surprised. it's happened several times. a witness says 3 masked suspects ran into the store and grabbed what they could. well, 2 other suspects waded into cars outside. that's that's >> quite recent. the berkeley police department says approximately 80 jackets were stolen for a total loss of more than $17,000. armed security guard was inside the store at the time, but did not engage the suspects. rich owns a business nearby supposed to be offering security. but at the same time, he's also. >> probably doesn't want to put everybody else at risk. so i and i understand that a witness also s

this was the scene at uc berkeley's upper sproul plaza today. students called on the university to implement extra protections for its roughly 500 undocumented students. some students shared their own immigration journeys to highlight the struggles of the immigrant community, including political science student kimberly lopez, who spoke about coming to the united states from mexico with her mother and grandmother at the age of four. and she talked about how watching her grandmother be deported made her live in fear. lopez says it took ten years to see her grandmother again, and that loss is still palpable. >> within those ten years, she couldn't see me graduate elementary, middle school and high school. she couldn't be with my mother when she gave birth to my three beautiful siblings. and to this day, i still can't have her with me. [applause] >> other speakers today encourage students from other universities to protest as well. there have been a number of student protests across the bay area since president trump took office. >> and now to la,

not enough to thwart thieves in berkeley monday. middle of the day to that's while pricey inventory and quick access to freeways near the north face outlet on 5th street, prime target for a group of suspects at around 3.15, in the afternoon by buddy on not too surprised. it's happened several times. a witness says 3 masked suspects ran into the store and grabbed what they could. well, 2 other suspects waded into cars outside. that's that's >> quite recent. the berkeley police department says approximately 80 jackets were stolen for a total loss of more than $17,000 in armed security guard was inside the store at the time, but did not engage the suspects. rich owns a business nearby supposed to be offering security. but at the same time, he's also. >> probably doesn't want to put everybody else at risk. so i and i understand that a witness also spoke with berkeley police after the incident says the suspects did not appear to be armed and adds this is at least the 3rd burglary reported at the store since november, totaling tens of tho

now we are continuing to ask berkeley police questions for now. live in berkeley. alyssa goard, nbc, bay area news. alyssa, thank you so much. okay, new developments when it comes to a looming ban of tiktok in the u.s. on the app's website right now. tiktok is warning that services will be unavailable as it faces a ban in the u.s. the notice tells users that it is working to restore service as soon as possible. this comes as president elect trump tells meet the press kristen welker that he will most likely give tiktok tiktok a 90 day reprieve, although he underscores he has not made a final decision. and we should note the browser and app are still up as of news time. tiktok's u.s. headquarters is in santa monica, and there are a couple of reports about when it could go offline, some indicating as early as tonight. either way, the company says the app will shut down on sunday. tiktok says it wanted guarantees from the white house that providers like apple or google won't be punished for carrying tiktok in their app stores. this comes after the supreme court upheld

after that berkeley's into a model took off.cisco, los angeles, new york, chicago and other left-leaning cities began to adopt policies reducing or prohibiting cooperation with federal immigration officials. city leaders i said it was a way to foster trust with local law enforcement and assure immigrants wouldn't be deported. with donald trump vowing mass deportations berkeley is once again at the forefront voting this week to reaffirm its sanctuary status and seal its far reaching legacy. >> we are a nation of immigrants. this resolution i hope reiterates our commitment to our immigrant community in berkeley. >> reporter: that was that the city council meeting last night and today, 560 cities, counties and states in the united states past sanctuary policies in defiance of federal immigration law. stuart: thanks very much indeed. let's bring in chris oliveres. have a deportations begun? >> in texas we pretty much have texas secured. we haven't seen as far as mass deportations in the state of texas, what we've been able to do the

still to come here at 7.30, student protesters at uc berkeley claimed trustees violated their own rules. details coming up. and outrage from sonoma state university students as the school plans major cuts. collegiate sports and academic today, claims the uc berkeley foundation trustees violated its own policies to block arms divestment. the uc berkeley students for justice in palestine looked at two documents about the divestment task force's work. the report shows task force members were barred from accessing company information that could qualify the company for divestment. now, the student group claims the vote to retain $15 million in holdings is illegitimate and is calling for the immediate divestment from weapons companies. uc berkeley tells ktvu the foundation operates independently from the campus and deferred to the foundation's decision. report. major layoffs and changes are coming to sonoma state university, as the school attempts to fix a nearly $24 million deficit. today, the university announced plans to lay off 46 faculty members, eliminating several academic departments

check websites for information in berkeley. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> much more ahead on the los angeles county wildfires, residents line up for hours, hoping to be escorted to their homes by police. we'll hear from a pacific palisades family with bay area ties. and north bay cal fire crews battling the eaton fire. the aircraft tracking app they've set up in la that allows you pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig. so you get high speeds for low prices. better than getting low speeds for high prices. right, bruce? -jealous? yeah, look at that. -honestly. someone get a helmet on this guy. xfinity internet customers, ask how to get an unlimited line free for a year, plus a free 5g phone. today's cancer research is tomorrow's victory. a victory that is there for the taking. grab it. now that was a great halftime speech. let's go win. [jim valvano] don't give up. don't ever give up® calistoga

instead investigators say he tracked done the van to russell street in berkeley where he stabbed a man and woman he claims was stealing packages from his van. during that struggle the woman stabbed him back before she later died at the hospital from her injuries. >>> san mateo police arrested a suspect in an attempted homicide investigation. the suspect is thomas acevedo, an employer at the family-owned acevedo feed. police say acevedo lured the victim and employee to a remote part of the property on wednesday where he shot him several times, but his gun jammed. the gun eventually went off and fired into the air as the victim struggled to take the gun. police recovered several more firearms on the property. >>> up next at 5:00, women are developing breast cancer at early stages, but insurance may not cover screening. we'll take you to a bay area clinic where a new tool is helping patients get proactive with their health. >> i would have paid probably more to get a mammogram or some screening in the hospital system and there would have been delay. >>> we'll hear from a bay area musician

berkeley's sanctuary model took off., and other blue cities began to adopt policies reducing or even prohibiting cooperation with federal immigration officials. city leaders said it was a foster trust with local law enforcement and assure immigrants who reported crimes wouldn't be deported security. federal authorities ramped up efforts to detain and deport people here illegally. in response, some sanctuary cities doubled down and added additional protections for immigrants. with president donald trump vowing mass deportations, berkeley is once again at the forefront. >> i feel it's my responsibility to reassure our residents that they are safe here. >> passing a resolution last night to rear firm it's substantial area status and seal its far reaching legacy. >> today more than 560 cities, counties, and states have passed sanctuary policies in defiance of federal immigration law. bret? >> bret: claudia cowan live in berkeley, claudia, thanks. professional golf season is underway. play began at the farmer's insurance open

we'll take a look inside hook sink weeks before it's set to leave berkeley for good. plus, san francisco leaders are taking a closer look here crash prone areas after a horrific multi car crash that killed a young man and nearly 3 years after alexis, gabe went missing. what prosecutors are deciding what prosecutors are deciding about the —hi! —hi! ♪♪ chocolate fundraiser. ♪♪ with the chase mobile app, things move a little more smoothly. ♪♪ deposit checks easily and send money quickly. [coins clinking] ♪♪ that's convenience from chase. make more of what's yours. with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. tha excited about saving bige. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business. >> now at 4.30, the mother of the man accused of killing

but to see a triple stabbing is really unusual. >> in berkeley. luz pena abc seven news. >> come here tonight. rebuilding after the l.a. wildfire tragedy. what happens to all the schools that were lost? the state superintendent of education gives us his answer. >> also a very special guest at the warriors game. how he and the team paid tribute to the legacy of doctor martin luther king jr. it's future you. constipation with belly pain again? our doctor figured it out. she said... it's ibs-c and... linzess could help you get ahead of it. linzess is not a laxative. it's a once-daily pill that helps you get ahead of your symptoms. it's proven to help you have more frequent and complete bowel movements. and helps relieve overall abdominal symptoms - belly pain, discomfort, and bloating. do not give linzess to children less than two. it may harm them. do not take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain, especially with bloody or black stools. the most common side effect is diarrhea, sometim

>> i'm excited to graduate, but i love berkeley.'m studying computer science and public policy, so i'm interested in the intersection of technology and harm reduction. i think a lot of these issues are exacerbated by the use of technology and social media. so i'm interested in looking at that intersection. >> an emerging topic for sure. well, it's a pleasure to meet you. congratulations and thank you for all your hard work. >> thank you for your time. >> of course, i'll be aurora doing great things at uc berkeley, coming up here on mornings on the nine. some newly discovered a eroids could hit did you know using the grocery outlet app gives you the opportunity to win groceries for life? imagine never paying for groceries again. well, what if i can't decide? avocados or tomatoes? why choose? at grocery outlet, you can afford both. and not just the basics. with grocery outlet, you'll find all your favorite brands included. including gluten free pasta and my favorite cookies? um, huh, everything's included. so burgers and steaks for li

berkeley hills, all in all, looking at another clear morning.itch up, though, is in the works now. and today is a day of change. is a low pressure drops in tonight into tomorrow. with that tomorrow afternoon into evening, we can expect a few light sprinkles for parts of the bay area. some light snowfall towards late saturday, especially in the sierra. but for socal, this first system has the biggest impact with tomorrow sundap into monday, bringing widespread rainfall. good news for fire activity. bad news in that those burn scars are very susceptible to any sort of mudslides or debris flows. so officials down there are looking at that rainfall events very closely. we'll drive back out monday through wednesday before another system in this time. really having more of an impact on northern california into thursday. this one right here is going to last. not that long drying out quickly after that. how much rain from this first system will literally maybe just a drop of water to for most of the day, much more significant further southward. that sec

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check websites for information in berkeley. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> well, much more ahead tonight on the l.a. county wildfires, including residents lining up for hours hoping to be escorted to their homes by police. we'll hear from a pacific palisades family with bay area ties and north bay. cal fire crews are battling the eaton fire. the aircraft tracking app they've set up in la thatows you to see water drops my hands are the most important tools i have. you need to take care of them. that's where o'keeffe's comes in. it's america's #1 selling hand cream for guaranteed relief. if it works for these hands, it'll work for yours. also available in o'keeffe's lip repair. (vo) struggling with moderate to severe crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis? talk to your doctor about #1 prescribed entyvio, offering two maintenance options, including the entyvio pen. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. entyvio may increase risk of infection, which can be serious. pml, a rare, potentially fatal brain infe

and it comes in berkeley, when the owner of an apartment building passed away.ed that their building would be bought and flipped into an unaffordable luxury property, and they'd have to leave. so these residents of the 12 unit building banded together and got help from a community partner to turn this building in south berkeley into an affordable housing cooperative. the residents led the effort by convincing the city council to allocate funding for the co-op to the city's small sites program. this ultimately allowed the bay area community land trust to purchase the building. >> so this is our own little way in berkeley of preventing price gouging and driving families into the street because no one makes it alone. we're in this together. and right now, these families here are protected. >> the cost to purchase and then to renovate these units is less than half the cost of building new affordable housing in the area. so it is efficient and cost effective. two vacant units will be made available as rentals to the public at $1,200 for a studio and $1,500 for a one

berkeley became the first one in the country in 1971. we also have san francisco, oakland and others in santa clara county. and today, the message was clear those protections will continue as threats of mass deportations loom. bay area officials and nonprofits are gearing up to respond. >> we are well prepared. we are not scared we will protect our immigrant families. >> the trump administration is now directing federal prosecutors to investigate state and local officials who interfere or resist immigration enforcement crackdowns, saying they could face criminal charges, many viewing this as a clear warning to sanctuary cities that don't cooperate with immigration agents. >> come at me. you know, i think we are here to protect the safety of our residents. california is a sanctuary state. it's critical that we continue to remain a sanctuary state. >> california state senator and former berkeley mayor jesse arreguin telling us the state is ready to fight. >> the money that the state legislature will be approving tomorrow will provide our a

the company is offering its berkeley employees to transfer to other bay area locations. but for sarah bacon, the store's last day also be her couple of us, including myself, have declined those offers just because of >> community issues or other things. we're optimistic for the future. >> bacon says she started working at the berkeley story at the end of 2023. and it's been a fantastic ride despite the downturn, inc and foot traffic. the people that do come in here and shop here are very, very loyal. they are always very enthusiastic about how much they love us and how much they and, you know, value this bookstore in the community. and especially now since we've announced the news, there's just outpouring >> of gratitude but also >> the store's last day is february 9th. they're having a closing sale through then which avid readers like rachel and john are absolutely taking advantage of. book sank as 10 other stores here in the bay area, including 3 in san francisco. >> and those stores will stay open. >> okay. here are the 10 nominees for best motion picture of the year.

it's not new news to the people of berkeley, and i also mentioned that the whole north side of berkeley burned in 1923, and the same conditions and that and the number one thing that we've learned from this is that when these fires and these winds do occur is that we encourage people to evacuate early. and organizers say there were 70 people on the waiting list for this introductory class. it's the first in a series of seven classes. the city is adding two more classes to accommodate everyone interested in this program, and a lot of people are interested right now, especially rob and here in the bay area to just today, i was walking around and it was so windy. and then i thought, what's happening in southern california today? yeah, we are more fortunate because we did have ample rain from november into december. but again, kind of a clash of climates here too, between what the hills are seeing, gusts over 70mph today in the north bay. meantime around the inner bay, we've still got temperatures at times in the 60s and 70s today. that is the impact of downsloping. dry offshore breezes. st

. >> shuttering its berkeley location. the closure comes as the company is trying to sort out its financial problems for loyal customers. the end, it's bittersweet. >> but the turning of every page books, has been welcoming readers of all ages to its store in berkeley for the past 10 years for neighbors like rachel lefkowitz, the bookstore has always been a part of her walk around town. come here all the time. find some of my favorite authors that i don't find anywhere else. people are always incredibly helpful. >> her treasure hunt, unfortunately, will come to an end in february books. is closing relocation after filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy. we're very to see i go out of business. john wynette in his dog stopped by the store thursday afternoon and delivered a card to employees. he says the store has been a special spot for both him and his little our dog loves to come visit here. the staff are wonderful now was given the tree. and he drags us here. we're also booked. file. so enjoy coming here for that as well. the c

berkeley lab 32. around mills college. and also there are a few areas around chabot have had 32 33mph. there it is. oakland. north northeast 51mph. that's at 1400 feet. how in the wide, wide world of weather, can you not issue a wind advisory for the east bay when you're getting gusts to 51? i don't know, so i've issued one myself. that's strong. that was a roaring gust right there. oakland airport did have a gust of 43. not as bad. now. fairfield did have 1 to 30. now it's 23. but until 10:00 this morning, north east bay hills. there will be some pretty good gusts are already seeing 35 to 55mph. 30s, 40s and 50s. menlo park is 35. amazing. 55 napa airport. petaluma is 55. i mean, menlo park 35 to sfo is 52. i mean, if you're traveling anywhere on the peninsula and, you know, that's a big swing there. 40s on the temps. clayton 42, alamo 40, dublin 40, san ramone sleeping in. that's right there. lafayette, orinda both at 43 and 49 berkeley. the berkeley lab has gusts to 31 32mph. 21 mammoth, 24, reno 16 and 21 for truckee a

the old this independent bookstore company in the bay area is closing its berkeley location. company says it's part of a >> bankruptcy restructuring plan. but for loyal customers. this news is bittersweet. kron four's dan thorn reports. >> turning of every page books. has been welcoming readers of all ages to its store in berkeley for the past 10 years for neighbors like rachel lefkowitz, the bookstore has always been a part of her walk around town. come here all the time. find some of my favorite authors that i don't find anywhere else. people are always incredibly helpful. >> her treasure hunt, unfortunately, will come to an end in february book saying closing relocation after filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy. we're very sad to see them. >> i go out of business. john wynette and his dog stopped by the store thursday afternoon. >> and delivered a card to employees. he says the store has been special spot for both him and his little our dog loves to come visit here. >> the staff are wonderful. now was given the tree. and he drags us here. we're also booked. file. so enjoy com

this is berkeley's first homicide of the year.s are out, but smoke is still rising from a smoldering lithium battery storage plant at moss landing.

the company is offering its berkeley employees to transfer to other bay area locations. but for sarah bacon, the store's last day also be her couple of us, including myself, have declined those offers just because of >> community issues or other things. we're optimistic for the future. >> bacon says she started working at the berkeley story at the end of 2023. and it's been fantastic ride despite the downturn, inc and foot traffic. the people that do come in here and shop here >> are very loyal. they are always very enthusiastic about how much they love us and how much they you know, values bookstore in the community. and especially now since we've announced the news, there's just outpouring >> of gratitude but also >> the store's last day is february 9th. they're having a closing sale through then which avid readers like rachel and john are absolutely taking advantage of. >> well, as dan thorn reporting books in though, says it does have 10 other locations across the bay area. 3 of them in san francisco. and those will all stay open. 8.39. on the clock and a huge honor

and north berkeley was hit again by thieves.me the burglars got away with about $17,000 in merchandise. kron four's philippe de gaulle has the story. >> stiffer state laws for retail thefts, not enough to thwart thieves in berkeley monday. middle of the day to that's while pricey inventory and quick access to freeways near the north face outlet on 5th street. prime target for a group of suspects at around 3.15, in the afternoon by buddy on not too surprised. it's happened several times. a witness says 3 masked suspects ran into the store and grabbed what they could. well, 2 other suspects waded into cars outside. that's that's >> quite recent. the berkeley police department says approximately 80 jackets were stolen for a total loss of more than $17,000 in armed security guard was inside the store at the time, but did not engage the suspects. rich owns a business nearby supposed to be offering security. but at the same time, he's also. >> probably doesn't want to put everybody else at risk. so i and i understand that a witness al

that's not enough to thwart thieves in berkeley monday.dle of the day to that's while pricey inventory and quick access to freeways near the north face outlet on 5th street. prime target for a group of suspects at around 3.15, in the afternoon by the not too surprised. it's happened several times. a witness says 3 masked suspects ran into the store and grabbed what they could. well, 2 other suspects waded into cars outside. that's that's >> quite recent. the berkeley police department says approximately 80 jackets were stolen for a total loss of more than $17,000 in armed security guard was inside the store at the time, but did not engage the suspects. rich owns a business nearby supposed to be offering security. but at the same time, he's also. >> probably doesn't want to put everybody else at risk. so i and i understand that witness also spoke with berkeley police after the incident says the suspects did not appear to be armed and adds this is at least the 3rd burglary reported at the store since november. >> totaling tens of thousands o

not enough to thwart thieves in berkeley monday.dle of the day to that's while pricey inventory and quick access to freeways near the north face outlet on 5th street. prime target for a group of suspects at around 3.15, in the afternoon by buddy on not too surprised. it's happened several times. a witness says 3 masked suspects ran into the store and grabbed what they could. well, 2 other suspects waded into cars outside. that's that's >> quite recent. the berkeley police department says approximately 80 jackets were stolen for a total loss of more than $17,000. armed security guard was inside the store at the time, but did not engage the suspects. rich owns a business nearby supposed to be offering security. but at the same time, he's also. >> probably doesn't want to put everybody else at risk. so i and i understand that a witness also spoke with berkeley police after the incident says the suspects did not appear to be armed and adds this is at least the 3rd burglary reported at the store since november. >> totaling tens of thousa

it's not new news to the people of berkeley, and i also mentioned that the whole north side of berkeleyd in 1923, and the same conditions and that and the number one thing that we've learned from this is that when these fires and these winds do occur is that we encourage people to evacuate early. organizers say there were so many people on the waiting list for this introductory class that they are planning two additional classes. we, of course, will continue to follow the fires in la throughout this newscast, but when we're not on the air, our website is a great resource that's being updated around the clock. you can go to nbcbayarea.com or find us on all of your streaming platforms. new. this morning, police in the east bay are searching for the people responsible for another smash and grab robbery. it happened just before four this morning at the extra mile gas station on san pablo avenue in berkeley. surveillance video shows several people taking a cash register, cigarettes as well as cash. they also tampered with the atm inside the store but were unable to get inside of it. the stor

this is the third building that has been purchased under the berkeley small sites program. still ahead, thousands of evacuees, thousands of personal stories of loss and heartbreak. coming up, we hear from two fire victims about the frightening moments when the fires forced them out. >> plus, can do this and you will do this. and we're we're kind of the proof of that. >> lessons in recovery. the mayor of paradise, empathizing with people in l.a. and offering his wisdom as people look to cope and rebuild. >> outside our doors this evening, mostly clear and cooling off. going to be a chilly start for most tomorrow with a frost advisory for some. i'll have a look at what you can currently on the front lines of the eaton fire. they are just one of the several bay area strike teams in the area trying to help contain these flames. for some oakland firefighters, the mission is also striking a nerve. after the oakland city council voted to temporarily shutter a handful of fire stations to make up for a budget deficit. >> we've had a lot of conversations about this happening in our c

this was the scene at uc berkeley's upper sproul plaza. students called on the university to implement extra protections for its around 500 undocumented students. some students shared their own immigration journeys to highlight the struggles of that immigrant community, including political science student kimberly lopez, who spoke about coming to the united states from mexico with her mom and her grandmother at the age of four, and how watching her grandmother be deported made her live in fear. lopez says it took ten years to see her grandmother again, and that loss is still palpable. >> within those ten years, she couldn't see me graduate elementary, middle school and high school. she couldn't be with my mother when she gave birth to my three beautiful siblings. and to this day, i still can't have her with me. [applause] >> some of the other speakers encouraged students from other universities to protest as well. there have been multiple student protests all across the bay area since donald trump took office. well, a bizarre scene played

a burglar at uc berkeley's memorial stadium, police say happened yesterday at 4 a.m. they say a person is seen on surveillance video prowling around before ultimately breaking into a storage room and stealing some items. authorities released photos showing the suspect. they say he was last seen heading westbound toward piedmont avenue. if you recognize that person or you know anything about the crime, they're asking you to call berkeley police. up next. one of las vegas's most famous hotels may soon be sold. what it could mean for the future of the strip. and a live look in washington, where we're lookoking insidide one of the inaugural balls. it is one of three that the president will be attending this evening. coverage of mr. trump's president trump's inauguration continues on pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig. so you get high speeds for low prices. better than getting low speeds for high prices. right, bruce? -jeal

in berkeley, three people stabbed and one of them is now dead. now the incident have residents of this neighborhood asking why. tonight, police are investigating, saying it started off with a report of a stolen car. nbc bay area's alyssa goard explains. it was a chilling scene today in this berkeley neighborhood, as neighbors came out to this intersection and saw that three people had been stabbed. berkeley police had the scene blocked off at acton and russell as they investigated the ground, covered with evidence, markers and clothes. police first got called to this area just after noon about a stolen car. we came from the park. we seen the police flying up the street. but police had to pivot as they got more calls from the same area. about three people on the ground bleeding. one neighbor, who didn't want to be identified, stepped out in her socks to speak with us. we just saw this man run past and say, help, help! then he. then people came. he fell on the street. this neighbor said she didn't recognize that man or another man in the area whose

he had installed a tracking device and then tracked the van to berkeley. when he arrived, he said he found a man and a woman removing packages from his van, and he confronted them and the woman stabbed him. the delivery van driver then pulled out his own knife and stabbed the woman. he also stabbed the other man who was trying to steal the van. all three taken to the hospital. the woman died. the delivery driver, now arrested and facing murder and attempted murder charges. okay, the race is on. who can build a better ai system? openai says rivals are using its technology to make ai products. the san francisco based company made those claims today. it says other companies have been using its data to develop their own ai apps. that includes the newly popular chinese ai company called deep seek. microsoft, which invests in openai, says it's investigating whether these programs have been stolen. this is not the first time a major tech player has made those claims. newly appointed white house ai czar telling fox news he believes china could be using us developm

uc berkeley associate professor of mechanical engineering and leader of the uc berkeley fire researchab michael goldner. professor goldner, thank you for joining us today. >> glad to be here. >> look, this emergency is not even over and are ready. people are talking about in the focus will, of course, have to become how to rebuild. and that's where your uc berkeley fire research lab does experiments that could help answer that question. so tell us about your work and the key lessons we can draw from it. >> right. so we do both modeling saying how do fires move into communities. and we also do experiments with partners like ibhs and the forest service. we've actually been even burning down whole adu homes. and to understand how fires spread from home to home. >> so in your work, i'm sure you kind of have a really good insight into how this became the perfect fire storm, right? when you read news articles or hear from politicians and residents, some people talk about recent weather, past weather, vegetation management, the way communities are built, the materials used. what is it? >> it

this is a beautiful view from our berkeley hills camera looking west. you can see a little bit of that. some clouds out mid pacific heading in our direction. here they are on the stormtracker. high pressure has been in charge for quite awhile of our weather. and now look at beautiful little area of low pressure winding up and taking aim on california. you know what? we're going to see some rain, but not quite yet. not tonight. not tomorrow, but for your friday and into your saturday and beyond, we have got a spell of wet weather. so we'll seeing some wet weather and some wind by friday morning just around sunrise santa rosa, you'll start to see some precipitation and then we'll see day after day. here's the evening of friday and saturday and then sunday, you see it pull up a little bit for sunday. so more. the north northern california event on that day and then it sinks backwards. again, it's not strict river bringing a series of storms to us and bringing some snow to the sierra. that's great news. we need improve our snow pack. and of course, a ski re

por eso me llamó un miembro de la iglesia en berkeley, donde don rené trabajaba y asistía, preocupadaener un cadáver por 30 días. don rené, de origen salvadoreño, murió trabajando como guardia de seguridad el pasado 6 de diciembre en discovery bay, cuando un joven de 17 años lo impactó con su vehículo mientras estaba en su casilla. muchas veces nos toca de que desafortunadamente la persona no tenía familia. y qué pasa en esa instancia? lo que pasa en esa instancia es de que si la funeraria no puede localizar a ningún familiar, desafortunadamente, entonces nosotros ya como personas somos posesión del del del condado. la lane miembro de la iglesia donde asistía don rené en berkeley y a quien consideraba un gran amigo, dice que ha sido un desafío contactar a su familia por la distancia y por el idioma. we've heard from a couple of people who have reached. logramos hablar con algunos familiares, quienes nos dijeron que tenía una sobrina en estados unidos, pero que no tuvieron mucha relación con rené desde hace 30 años. por eso las funerarias aconsejan hacer un plan en vida, especialmente

the berkeley hills are very, very narrow, curvy streets.and like i said at the beginning of the class, the geology goddess lucy jones said that the best thing you could do to be prepared is know your neighbors and know who is vulnerable, who might need help. yeah, organizers say there were 70 people on the waiting list for this introductory class. it is the first in a series of seven classes. the city is adding two more classes to accommodate everyone interested in this program. and rob mayeda is here. now, rob, let's talk about these fires in socal, because i think last week we looked at a drought map and up in northern california, we were doing way better than southern california. yeah, in both areas, seeing offshore wind obviously stronger in southern california, but really a tale of very two different areas when it comes to the rainfall we've seen to start this year, benefiting from the very active november and december in the bay area. look at this map. and it's just two sides of the same coin for zenni. you've got one area well above

berkeley police tell us there were there responding to a report of a stolen car.. police arrived at the scene and found two men and a woman all suffering from stab wounds. police say the two men are now in stable condition, but the female victim later died due to her injuries. roads near san pablo park are still