and berkeley pd, they're trying to increase the support in schools to prevent future crime. >>> and today berkeley could make it tougher for young people to purchase cigarettes. city council is voting on a proposal to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to people under the age of 21. according to the council members there, who submitted the proposal, nearly 90% of smokers start before the age of 18. he argues tobacco should be regulated like alcohol. >>> and the city council will also consider a plan to boost the minimum wage to $19 an hour over the next five years. the proposal from the city's labor commission suggests bumping it up 2016 increase to $13 an hour. followed by an increase to $14.50 in 2017 and it would graduallily work its way up to $19 an hour by the year 2020. >>> san jose building developers are taking their fight against the affordable housing lot to the u.s. supreme court. lawyers for the california building industry filed a petition today earlier this year, the state supreme court ruled that san jose can require new buildings to set aside 15% of units for below mark

. >> reporter:the berkeley pd didn't comment on the accuracy of the stats. but says many of the groups' suggestions are already being worked on. >> reporter:catherine? >> catherine:a clash happened on capitol hill tuesday with the care and abortions and republican lawmakers. >> catherine:congress is questioning whether planned parenthood should continue to get taxpayer money. after a series of controversial hidden-camera videos. >> catherine:planned parenthood pushedabortion activists behind investigated. >> catherine:cnn's tom foreman reports. >> reporter:the president of planned parenthood - cecile richards - came to the capitol to those undercover videos that show her group supposedly >>"the outrageous accusations parenthood based on heavily doctored videos are offensive and categorically untrue!" >> reporter:she was met by a republican buzz saw. >>ohio "here is the troubling truth: a picture is worth a thousand words." >> reporter:gop members ripped into her testimony. suggesting they explanation of what is on the videos, and furthermore they don't think

. >>> berkeley pd says crime is going up in their city comparing the first six months of this year toast year, robberies up 56%. rape up 22%. auto thefts by 15%. busy neighborhoods are attracting the most robberies and even the mayor's neighborhood isn't safe. >> two people jumped out. it was a person walking on the street. they jumped out of the car, had a gun, said give me your purse so they just grabbed the purse, jumped in the car and moved on. >>> city leaders and police are surprised robbers are choosing high traffic areas. they say the bad guys aren't going after cell phones but are looking for purses wallets and jewelry. >>> remember a member of the san jose police department is breaking knew ground. kiet do explains what separates a new sergeant from the rest. it's a story i'll see only only. -- only on 5. >> police sergeant samantha huynh. >> reporter: at a ceremony a touching moment between mother and son. samantha huynh is now the city's first female vietnamese officer promoted to the rank of sergeant. >> pleased to present to you sergeants samantha huynh. >> reporter: it'