lawrence berkeley lab has been overflowing from its campus in the berkeley hills. the question has been, they need a second campus, where are they going to put it? there's no room up near the uc. so the lab said, okay, bay area, tell us what you've got. they had 20 submissions. six cities made the final list. last week richmond was selected as the ultimate future home. and it really is, for richmond, a really good news story. and things have been turning around in richmond for a while. the biggest employer for ever has been chevron. this is very much a city rooted to old technology, old industry. and so what this signals is that, you know, very sort of avant-garde, high-tech, new industry starting up in richmond. and the question is whether we're going to be talking about the lawrence richmond national labs one of these days. so no, it's great news for people of richmond. >> for people who may not be familiar with what lawrence berkeley national lab does and what all the scientists work on, can you give them -- >> sure, lawrence berkeley lab is known for particle p

it is to be called the lawrence berkeley national laboratory bay campus. reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> prosecutors say a gang member shot and killed a father and his two suns in a mistaken identity gang shooting. opening arguments began today. prosecutors say he is responsible for a 2008 drive-by shooting in san francisco that left three dead. >> there is a lot of evidence that will be presented, hundred plus witnesses, testimony, pictures. >> his attorney told the jury he was the driver and that another man was the shooter. >>> in san jose, police revealed new information about the kidnapping of a 11-year-old girl from san jose. that girl was sexual assaulted and the suspect's weapon was a fake. >> it is designed to look and function like a fire arm. it ejects casings. there is a muzzle flash. >> that suspect tri truong le was shot and killed by police. authorities say he had a restraining order from a previous relationship. the girl is traumatized by her ordeal. >>> a burglary suspect injured has died. he was one of three men in a

announcing plans to open a new branch of lawrence berkeley national lab there. in richmond field station at park place and 580. here is nick smith. >> great day. >> university of california picked richmond for its new bio sciences lab. >> this will be a major site that will be developed. >> organizers believe the lawrence berkeley national lab state slaited to be operational in 2016 and city of richmond are the perfect union. >> it signals next major investment in science research and discover rye receiving more than 20 responses when a request was issued last year. in may, the list reduced to six. the uc owns a field station saying that this location provided best opportunity to consolidate lab. and there is a next step to get approval from u.s. department of energy. >> i'm delighted this comes to this area. >> they will focus on genetics and cancer research. high-skilled jobs for a community with 15.1% unemployment. their hope is that new lab will generate construction jobs for the campus and make richmond a hot spot for new businesses and start ups catering t

the lawrence berkeley lab is putting down roots in richmond where it'll build its second campus. as those sciencists work to savor the city they just savor the city. >> reporter: in 2016 there will be 800 sciencists working behind those gates and this is just the beginning. >> a great day, it's a wonderful day. . >> and now we have a chance to really change our take secret re, to really make richmond what it can be. >> reporter: what happened here today has the potential to change richmond's future. >>> what was the last time the city had news this big? >> i'm trying to remember the last major bit of economic development news of just this size. >> reporter: the field station is now an engineering research facility. it'll soon be home to lawrence berkeley national lab tories national campus. 800 sciencists will open up the lab in 2016. they will work on projects about energy, the environment and health care, all under the same roof. >> that's how we have gotten some of the most important discoveries by sciencists bumping into each other and talking. >> reporter: a city that's afte

today, the lawrence berkeley national laboratory announced they will open up their second campus in richmond by 2016, 800 biologists were searching on the energy. and they will all be working together on the new complex at the richmond field station. >> that's how we have gotten the most important scientificdiscoveries by people bumping into each other and talking about the serious discovery. it's a great endorsement, one that we could use as we market the community to other businesses. >> reporter: richmond beat out nearly a dozen proposals from other cities including oakland and alameda. the city leaders hope that the prestigious lab will be attracting the industries related to their field of the scientific research. >>> at this point, the focus is on florida, after the street contest yielded the three different winners. the next one could be a tie breaker. while republicans were watching the four remaining candidates, they report that the candidates will once again be focused on one another. >> reporter: there were four candidates on stage, but it quickly became a two-man fight with newt

laboratory to be built at the richmond field station the site is owned by uc which manages the lawrence berkeley lab. the next step is an environmental impact study and approval from the energy department. the campus is expected to be completed by 26 teen. richmond officials say the planned 400,000 square feet -- lab should generate construction jobs and make richmond a hot spot for new businesses. >>> welcome back. >> thank you. i feel so much love! >> as mike was spot-on with that forecast, a lot of love for you today. >> thank you eric, in a giving mood, i like that let's see if we can get him like that everyday. >> fat chance. >> he is like that everyday, good guy. we talked about how the storm track was going to head back north threw go around crescent city lower elevation rain, higher elevation snow, portland and washington, if you are heading that way call ahead going to have dicey weather. our dicey weather in the form of log less than quarter mile visibility in novato. everybody else at the reporting stations are okay. some of the outlying areas have fog this morning. calm conditions to

. >> lawrence berkeley laboratory has been discussing the cities and a half dozen were lobbying for. the university of california has picked this site as the spot for a science lab. >> this will be a major site. >> organizers believe the national lab slated to be up and running by to 16 and city of richmond are the perfect union. >> this signals the next major investment in research and discovery. >> the university of california received more than 20 responses when an rsq was issued last year and in may it was reduced to six. and says this location provided best opportunity to consolidate a lab and the next step is to develop an environmental impact study and get the final approval from u.s. departments of energy. >> what we need is for break throughs to be translated into companies to produce jobs and deliver the goods and services. >> there is research focusing on cancer research, high skilled jobs for a community with 15.1% unemployment. their hope is that the lab will generate construction jobs and make richmond a hot spot fr new businesses and start ups. and indicatoring to mer

. >>> university of california has picked richmond as the site for a second campus of the lawrence berkeleyional lab. to be built at the richmond field station that site owned by uc which manages the lab. the next step an environmental impact study and approval from the energy department. the campus is expected to be completed by 2016. the planned 400,000 scare foot lab should generate jobs and make richmond a hot spot for new which iss and start-up. they can use that -- business there. >>> warmer this morning. not warmer, what am i talking about it is colder this morning without the rain but will be warmer today. >> cooler in the morning, warmer in the afternoon. good morning he's a look at live doppler, a little farther north that's where the storm track is. valley rain and mountain snow right along the oregon board we are the bulk of this storm hitting oregon and washington. at home leftover moisture in the ground, light wind and dense fog forming patchy as we expected only around our official reporting station in novato. there's more out there even though we are not seeing it on this ma

the university of california says its chosen richmond to build its second lawrence berkeley national laboratory campus. >> it's great to go into a community when they're on a rise and not at the peak because then you can help them grow and you can get in for a lower cost. >> reporter: 350,000 square foot lab will bring 800 of the world's top minds to richmond to tackle some of society's most pressing problems. >> we'll have scientists working on how they can clean up the environment. we have scientists who work on trying to understand the basis for cancer and develop cures for cancer. >> for richmond to host that is just a great signal of confidence in the city of richmond and it means a new future for the city of richmond. >> city, state and federal leaders say the lab will bring a much needed boost to richmond's economy and put the city on the map in a whole new way. >> it's a game changer. the lab's choice recognizes richmond emergence as one of the city's of green tech. >> it establishes us as a really a national location for green tech, clean tech type of businesses. >> reporter

. >>> the city of richmond will be the future home of the lawrence berkeley national laboratory's seack campus. lab officials say it took a year but richmond beat out five other east bay cities. richmond city leaders are very excited. >> this is a transformation for the city of richmond to let people know, hey, you know, richmond is a beautiful safe place to come to. work, week, walk and -- work, bike, week and visit our restaurants. >> this could cost $250 billion. existing contamination will have to be cleaned up. >>> the palo alto city council has approved at&t's plan to install wireless antennas throughout the city. the plan was reviewed by a -- was revealed by a review board. opponents say those towers would interrupt views, not be safe in earthquakes. >>> 7:37. sal, i know you are watching the toll plaza and the police activity in downtown san francisco. anything new? we're just looking -- following it now to see the -- the federal court house on the -- i was gonna say south of market. it's actually in the tender loin. it's that -- that federal building between turk and rock it li

berkeley. no issues on the span on north- and southbound 101. that's traffic. let's go to lawrence for a check of your forecast. >> elizabeth we are seeing a couple of patches of fog on the coastline this morning. otherwise looking nice and clear. temperatures in the 30s in some of the valleys now, toward the afternoon again mostly sunny skies with the exception of just a couple of patches of fog at the coastline. mid-60s showing up inside the bay and even some upper 60s in many of the valleys so again these temperatures running well above the average all around the bay area today as high pressure sits overhead probably do so for the next couple of days. changes as that ridge begins to weaken. the jet stream is expected to drop toward the middle of next week. 67 in mountain view, 65 milpitas, 56 degrees in san mateo. east bay temperatures up into the 60s with sunshine in the afternoon. 62 degrees in daly city. next couple of days we have some great weather and warmer toward tomorrow. but the weekend we are expecting some changes especially in the second half of the weekend. we have