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. >>> new uc president is vowing to keep tuition costs under control. the cost to attend one of the university of california schools tripled over the past decade. during a visit yesterday, keeping tuition affordable would be a priority. is currently visiting all of the campuses. >>> the florida man hunt is over. authorities say the men used phoney documents to forge their way out of prison. but they didn't go far from there. >> reporter: police found joseph jenkins and charles walker at a hotel in florida. just 100 miles from the prison they escaped from. no one was injured during the arrest that came hours after family members urged the men to turn themselves in. >> want you to surrender yourself to someone who you trust who will bring you back in safely. >> the two men were serving life sentences. but both were allowed to leave the prison after officials received forged court papers ordering their release. >> we took him to his grandmother's house. she had no idea who was coming. we then took him to his mother's house. >> earlier this month both men r

new uc president janet napolitano is vowing to keep tuition affordable. during a visit to uc-santa cruz she noted how tuition has tripled the past decade and says officials are working to keep the costs down. napolitano took over about three weeks ago and is stopping at all the uc campuses. she was a controversial choice and has been met with protests at her last two stops. >>> the san jose police department thought it was picking up dozens of new recruits to join its ranks. it turns out about half of the recent class is considering working for our police agencies. the class of 40 just graduated in september. the san jose police force has seen its numbers dwindle in recent years due to retirements, layoffs and cuts. >>> and the family of a 2-year- old east oakland boy is praying that he will recover from a gunshot wound. on sunnyside street yesterday, diante jackson was seriously wounded by a stray bullet playing outside his home. police say the shots were fired two blocks away. diante was last listed in critical condition. no arrests have been made. >>>

. >> the welcome is not is warm weapon the new uc president visits oakland technical high school with demonstrators protest the deportation of two million immigrants when napolitano aheaded the department of homeland security. she took over a month ago at university of california and will speak to the high school students about the response of a college education. critics say the appointment creates a more hostile environment and they are beating for her -- petitioning for her removal. >> two huge excavators have been tracked down that were stolen from a site. we have this photo of one of the two, 15 ton excavators taken from the job site in clinton. each is worth $120,000 and would take a huge effort to move. a tip led them to a property 20 miles from the site. no arrests have been announced. >> time for a check on the weather. what is going on, mike? >> it is much cooler. 11 degrees cooler in livermore. nine in san carlos. four in oakland. 13 degrees cooler in half moon bay. to the north, the frost advisory is dropped. it is 39 in santa rosa. that is as cool as it is right now. napa

. >>> new uc president janet napolitano is vowing to keep tuition costs under control. the cost to attend one of university of california schools has tripled over the past decade. during a visit to uc santa cruz, napolitano said keeping tuition affordable would be a priority. she took over as uc president last month. >>> the government shutdown is over for now but chris lawrence tells us, unless lawmakers can get friendly fast, it won't be long before we're right back where we started, nowhere. >> reporter: the federal government is back open for business but for how long? >> this is just for 90 days. after the 90 days, then what? >> reporter: all it did was set new dead lines early next year to come to a real agreement. do you think there is any chance that the phone in that build are going to do a better job of compromising this time? >> they have to. i'd be happy to see a petite compromise. >> reporter: not the huge deal. >> they clearly can't deal with these big issues and so we need to do these in steps. >> reporter: like closing small tax loopholes or reducing far

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teachers at oakland technical high school are planing to protest a visit to the school this morning by new uc president janet napolitano, the protesters say they are calling for her to be removed as president of the uc system because of the large number of undocumented immigrants deported while she was homeland security secretary. >>> health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius is expected to face sharp criticism this morning when she testifies about the problematic roll out of the healthcare.gov website, in her prepared remarks to the hearing she blames the contractors hired to build the website. at a hearing last week the contractors blamed the government. many republicans blame her and want her to resign. >> expecting this secretary to be able to fix what she hasn't been able to fix during the last three and a half years is unrealistic, it is throwing good money after bad. it is time for her to resign, someone else to take char. >> now later today president obama travels to boston where he will call for patience with the roll out of the affordable care act. he will talk about the

. >>> the new uc president janet napolitano says the school system is working to keep tuition costs within families' budgets. tuition has tripled in the past decade. she's on the tour of campuses and stopped at uc santa cruz today. uc santa cruise announced a $300 million funding campaign. earlier this year governor brown signed a 5% increase of funding. >>> next at 11:00, a legendary athlete with ties to the bay area was arrested at an airport. >>> also, hillary clinton brings some star power to the campaign trail. we'll have a look at her return to politics. >>> another rare find in southern california that's turning plenty of heads. >>> after a warm day across the bay area, temperatures expected to go down just a bit for tomorrow. especially if you're headed to half moon bay for the 43rd art and pumpkin festival. how that fog's going to impact your sunday coming up. it guides you to a number that will change your life: your sleep number setting. it even knows you by name. now it's easier than ever to experience deep, restful sleep with the sleep number bed's dualair technology. at the t

. >> students and teachers at one east bay school are protesting a planned visit by new uc president janet napolitano. she is set to speak at oakland tech high school later this week but organizers say they do not want her on campus and they are gathering signatures for a petition calling for her removal as uc president. they say her work as former homeland security secretary makes her a poor fit for a system that has frequent student protests and enrolls undocumented immigrants. >> in san francisco an old hotel coming down to make way for a new hospital. the california pacific medical center is holding a ceremony to celebrate the demolition of the former cathedral hill hotel. a new state of the art seismically safe hospital will take the hotel's place near the corner of van ness and geary. it should be ready to open in 2019. >> yesterday we gathered here and talked about the wind. this morning it's pretty calm. meteorologist christina loren, good morning. >> good morning to you, marla, laura, everybody at home. the ingredients for fog. we don't have thick fog but we expect that to d

new uc president janet napolitano announced she is setting aside 5 million dollars to support students who enter the u.s. illegally, she gave her first major address as uc president in san francisco last night. some critics have objected to her roll saying undocumented students will feel unsafe because the large number of deportations carried out while she was homeland security secretary. >> let me be clear, uc welcomes all students who qualify academically, whether they are documented or undocumented. >> mean time they channeled outside her visit to oakland tech high school recall early yesterday. inside she encouraged low income students to apply to uc, telling them if their families earn under 80,000 dollars a year they don't pay any tuition. >>> california could lose billions to education after dumping its old state tests, but officials say they are surprised by the letter from the u.s. didn't of education threatening to with hold 3.5 billion dollars, the state says it was working with the government to work out differences in how state tests are handled this year as california tra

. >>> not a warm welcome for new uc president janet napolitano in oakland this morning. protestors greeted her as she arrived to speak with students at oakland tech high school upset over the number of deportations that happened on her watch as homeland security secretary. >>> san jose police are trying to figure out who stole about $70,000 worth of laptops and ipads from river glen elementary school over the weekend. parents spent twoers. >> raising money for those ipads. the computers -- two years raising money for those ipads. the high deductible means the equipment will not be replaced soon. >>> the golden warriors play the lakers tonight. t-shirts will be waiting on the seats for 20,000 fans. tip-off 7:30 but the lakers coming off a season opening win against the clippers last night. >>> instead of candy some trick or treaters getting a warning an honest note that may do more harm than good. ,, female narrator: the mattress price wars are ending soon the mattress price wars are ending soon at sleep train. we've challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices

uc president last night. some critics have objected to her new role saying undocumented students will feel safe. >> let me be ear. uc welcomes all students who qualify academically whether they are documented or undocumented. >> protestors chanted outside the visit earlier yesterday. inside she encouraged low income students to apply to uc telling them if their families earn under $80,000 a year, they don't pay tuition. >> time now 7:36. new questions about the sonoma county sheriffs deputy who shot and killed 13-year-old andy lopez. told investigators he did not remember if he identified himself as an officer before he shot lopez. lopez was holding a bb gun that looked like an ak 47 assault rifle. deputies thought it was a real gun and feared for his life. >>> earlier this week told you about massive backlog of weapons. ktvu is there as officers try to reduce that backlog one case at a time. >> you knew you were supposed to turn them over to authorities. >> i have no comment. get that out of my face. >> recently the homes of special agents went door to door. some of the surprising places they found illegally

>>reporter: on the campus of uc berkeley, 7 news. >> latest development on the uc berkeley vault power and power out a building our coverage continues now on twitter and 7 news bay area. we track more breaking news tonight. >> rate now federal government is shut down. no agreement was reached before the midnight deadline 9:00 p.m. our time so partial shut down is now in place. john has the latest from capitol hill. >> lawmakers from both sides of the aisle dug in their heel no. last minute wrangling could get congress to stop a partial government shut down. first since 1996. >> the house has voted. to keep the government open. >> they should be ashamed of what the congress has become. >> the house again passed a bill that would fund the government through mid december. and delay parts of the president health care law for a year. that bill went over to the accept at where it quickly was rejested. >> they have lost their minds. >> the clock kept ticking. despite the stern warning from president obama today. >> shut down will have a very real economic impact on real people. throw a wrench

rethink possible. >> update for you now on breaking news following at uc berkeley.xplosion underground electrical vault caused a campus wide power failure tonight. in the last if you moments authorities told us they are going to start rolling out power a little at a time to the campus. you can see the smoke resisting moments after the explosion in the video posted by the daily california school newspaper. underground fire break out intercalifornia hall in the middle of campus. uc police believe copper thieves stealing wire are to blimp for danieling the campus power grid. explosion happened when they restored power to the campus. one person went to the hospital with minor injuries and outage did leave others trapped in elevators across the campus within the half hour they have all been rescued. >> clock struck midnight in washington, d.c. with that shut down of the federal government has begun. this is the first government shut down in 17 years. flurry last minute move by the house senate and white house late monday failed to break a bitter budget stand off over pre

uc in san francisco last night. some critics have objected to her new job, saying undocumented students will feel unsafe because of the large number of deportations carried out while she was homeland security secretary. >> let me be clear, uc welcomes all students who qualify academically, whether they are documented or undocumented. >> still protesters chanted outside her visit to oakland tech high school earlier yesterday. inside she encouraged low income students to apply to uc, telling them if their families earned under 80,000 dollars a year they won't have to pay tuition. >> the red sox are the 2013 world champions -- champions and their fans pottied into the night. >> this is unbelievable -- >> -- fans pouring out of fenway park and nearby bars to celebrate. fans unfortunately though we got video of this, a car that was tipped over, nine people were arrested for unruly behavior, according to a tweet from police with the hash tags go home and celebrate responsibly. >>> the win caps off an emotional season following the bombings of the boston marathon in april, after fans gathered there to acknowledge how far the

. >> new uc president visits oakland high school and demonstrators will protest the deportation of immigrantsn she was head of homeland security. she will speak to oakland high school students today about the response of a college education. credit is say the appointment create as more hostile environment and they are petitioning for her removal. >> good news of two huge excavators stolen from an east bay construction site. authorities have tracked the vehicles out. officials sent a photo that is one of the two, 15-ton excavators taken from the job site on monday, each worth $120,000. police say a tip led the c.h.p. to a property in byron 20 miles away from the construction site. no arrests have been announced. >> now to leyla gulen and traffic because there is a big problem in berkeley. >> this is. here is the backup at the split from richmond, backups from buchanan, bumper to bumper and top speed is 13 miles per hour. this is from emeryville camera, c.h.p. is blocking a lane with five-car crash with two lanes blocked and we cleared a lane. one is still blocked off as they wait for a tow tru

>>reporter: on the campus of uc berkeley, 7 news. >> latest development on the uc berkeley vault powerd power out a building our coverage continues now on twitter and 7 news bay area. we track more breaking news tonight. >> rate now federal government is shut down. no agreement was reached before the midnight deadline 9:00 p.m. our time so partial shut down is now in place. john has the latest from capitol hill. >> lawmakers from both sides of the aisle dug in their heel no. last minute wrangling could get congress to stop a partial government shut down. first since 1996. >> the house has voted. to keep the government open. >> they should be ashamed of what the congress has become. >> the house again passed a bill that would fund the government through mid december. and delay parts of the president health care law for a year. that bill went over to the accept at where it quickly was rejested. >> they have lost their minds. >> the clock kept ticking. despite the stern warning from president obama today. >> shut down will have a very real economic impact on real people. throw a wrench. >

. >> students and teachers are protesting a planned visit by new uc president janet napolitano. she is street speak later this week. organizers say they do not want her on campus and they are gathering signatures for a petition calling for her removal as uc president. they say her work as a former homeland security secretary makes her a poor fit for a system that has frequent student protests and enrolls undocumented immigrants. >> getting caught breaking the law is going to be extra pricey this week. the city has implemented a triple fine zone in the downtown area because of halloween. that means anyone caught breaking laws including walking with open containers, littering or discharging firearms will pay three times as much for the crime. the triple fine zone is in effect until early friday morning. keep it clean. >> 5:20. yahoo!'s marissa meyer buys a funeral home. we'll explain why. >> taking a live look outside t bay bridge toll plaza, nice and easy a good way to ease into your tuesday morning. anthony is in for mike looking at the commute. >>> welcome back. a live look out

>>reporter: on the campus of uc berkeley, 7 news. >> latest development on the uc berkeley vault power and power out a building our coverage continues now on twitter and 7 news bay area. we track more breaking news tonight. >> rate now federal government is shut down. no agreement was reached before the midnight deadline 9:00 p.m. our time so partial shut down is now in place. john has the latest from capitol hill. >> lawmakers from both sides of the aisle dug in their heel no. last minute wrangling could get congress to stop a partial government shut down. first since 1996. >> the house has voted. to keep the government open. >> they should be ashamed of what the congress has become. >> the house again passed a bill that would fund the government through mid december. and delay parts of the president health care law for a year. that bill went over to the accept at where it quickly was rejested. >> they have lost their minds. >> the clock kept ticking. despite the stern warning from president obama today. >> shut down will have a very real economic impact on real people. throw a wrench

students and teachers at one school are protesting a planned visit by new uc president janet napolitano. napolitano is set to speak to students at oakland tech high school later this week. organizers say they don't want her on campus. they are gathering signatures for a petition calling for her removal as uc president. they say her work as a former homeland security secretary makes her a poor fit. >> in san francisco today an old hotel is coming down to make way for a brand new hospital. the california pacific medical center is holding a ceremony to celebrate the demolition of a hotel. a new seismically safe hospital will take the hotel's place near the corner of van ness and geary. construction on the new hospital is scheduled to start in june and should be ready in 2019. >> speculation is swirling about what yahoo! ceo is going to do with her purchase. it's palo alto's oldest funeral home. marissa meyer is the new owner of the funeral home. it's located on more than an acre of a corner on middlefield road. it's about a block east of meyer's home. sources told the paper they think meye

. >>> the new uc president janet napolitano says the school system is working to keep tuition within family budgets. she stopped over in santa cruz this weekend. uc-santa cruz announced a $300 million fund-raising campaign, first and largest in that school's history. earlier this year, governor brown signed a 5% increase for funding. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," a charity in need of charity to survive this holiday season. the silicon valley business that is now being squeezed by the red hot real estate market. >>> i'm scott budman. as more technology finds its way into cars, more car companies are coming to silicon valley. coming up, further evidence that we may be the new motown. hey lena, what ya looking for? well, you've found delicious! ♪ ♪ if you wanna go and fly with me ♪ ♪ it's buzz the bee on your tv ♪ ♪ oh how did i get this way? ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ it is so honey swagalish ♪ so much crunch, can you handle this? ♪ ♪ the party in the bowl don't stop! ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ must be the honey! >>> you're watching "today in th

uc along the bridge. reported all along the old eastern span of the bay bridge, scott rates, kron 4 news.ames: interesting. let's find out the weather on this halloween. >>erica: the morning james. we have great conditions for this holiday thursday. not as cold and the north bay as what we saw yesterday 341 degrees and the napa. you'll need to put a jacket over those costumes as you get the kids out of school this morning. we are leaving out that just like in up to 43 and the south bay and maybe a little bit warmer for it and those new and east bay and san francisco or of an antelope clear skies and temperatures mixing out of the upper 50s to low 60s satellite and radar shows clear skies over the bay area print right now high pressure building overhead. that will allow for temperatures to one over the next couple of days. their 7 day around the bay forecast highlights tomorrow as the warmest day of the week but will start to cool things down as we head into saturday and sunday. we did have an accident in the southbound direction but that has been pushed off the freeway. back to our traffi

. >>> bay area headlines, new uc president janet in a approximately tan no got a chill -- napolitano a chilly reception in oakland this morning. she arrived to speak with students at oakland tech high school. protestors are upset over the number of deportations on her watch as homeland security secretary. >>> san jose police say someone stole $70,000 worth of ipads and laptops from this school over the weekend. police say the burglar broke into the technology room at river glen elementary school. parents spent two years raising the money for the electronics. >>> santa clara police officers are wanted but not for patrolling the streets. they are needed for security at levi stadium. as kpix 5's len ramirez reports, increasing violence will be a big concern for the new hires. >> reporter: santa clara is a very small city with a very big football team and a very big responsibility to keep the peace inside and outside the stadium so they have to go out and hire. the sign is out, now hiring. when levi stadium opens up 68,000 people will arrive on 49er game days. the santa clara police depa

news. >>> the uc dallas police officer at the center of the notorious pepper spraying episode on campus received workers' compensation settlement. the davis enterprise reports 40- year-old john pike will receive over $38,000 as a result of that settlement. the video of officer pike pepper spraying occupied protesters in 2011 made headlines all over the world. he was fired in 2012. in his workers' comp claim, pike said he and his family received death treats and he suffered from depression and anxiety. >>> continuing coverage now, the bart accident that killed two workers. this is a look at that re- enactment staged today along the same stretch of tracks where those two men died. it's all part of the ntsb's investigation into last weekend's accident. ktvu ali rasmus. >> reporter: it traveled the same speed and direction as the train involved in the deadly accident. at 1:50, it passed a spot where two men were struck and the train hit the brakes next to the track were two life-sized mannequins. today's re-enactment is the latest step into the deaths of the two men. john earl participated in three

. >> and breaking news from uc berkeley where the power outage and an explosion plunged the campus into chaos. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida. the power outage is just before 5:00 appearing to be related to an attempted copper theft near the lawrence hall of science. 90 minutes later an explosion on campus near the california hall. we have two reports, sharon chin on the students who needed to be rescued, but we begin with joe vazquez, with what happened. joe? >> reporter: ken, right now the campus is calling it a state of an emergency as you can see the uc berkeley cops right there as they are guarding the campus to keep it evacuated because they are worried about the possible second explosion as they work to restore power. >> reporter: the underground explosion started around 6:30 near the chancellor building. several bystanders were immediately wounded. the campus police would begin spreading out around uc berkeley, evacuating the entire campus. telling people to be careful of the manhole covers. still a threat of the serious explosion. what caused that fire? th

. >>> newly appointed uc president janet napolitano is speaking out publicly since the first time she assumed her newrole as uc president. she was greeted by protesters before speaking with students at oakland technical high school. the group by any means necessary organized this protest. they say they're denouncing a record number of deportations made while napolitano was secretary of the department of homeland security. also calling for her removal as uc president. napolitano is scheduled to speak at tonight's commonwealth club at 6:00 p.m., where she is expected to outline her vision. >>> the first of many, a driver who got a speeding ticket last night is making news around the world because of what she was wearing. google glass. she was pulled over for speeding on a san diego freeway but when the officer saw she was wearing google glass he added a second violation. california law prohibits video scenes in the front seat unless it's a gps unit or displaying a map. >>> does your new iphone 5s have a short battery life? apple is telling "new york times" a manufacturing issue is causing some batterie

they pointed to a new study by uc berkeley that shows 52% of fast food workers depend on government assistance like food stamps and medcal. >> basically we think this is pointing to the crisis whereby our taxpayer dollars are subsidizing the low wages in the fast food injury. >> the berkeley study was funded by a pro labor group and says $7 billion in taxpayer money is used. another similar study puts the number at $4 billion. >>> it's now 4:50. let's check in with sal on traffic this morning. >> it's good. pam and brian, if we ended up having a strike like we did back in july, things would change. right now, on the golden gate bridge, traffic looks good. i apologize for using that poor english. i should have said if we had a strike, traffic would be different. was that so hard? no, it wasn't. westbound bay bridge, traffic moving along pretty welcoming into san francisco. there's not a big delay right now. and the traffic looks good. we also have good traffic coming in through the livermore valley and driving into castro valley. now, let's go to steve. >> sal? >> yes, sir. >> hold on. where is

oakland, some student, a teachers at oakland technical high school plan a protest to the school by the new ucsident, janet napolitano. the protesters say they want napolitano to be removed as president of the uc system because of the large number of undocumented immigrants who were deported while hee -- bhige she was the home -- while she was the homeland security secretary. she will be speaking at 6:00 at a commonwealth club event at the mark mop kins hotel in san francisco. >>> well, the golden state warriors are getting ready for a big game tonight. kicking off the new season. the golden state will be hosting long-time rivals, the l.a. lakers playing in oakland tonight. now, the teams played in china earlier this month. the warriors as you know are rising stars in the nba. last season, they moved to the second round of the playoffs behind curry's great play and the team is expected to be even better this year. we just talked to one really excited warrior fan. >> i think they got the foundation set for the a championship run. >> how about that? tipoff for the game tonight, 7:30. >>> all rig

. >>> breaking news from uc berkeley. the crystal cam -- the cal campus is canceling its classes for the evening. >>> the threat of another b.a.r.t strike continues to loom as we move closer to the end of this so-called cooling off period. afterred to, there are just 10 days left to negotiate. workers can walk off the job if a deal is not reached before october 11th. that in mind, we started thinking about bay area traffic. we don't have to tell you, it's been pretty hellish lately. so what can be done to prevent a total melt down if the b.a.r.t strike resumes? well, not much. >> it's not just you or your frustrated spouse or your irate coworkers. everyone is well aware of what's happening. >> there has been an increase in traffic, no doubt about it. >> construction, growth, new jobs, more tax revenue, all good things in the long term. >> but in the short term, it's making for tough sledding for people trying to get around. >> at san francisco's transit head quarters, they are busy drawing up plans for how to manage even

. >> now for a fox news alert. uc burke lee as it leads to a massive explosion on campus. >> in the distance you can see the thick black smoke filling the air. the incident may have been caused by vandals who stole copper wire from an under ground electrical station. one person hospitalized for minor burns is expected to be okay. it is still unclear if there will be class this morning. >>> five people are dead after a freak accident on a popular colorado hiking trail. the family buried in a rock slide. the only survivor a 13-year-old girl. she was air lifted to a nearby children's hospital with a broken leg. recovery efforts were suspended because of unsafe conditions. they plan to recover the bodies this afternoon. >> in a rare mood the u.s. marine corps forcing two generals into retirement. the marines made the decision after deciding major general charles gurganis and major general greg sturdivant are accused of failing to protect their base in afghanistan. they were attacked by 15 taliban fighters on september 14t

new startup company. he is still wanted in believed for questioning in the shooting death of his neighbor when she was living there. >>> stanford and uc berkeley lead the nation in creating new entrepreneurs. it found 190 stanford grads received venture capital funding between 2010 and 2013. berkeley came in two with 160 grads getting funding for their startup businesses. >>> teenagers may be losing interest in facebook. only 23% of teenagers surveyed named facebook as the most important social media site. 42% said the same thing a year ago. the teenagers pointed to privacy concerns. also online bullying is some of the reasons they are losing interest in facebook. the teenagers by the way named twitter the most important site. >>> the cal bears have been struggling on the football field for the past couple of years. in fact it chokes me up. it appears some are everybody the players are struggling in the classroom. graduation rates have been a hot topic since former coach ted cruz was fired. and according to a new ncaa report uc berkeley has the top rating. the most recent figures show 44% of cal's football players will graduate. but t

. >>> we have new information from you -- uc berkeley where authorities say that the theft of a couple of feet of wiring did cause that explosion. today 11 buildings remained without power and more than 100 classes were cancelled. >> we'll probably get together some where and still study. it's kind of what we do at berkeley. you still study. you know the knowledge isn't the buildings it's the people. >> reporter: campus officials say it's not clear if the cooper theft also caused the powerful underground explosion. if that is proven the thieves could face additional charges in caught because five people were injured. >>> part of interstate 880 will be shut down late tonight for road work. the northbound lanes of i80 will be closed from midnight tonight till 5:00 in the morning. crews will be places supports for widening. the southbound lanes will be closed overnight thursday from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. >>> happening right now, oakland a's fans are celebrating the team's play off drive. we're looking at a live picture right now. at frank ogawa plaza hundreds of people are holding a rall

uc system is drawing protesters. >>> police in the south bay released this new surveillance video. how it might spark leads in a nightclub shooting. >>> 70,000 worth of electronics vanish from one bay area school. the new clues police just released to ktvu. >>> good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. the new head of the university of california system is meeting with high school students at oakland tech right now. but not everyone is happy about her visit. brian flores is live with more. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. this was one of the first public appearances for janet napolitano. she spoke to hundreds of students here trying to push them to go to college. but she also got the attention of immigrants rights groups [chanting] >> reporter: students and community members with the group by any means necessary protested outside the gates this morning. uc regents confirmed napolitano back in july. but despite the confirmation, many say she's the wrong person for the job. she's had to deal with a backlash for immigrant rights groups who are upset over her previous stances on immigration

a news conference being held at uc berkeley later this morning at 10. , matt keller, abc7 news. >> congratulationses this morning. thank you, matt. >> funny, we were talking about acooledmy awards, all the things you want to say. then you just blanked out, right? >> yeah. >> as you were saying, prize-winning weather over the weekend. hang it on your wall, gaze at it as we look at cooler temperatures, our sutro tower cam toward san francisco in the east bay, we have got a beautiful morning waking up to that we see the higher clouds. we do have cooler temperatures as well. we will talk about why that is coming up in just a little bit. but a look at our live doppler 7 hd radar satellite, not seeing the moisture, not yet. that's all coming. wednesday, as a matter of fact. this is why. pacific northwest, coming in, bringing that onshore flow that is also going to cool temperatures down, we also will see some moisture in the area as well. even bringing snow showers to the higher elevations, 4500 feet. take a look at our highs for today, across the bay area, to

new zealand. it's called fiefs. uc berkeley political professor. >> we engage in a lot of bizarre practices. >> formed after world war ii, but officially acknowledged three years ago, fish says five eyes is like a secret club of english speaking nations that can't spy on each other's citizens. >> united states served for the british government desire that information on british citizens by the united states to do the spying against british citizens and giving the information to the british government. the brits do the same thing with us. >> is germany likely to get in? >> it's possible germany will be cut in on the program. i think given what the world knows about the program, which has been very secretive, i think it might end up falling apart before we cut germany in on it. >> so brazil and germany plan to introduce the nation, that affirms everyone's right. the u.n. already has a general privacy agreement that has been around since 1996, it doesn't cover internet communication. sharon chin, kpix5. >> we will have mo

. >> new this morning stanford and uc berkeley can each boast a new nobel prize winner, they are sharing the prize with the professor. they received and early call informing them of that. they will each receive 400,000 dollars in prize money, congratulations. >>> the raiders scouting out concord as a possible new home for the silver and black. last week the raiders owner mark davis toured the sight of the old weapons station and liked what he saw. the raiders say a stadium would be a convenient location for much of the team's east bay fan base, the raiders also admit the ongoing talks about building a new stadium in oakland have been going nowhere. >> time now 6:10, how the continuing government shut down could put at risk children in even more danger, the problem it has taken the amber alert system off-line. >> at least two retailers now offering new deals on the iphone. >> good morning, traffic is doing well in many areas but crowded at the bay bridge, now that the lights have been turned on. >> sunshine and warm temperatures over the weekend, still on the warm side today but there are

at uc berkeley, abc 7 news. >> investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire that damaged a building at a castro valley church. it broke out at trinity christian fellowship around 2:00 this morning. the church pastor says the building was being used for showers and classrooms for homeless. the church was not burned and no one was hurt. >> this could be oakland's best hope yet to keep sports teams from leaving town. >>> a large group from dubai believe they can get the project moving. the plan includes venues for all current teams, athletics raiders and warriors and features an entertainment district and a luxury hotel. the development would include a technology park near oakland international airport. >> talking about a's they practiced today get rgd to face tigers in round one of the american league playoffs. a's will host first two games friday and saturday then, the series moves to detroit and an october rally go owing to get underway. mayor jean kwan will lead cheers at 14th street and broadway. >> concerns on the san francisco 49ers new stadium in santa clara reaches

news. >>> tonight administrators at uc burkely say they plan to fully restore power.niversity officials say the trouble lasted last week when thieves stole cooper wires from a remote understood ground vault. workers say when they restored power an underground switchboard got overloaded and that's what caused the explosion. five people suffered minor injuries from that blast. >>> the new 49ers stadium will be ready next year. levi stadium got its first seats. >>> marijuana and cocaine, it was all turned in voluntarily. today police showed dtvu some of the drugs that were placed in amnesty boxes at the range. not everyone played it straight. 90 people arrested and most were for drug related offenses. >>> the search is on for a man who donned a wig and a mask while holding up a bank. police say he approached a teller and demanded money while carrying a device that appeared to have a red detonating button. he got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. the suspect is described as a middle-aged white man about 5'6" tall with a heavy build. >>> oakland police confirmed wha

. >>> new tonight, the former uc- davis police officer in the infamous pepper spray incident is getting,000 on a workers' comp. settlement. the judge approved that payout last week. 40-year-old john pike seen in this video in november 2011 pepper spraying "occupy" protestors on the uc campus. after the video went viral his address and personal information were posted online. he said he suffered depression and anxiety brought on by death threats to him and his family. >>> the new bay bridge is getting a tropical touch. many drivers probably already noticed it. kenny saw it on his way in. and folks approaching the bridge will soon see a gateway of palm trees. as mike sugerman reports, there's a way you can actually profit off this new project. >> reporter: it's going to look tropical soon. might even give you some thoughts of a pina colada. >> today it got a little bling the first of 30 palm trees planted at the eastern end of the eastern span of the bay bridge. >> it's not just a bridge. it's the bay bridge. these are probably going to be the most easily recognizable palms in california.

. >>> new at 6:00, uc berkeley is bringing in generators to help restore power to a number of key buildings on campus. 113 classes were canceled dad -- today because of an explosion and power outage. what is believed to have caused the explosion and evacuation. >> reporter: cal berkeley has a complicated electrical system. there is valuable research they want to protect. somebody got into the university's electrical grid last week. >> this is the police department. exit campus immediately. >> reporter: 6:30 last night an explosion and fire outside of the chancellor's california hall office. inside an electrical vault and a state of emergency was declared. four people in the fire suffered minor burns. >> it sounded like an explosion and then you saw a lot of smoke coming up. >> reporter: a chain of events led to this fiery site. first a copper wire theft last week. thieves stole about $100 worth of copper and did extensive damage. >> apparently what they were doing was pulling on copper cable: >> reporter: they took the wire from what the university is calling an access point or manhole cove

news. >> still ahead tonight a uc economist set to become one of the world's most powerful women. the challenges in repairing our economy. >> inlt state mud skplid a great horizon. work to clear a soggy l.a. freeway. >> i'm spencer chris chaichblt lock at snow in the sierra and weekend warm up coming our way in the accu-weather forecast in just a moment. >> coming up on 7 on your side, apps you're going to want down >>> an update now on breaking news we brought you on abc 7 news at 5:00. crews almost finished rescuing 10 people who have been trapped for two hours on a roller coaster at universal studios. you're looking at a live picture. some stuck in a 90 degree angle. no reports of anyone being hurt. or what went wrong with the ride but everybody is just about down. >> and economist was strong ties to the bay area has been nominated to become the next chair of the federal reserve. if confirmed janet yellen will head the nation's central bank. david louie looks at how yellen is expected to handle key issues. >> she's a proven leader and tough. >> the president has chosen an econo

news. >> still ahead tonight a uc economist set to become one of the world's most powerful women. the challenges in repairing our economy. >> inlt state mud skplid a great horizon. work to clear a soggy l.a. freeway. >> i'm spencer chris chaichblt lock at snow in the sierra and weekend warm up coming our way in the accu-weather forecast in just a moment. >> coming up on 7 on your side, apps you're going to want down load. i'm michael at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. >>> an update now on breaking news we brought you on abc 7 news at 5:00. crews almost finished rescuing 10 people who have been trapped for two hours on a roller coaster at universal studios. you're looking at a live picture. some stuck in a 90 degree angle. no reports of anyone being hurt. or what went wrong with the ride but everybody is just about down. >> and economist was strong ties to the bay area has been nominated to become the next chair of the federal reserve. if confirmed janet yellen will he

new startup company. he is still wanted for the questioning of the shooting death of his neighbor. >>> stanford and uc berkeley lead the nation in creating new entrepreneurs. a survey by the research firm hitch book found 190 stanford grads that received -- uc berkeley came in second place with 160 graduates receiving funds for startups. >>> teenagers may be losing interest in facebook. only 23% of teens in a survey named facebook as the most important media site. 42% said the same thing a year ago. >>> the cal bears have been struggling on the football field and it appear this are struggling in the classroom as well. graduation rates have been a  top requirement. uc berkeley as the lowest graduation rate among the nation's top 72 college football teams. the most recent figures show just 44% of cal's football players graduate and that compares to 93% for cal's rival stanford. the pink dot plate unvailed yesterday in san francisco. the widow of young symptom was there. young symptom was shot and killed in the line of duty last year. his donated organs helped save the lives of four people. >> now when i see th

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new information surrounding a major power outage at uc berkeley. coming up at 5:00 why officials say it may be linked to a bigger trend of copper theft. >>> better have somebody driving that took a test and passed it, than driving without aligns. >> the dream of driving is about to come true for many undocumented workers. >>> and if you will be driving to, i would say your commute is doing pretty well in oakland. you can see 880 north and southbound looks good passing the coliseum. >>> it's a breezy start to the day. coming up when i expect the winds will ease up and the warmup it will lead to for the afternoon. if you are going to see the a's play, clear skies. it will be a great evening for a ball game. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. people all along the coast of the gulf of mexico are beginning to prepare for what is expected to be a weekend landfall of tropical storm karen. how is it looking so far? what are people thinking out there? >> reporter: good morning, to you, pam. the winds are starting to blow here on the beach.

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news. >> it's official. stolen cop grer a substation cause aid campus wide outage at uc berkeley last night before explosion and fire caused an evacuation. a dozen buildings are still without power. the explosion happened in a underground vault. abc 7 news is live at cal now with the very latest on this. >> well, we know there are 14 underground vaults here on campus. we knee feeling that copper wire had impact causing outage. what we don't know, what university officials don't know is what caused this explosion. >> this was the scene after 6:00 an explosion that sent flames up into the air. it occurred inside one of the campuses 14 electrical vaults near the chancellor's office. >> we saw one person thrown to the ground people were concerned. some people ran forward, some people urged everyone to back off. the crowd backed off. and retreated to north campus. >> uc berkeley spokesperson said it all started after pg&e crews discovered someone had stolen some electrical grounding wire late last week from an off campus man hole feeding into the universities system. and investigators say the person did more than