noelle walker is live at uc berkeley where you are getting reaction from the students. >> reporter: we've been talking to students here this morning. a few of them have told me they've seen notices posted inside residence halls here on durant. wednesday night, a man exposed himself to three women who were in the workout room of unit 1 building in the 2600 block of durant. they called police. but that man ran before officers arrived. >> i've never seen him. the fact that he's here is a little nerve wracking. i have never felt unsafe. there's usually people around. it has not altered my feelings about living in unit 1. >> i see security come through here maybe about once a night to check to see if there's homeless people around the fire escape area. doesn't seem to be much around here. >> reporter: the suspect, white

ktvu's noelle walker is live outside the livermore outlet mall, where we hear it's one of the more popular places to be. >> reporter: that's an understatement, ken. take a look at the line. i got a tweet from somebody who said he had been waiting in this line for an hour and a half. amylin tweeted me and said it's been like this since 3:00 in the morning. despite these lines, black friday might not be leading to more green this season. ♪ the christmas carols echo through union square, but the atmosphere is less charles dickens and more confessions of a shopaholic. >> what did you have to get on black friday? >> all my christmas presents. it's a surprise. >> reporter: black friday has become tradition for many. >> apparently we had to come out for the disney store. can't get it anywhere else. >> reporter: but getting "it accounts, whatever it is, takes patience. there are traffic lines on the freeway to get to the livermore premium outlets, and more lines outside the small, so long that

in san jose, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the president of san jose state university said the school failed to intervene in the torminute of -- torment of a black student by four white roommates. the black student union organized a march today in support of the victim. that victim says for weeks he was tormented by his four white roommates. san jose state president promised the school will soon name a independent expert to look into the case. >> our decision making failed. as part of it i failed that student. and within that we failed all of our students. >> the roommates are facing hate crimes. their first court date is january 6. >>> san francisco city attorney filed an injunction to keep city college of san francisco open. he filed the motion this morning that if granted will halt the accrediting commission from pulling accredititation of the school. -- accreditation of the school. >>> supporters of the plan suicide barrier on the golden gate bridge are looking for funding. the final design is expected to be completed next year. now officials are trying to find ways to

ktvu's noelle walker is live with the efforts underway to make the streets safer. heather, bryan goodwin was an advocate for safe streets and he was hit haun killed in this intersection, one of several in the city with a history of accidents and new pedestrian safety improvements. amid the castro's colorful lights. >> he lived life, you know to the fullest everyday. a few flickering candles cast a long shadow. >> he raised me, like my father would. so it's a tremendous loss. >> reporter: 31-year-old bryan goodwin lived bigger than his small stature and tonight they said goodbye to a life too soon. >> just after midnight on monday, goodwin, who used a wheelchair was hit and killed at market street and octavia. this intersection has a reputation for accidents. between 2009 and 2011, there were 30 collisions, the highest rate in the city. >> that say crazy one, people trying to get on the freeway, bikers are in danger over there, everyone is in danger. >> the day goodwin died right turn cameras went active. >> feeling safer because they have cameras. >> reporter: came

noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> this is the 22 pedestrian fatality this year. in the previous years 2011 came close to that number with 20. the low was in 2007 with 7 pedestrian fatalities. the average for the eight years is just over 13. >>> at san jose state university today they called for stiffer charges against students accused of hate crimes but many protesters also blame the president for the situation. ktvu's robert handa shows us the turmoil today on campus. >> reporter: there was more than one event that took place here and while they all focused on the hate crime it did focus on anger that has been brewing for a while. >> they barricaded him in his room. >> reporter: naacp leaders and the college president were speaking. many students led by the black student union were marching to protest not getting a chance to speak. the focus was similar to support a african american student who was tormented by four white roommate whose water arrested arrested and -- who were arrested and charged. >> it is clear that someone here dropped the ball. >> the college

noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:33.co police may have access to information that could help solve a vicious attack on a homeless person. take a look at this surveillance video. you see a man stomping a homeless person sleeping on a street in san francisco. now, after ktvu aired the video on friday, a viewer called saying he recognized the attacker. but when he called san francisco police he was told they have no record of that attack. >> what's frightening more, the bigger picture that this kind of behavior is acceptable. >> now, that attack happened before 5:00 a.m. wednesday morning. the video later shows two police officers pull up and the victim walked away on his own. we still don't know what the motive may have been or how the victim is doing. no one from san francisco police has been available for a comment. >>> in oakland, a massive sideshow last night near the port of oakland caused quite a distrack for drivers. as many as -- distraction for drivers. as many as 200 were involved. the police stopped some of the

and ktvu's noelle walker is there as the first catch of the season hits the docks and the restaurants tonight. >> reporter: if money had legs, it would sound like this. you're looking at the first catch of the commercial dungenous catch season. >> how was the catch? >> half way decent. >> reporter: no tall fish tales of catching a crab this big on this dock. the captain's want to keep their secret spots secret. >> we just got back and we're just trying to get things going here. >> reporter: wardens were out checking crab size restrictions. >> it's our first year out so we're doing all right. >> reporter: this could be a really good crab season. >> this year is more heavy than last year. >> reporter: the price is $3 a pound. these are headed for china town. and they look like they know they're fate. at fisherman's wharf it's like opening an early christmas trip. >> just in today? >> just one hour ago. we have it already guys. >> reporter: from the cold ocean to a hot spot in an hour flat. it's a tasty san francisco tradition that gets a big thumbs up. the next boat has already sailed o

and ktvu's noelle walker is there as the first catch of the season hits the docks and the restaurants tonight. >> reporter: if money had legs, it would sound like this. you're looking at the first catch of the commercial dungenous catch season. >> how was the catch? >> half way decent. >> reporter: no tall fish tales of catching a crab this big on this dock. the captain's want to keep their secret spots secret. >> we just got back and we're just trying to get things going here. >> reporter: wardens were out checking crab size restrictions. >> it's our first year out so we're doing all right. >> reporter: this could be a really good crab season. >> this year is more heavy than last year. >> reporter: the price is $3 a pound. these are headed for china town. and they look like they know they're fate. at fisherman's wharf it's like opening an early christmas trip. >> just in today? >> just one hour ago. we have it already guys. >> reporter: from the cold ocean to a hot spot in an hour flat. it's a tasty san francisco tradition that gets a big thumbs up. the next boat has already sailed o

ktvu's noelle walker with more. >> reporter: police believe the same burglars are responsible for alley seem to have this system down. they knock on the door. if someone answers they ask for a person who doesn't live there. if no one answers they break in. >> reporter: suburban life gives people security, life is quiet and predictable in livermore and then something happens that shakes the foundation. >> unnerving to think of people in your home. >> she was burglarized. the homeowner said the thieves broke in through a window and stole tvs, computers and more. something was watching. the suspect's backed their truck into the driveway and cleared out the house in 15 minutes. how do we know? the neighbor there watched the whole thing right there on his surveillance video. >> this camera here. >> reporter: he was walking his dog at the time of the crime but his cameras didn't miss it. that video has been happed over tapolice -- handed over to police. >> it happened really fast. >> reporter: it was just upgraded last week. >> we always say he is paranoid because he has the house full of c

. >> reporter: in livermore, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2news. >>> an event throughout oakland aims to get shoppers to opt for plaid friday instead of black friday. 45 businesses around the city are taking part in plaid friday. the event encourages people to skip the big-box stores and chain retailers and shop at local, independent stores. >> we hope that people will come. oakland's economy has really benefited by increased retail and sales. >> plaid friday started in oact several years ago and has grown into a yearly tradition for many holiday shoppers. >>> happening now, thousands are gathered in san francisco's union square for a holiday tradition. ktvu's david stevenson talked to several families in attendance and joins us live at the christmas tree lighting ceremony as it gets under way right now. david? >> reporter: it's a relatively warm evening here in san francisco. you can see it's brought out thousands of people here for this. take a look. there it is. it stands 83 feet high. it's loaded with 1100 ornaments. and tonight, thousands of people are waiting for it to light up