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ktvu's rob roth spoke to the women and today he joins us now live in the news room with the story. rob? >> reporter: the lawsuit claims when the three women told university of california at berkeley authorities they had been sexually assaulted university of california at berkeley showed deliberate indifference and failed to respond appropriately. >> the three women and their attorneys met with reporters today and talked about their frustrations dealing with the university of california at berkeley administration. they say the assaults occurred in 2012. it claims they had to wait months before hearing word on how they were handling the complaints. they claim no investigation was conducted. >> to be honest, i don't want to be here today. i am frustrated. i am angry.
ktvu's rob roth spoke to the women and today he joins us now live in the news room with the story. rob? >> reporter: the lawsuit claims when the three women told university of california at berkeley authorities they had been sexually assaulted university of california at berkeley showed deliberate indifference and failed to respond appropriately. >> the three women and their attorneys met with reporters today and talked about their frustrations dealing with the university of...
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. >> rob roth explains, many found the old policy was unfair. >> reporter: at the traffic violations window there was no shortage of people with tickets. >> i have $4,000 in fines. i make $12 an hour and i have a child. >> reporter: a new policy went into effect throughout california. they banned traffic courts from forcing people to pay fines up front when they plan to fight the ticket. many say it effects low income people who can't always pay the fines at once. >> you are innocent till you are proving guilty? i am going to go old school on that. >> tiny step. >> reporter: she is an attorney in berkeley. >> people who have enough money can pay for getting a hearing and in many places people who don't have the money can't get a hearing. >> the new rule will only effect marin county and rural counties because most traffic courts don't require up front pavements from people contesting their tickets. but a person must show up for their court dates. the policy doesn't go far enough, the state needs to help the driver whose have had their licenses revoked for failing to pay fines or miss
. >> rob roth explains, many found the old policy was unfair. >> reporter: at the traffic violations window there was no shortage of people with tickets. >> i have $4,000 in fines. i make $12 an hour and i have a child. >> reporter: a new policy went into effect throughout california. they banned traffic courts from forcing people to pay fines up front when they plan to fight the ticket. many say it effects low income people who can't always pay the fines at once....
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ktvu's rob roth tells us it is trying to close the racial gap in the high tech industry. >> reporter: they are students learning the art of computer coding. >> i want to become a software engineer. >> reporter: he is one of the students taking a course at the academy in berkeley. its goal is to train for careers in high tech. >> i interned at a tech company. >> reporter: it is co-founded by a software engineer, his goal is to bridge the racial gap in the high tech industry. >> we think that by providing people opportunities who probably would have them otherwise to learn how to code, it also helps the industry. >> reporter: he hopes to have 100 black and latino students complete the course. he says that is more than major silicon valley companies employ. >> haven't had access to hardware, computers, or even role models in the industry. >> reporter: some studies show black and latino engineers make up less than 8% of the sib siv workforces. -- silicon valley work force. >> if there are not people like me doing these jobs should i be at those jobs? the. >> the class begins next week wit
ktvu's rob roth tells us it is trying to close the racial gap in the high tech industry. >> reporter: they are students learning the art of computer coding. >> i want to become a software engineer. >> reporter: he is one of the students taking a course at the academy in berkeley. its goal is to train for careers in high tech. >> i interned at a tech company. >> reporter: it is co-founded by a software engineer, his goal is to bridge the racial gap in the high tech...
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rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. [ music ] >>> recycled water in the east bay is closer to reality. crews are building a pipeline to carry recycled water to 40 commercial customers. east bay mud says this will save 400,000 gallons of drinkable water every day. if it wasn't used for irrigation it would be pumped out into the bay. >> great to see these people coming up with ways of saving water. the drought has been going on for so long. >>> hot, nice, but -- [ talking at the same time ] >> hotter. >> yeah. tomorrow, that is the story. the weather department talking about the heat tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow, triple digits by the fire zone. 90 today. fairfield today. right now. but it will go up 10, 12 degrees tomorrow. it will be hot. winds are blowing out there. we have seen stronger winds. sfo 23. livermore 15. you expect livermore to do more than that. temperatures tomorrow coming up. right? here is today, that is tomorrow. 95 santa rosa. livermore 101. a couple neighborhoods get into the low 100s. antioch and brentwood. fairfield. the fog is not that prominent at the coast li
rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. [ music ] >>> recycled water in the east bay is closer to reality. crews are building a pipeline to carry recycled water to 40 commercial customers. east bay mud says this will save 400,000 gallons of drinkable water every day. if it wasn't used for irrigation it would be pumped out into the bay. >> great to see these people coming up with ways of saving water. the drought has been going on for so long. >>> hot, nice, but -- [ talking at the...
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ktvu's rob roth talked to the man and explains how the move led to a neighborhood dialogue about freedomspeech. >> reporter: on this quiet neighborhood street the stars and stripes are now flying in this yard but for the past two days this is what was here, the confederate flag and that made many neighbors angry. >> it is a symbol of hatred and slavery and racism. i would like us to be done with that. >> didn't have a place in our computer. he was making a statement because it is a new flag. >> the man left a note next to the pole saying almost everything is offensive to somebody. we spoke with him today. he asked us not to show his face. he is not a racist. he hoisted the confederate flag to make a point. >> people are talking about. it talking about the first amendment, freedom of speech, this is what i wanted. >> i don't believe there was a positive message. >> reporter: images emerge of confederate -- of dylann roof waving a confederate flag. the governor wants the confederate flag removed from the state house grounds. >> freedom of speech is important but to do it at this moment is
ktvu's rob roth talked to the man and explains how the move led to a neighborhood dialogue about freedomspeech. >> reporter: on this quiet neighborhood street the stars and stripes are now flying in this yard but for the past two days this is what was here, the confederate flag and that made many neighbors angry. >> it is a symbol of hatred and slavery and racism. i would like us to be done with that. >> didn't have a place in our computer. he was making a statement because it...
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ktvu's rob roth is in the mission and rob we could see the people working to try to restore the mural. >> reporter: right. here the defaced mural has been removed and an ideal one is about to ge-- identical one is about to go up. >> reporter: if stripping away hate has a sound perhaps this is it. volunteers here at the mission spent the day removing a mural and the vandalism that destroyed three days after the went up on this wall near 24th. >> felt disappointed that was the reaction. >> reporter: the director that features the work of latino artists showed us what it first looked like. >> embracing and just like a loving embrace. >> reporter: this is what it looked like tuesday morning. the mural sparked hate speech and threats on social media. she believes it is coming within the community that does not accept gay people. >> homophobic. call it what it is. we need do a lot of work. >> the vandalism is hurtful. >> i think the thing that is the most painful, the hate. i don't want to fight with other people of color. >> not right. i just wish that all people could learn to live togeth
ktvu's rob roth is in the mission and rob we could see the people working to try to restore the mural. >> reporter: right. here the defaced mural has been removed and an ideal one is about to ge-- identical one is about to go up. >> reporter: if stripping away hate has a sound perhaps this is it. volunteers here at the mission spent the day removing a mural and the vandalism that destroyed three days after the went up on this wall near 24th. >> felt disappointed that was the...
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ktvu's rob roth reports, it was filled with donations that was going to be used to help people fightingr. >> put the bag here. >> reporter: what was stolen out of this pink fire engine has many people shaking their heads. >> i think it is low. >> normally during the day the backpack stays right here. >> reporter: the fire chief also doubles as head of a organization that helps cancer patients and their families meet expenses. >> one of our shirts. >> reporter: last saturday after a day of selling t-shirts at a fundraiser he put the cash box in a backpack in the cab and continued cleaning up. minutes later he noticed it was gone. >> disbelief that anybody would do that. >> reporter: gone with it, his fire department radio, cell phone and hundreds of dollars in donations for cancer patients. >> it hurts. every dime we lose can't go to somebody to help them. >> reporter: with the money it raises they helped 60 families in the area. this helmet, signed by all the children fighting cancer that they helped. that includes this 8-year-old who has a brain tumor. recently police and firefighters
ktvu's rob roth reports, it was filled with donations that was going to be used to help people fightingr. >> put the bag here. >> reporter: what was stolen out of this pink fire engine has many people shaking their heads. >> i think it is low. >> normally during the day the backpack stays right here. >> reporter: the fire chief also doubles as head of a organization that helps cancer patients and their families meet expenses. >> one of our shirts. >>...
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ktvu's rob roth is live at city hall where two supervisors are calling for an expansion of the police force. rob? >> reporter: here at city hall some say it is simple. the population keeps going up and the number of police officers keep going down and many say that trend has to change. >> reporter: this woman lived much of her life in the bay view district, one of the highest crime areas. >> my house has been broken into 9 times. >> walking on the beat, riding bikes, trying to get people to stop the violence. the crime. yeah. it would. >> reporter: this afternoon they held a hearing on a proposal to increase police staffing levels that would add 500 more officers over the next few years and keep up with san francisco's 12% population rise over the past decade. >> we need more police officers. our population will continue to grow. this will put us on record saying we don't have enough officers today. >> reporter: san francisco has 1700 officers. less than what they call for. a study shows san francisco has half the number of cops as chicago. crimes are way up. >> there is nowhere in sa
ktvu's rob roth is live at city hall where two supervisors are calling for an expansion of the police force. rob? >> reporter: here at city hall some say it is simple. the population keeps going up and the number of police officers keep going down and many say that trend has to change. >> reporter: this woman lived much of her life in the bay view district, one of the highest crime areas. >> my house has been broken into 9 times. >> walking on the beat, riding bikes,...
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ktvu's rob roth is in brentwood where residents say it may help keep their lawns alive a little longer reporter: right. residents must reduce water by 35% and it could get hot out here so the city established something to help. this filling station where residents like this man can get recycled water to take home and it is free of charge. >> reporter: she loves her backyard rose garden. >> first thing i look at every morning and every night. >> reporter: the roses and the drought are at odds. >> i don't want them to die. >> reporter: she found a solution, the city opened this filling station where residents can fill up containers with recycled water. perfect for irrigating lawns and gardens. >> if we could give something back to help that it would be a good vestment to do -- investment to do so. >> reporter: it starts out as sewage and then treated and filtered and comes out ready to use for irrigation. >> i think it can be a big help. we live in a -- this is a valuable resource. it could be important. >> reporter: residents are limited to 300 gallons in one load. that is a ton of wate
ktvu's rob roth is in brentwood where residents say it may help keep their lawns alive a little longer reporter: right. residents must reduce water by 35% and it could get hot out here so the city established something to help. this filling station where residents like this man can get recycled water to take home and it is free of charge. >> reporter: she loves her backyard rose garden. >> first thing i look at every morning and every night. >> reporter: the roses and the...
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ktvu's rob roth spoke with the chief today. the chief says that is all changed now. >> reporter: in a shift from previous statements san francisco police chief now says the back log of older rape kits will be tested and that could lead to arrests in sexual assault cases. >> we will be able to clear the back log and be one of the only major cities in the country to have done so. >> reporter: the crime lab was too maxed out he said before to take on rape evidence kits. since then they have been counted counted and found 437 kits that haven't been tested. >> it was a question of knowing what we had. that came clear yesterday. >> reporter: he had raised eyes when he refused to partner with the district attorney's office to apply for grants to pay for the testing. the district attorney said that is now water under the bridge. >> a week ago he didn't think was possible and he did this week and i am pleased that he rethought the whole process. >> the kits will be processed with dna results placed in a data bank that could lead to othe
ktvu's rob roth spoke with the chief today. the chief says that is all changed now. >> reporter: in a shift from previous statements san francisco police chief now says the back log of older rape kits will be tested and that could lead to arrests in sexual assault cases. >> we will be able to clear the back log and be one of the only major cities in the country to have done so. >> reporter: the crime lab was too maxed out he said before to take on rape evidence kits. since...
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rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m.ing terminally ill patients to end their life with help from a doctor. good evening everyone. >>> hello. i am frank so merville. >> and i am gasia mikaelian. julie haener is off tonight. the right to die movement in california. the senate passed legislation that would allow a terminally ill person to end their life. the official title is the end of life option act. ktvu's john sasaki is here now. there is still a lot of opposition to the bill. >> reporter: there is. meiny from religious groups -- mainly from religious groups. >> the measure passes. >> that vote followed a debate over the controversial issue. whether terminally ill people should be able to go to their doctor for help ending their lives. >> what is the new them to of the state of california, come play, live and die in california. >> the bill is not a mandate. this bill will not force me if it is not my religious, cultural, ethical belief to do this. >> reporter: the bill's sponsor includes democratic senators. >> we are
rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m.ing terminally ill patients to end their life with help from a doctor. good evening everyone. >>> hello. i am frank so merville. >> and i am gasia mikaelian. julie haener is off tonight. the right to die movement in california. the senate passed legislation that would allow a terminally ill person to end their life. the official title is the end of life option act. ktvu's john sasaki is here now. there is...
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in oakland, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >> looks like everyone had a great time. >>> we told you aboutpitcher was called up to the big league. he marks the first switch handed pitcher since 1995. he has a special glove that could be worn on either glove. the a's are in boston right now which means his debut could be today. >>> volvo says it is the closest thing to a driverless car out there. >> coming up on slowing traffic. i am touching only the steering wheel. >> we put it to the test on the open road. plus -- >> the 2015 women's world cup kicks off tomorrow. meet the members of team u.s.a. with bay area ties. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >>> the fifa scandal is raising questions about whether canada played by the rules when it won the bid to host the world cup. the controversy surrounding the arrest of 7 officials has put canada on the defense. the head of the soccer association said canada offered no bribes and the country was the only serious candidate in the end. >
in oakland, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >> looks like everyone had a great time. >>> we told you aboutpitcher was called up to the big league. he marks the first switch handed pitcher since 1995. he has a special glove that could be worn on either glove. the a's are in boston right now which means his debut could be today. >>> volvo says it is the closest thing to a driverless car out there. >> coming up on slowing traffic. i am touching only the steering wheel....
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in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and still ahead tonight. tomorrow's poignant cover of the san francisco chronicle and we will go back to amber lee back in the castro as the celebrations there continue. >>> the emerald triangle, california's pot growing epicenter where raids this week focused not just on the weed but stolen water. >> it was another hot one around here today, but temperatures are going to trend downward as we move toward the bay area weekend. i'm going to let you know what day is going to be the warmest. saturday or sunday. >> and one of the new york escapees was killed today. how the police tracked him down. female announcer: when you see this truck, it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. find the tempur-pedic that's right for you and see why they're the most highly recommended bed in america. plus, get three years interest-free financing. sleep risk-free with sleep train's 100 day money back guarantee. and of course, free same-day delivery.
in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and still ahead tonight. tomorrow's poignant cover of the san francisco chronicle and we will go back to amber lee back in the castro as the celebrations there continue. >>> the emerald triangle, california's pot growing epicenter where raids this week focused not just on the weed but stolen water. >> it was another hot one around here today, but temperatures are going to trend downward as we move toward the bay area...
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in santa rosa, rob roth, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> reporting sizable quakes that didn't happen. to attract them later. we explain the phenomenon of phantom quakes. >> we talk about the forecast for tomorrow. a little bit warmer in some places. as we move forward, temperatures are going to increase. i'll let you know which days are going to be the warmest this week. >> up first, police want you to take a look at this man. the search for clues, about what happened before he was killed by an suv. at subway, a great meal starts with a great sandwich on the new "simple 6 menu." with six of our best six-inch subs, like the tender turkey breast plus any bag of chips and a 21-ounce drink for just $6 every day. when laquinta.com sends craig wilson a ready for you alert the second his room is ready ya know what he becomes? great proposal! let's talk more over golf. great. how about over tennis? even better. a game changer! the ready for you alert, only at lq.com. >>> oakland police are asking for the public's help tonight as they search for clues in a deadly hit-and-run. investigators say
in santa rosa, rob roth, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> reporting sizable quakes that didn't happen. to attract them later. we explain the phenomenon of phantom quakes. >> we talk about the forecast for tomorrow. a little bit warmer in some places. as we move forward, temperatures are going to increase. i'll let you know which days are going to be the warmest this week. >> up first, police want you to take a look at this man. the search for clues, about what happened before he was...
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rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >> having fun out there. >>> change in the weather today. hot yesterday, of course, that wind kicked up, clouds moved in and we got relief. >> still muggy. >> muggy. yeah. winds picked up in the delta. gusts 40 miles per hour a. that moisture moved in. there is a humidity increase. temperatures dropped 15 degrees. feels warm. especially inland. not around the bay. highs from today, far different than yesterday. 89 livermore. 87 concord. a live camera. the fog coming in. shallow marine layer. 2300 feet. that puts the marine layer about 1200 feet deep, 1400 feet deep. it will stay there. that is enough to get the fog in here. the moisture, two bits of clouds. the coastal fog, that i showed you, and then this tub tropical moisture that is triggering thundershowers around redding. this area. lightning strikes. there is 17 in that box. another 9 there. a lot of lightning strikes showing up in northern california. there are showers in the area, some of this stuff, this stuff here, it is coming this way. right? i will show you the computer model. t
rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >> having fun out there. >>> change in the weather today. hot yesterday, of course, that wind kicked up, clouds moved in and we got relief. >> still muggy. >> muggy. yeah. winds picked up in the delta. gusts 40 miles per hour a. that moisture moved in. there is a humidity increase. temperatures dropped 15 degrees. feels warm. especially inland. not around the bay. highs from today, far different than yesterday. 89 livermore. 87 concord. a...
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ktvu's rob roth is with us now with more on it lawsuit and how the university is responding. >> reporter: three university of california at berkeley students say they were sexually assaulted are suing because they claim the administration failed to investigate their complaints and protect them. >> reporter: she says there may be a problem with her senior year at university of california at berkeley because the student who says sexually assaulted her is allowed back on campus. >> receiving an education at berkeley is a privilege and i don't understand why somebody like this should be allowed to have that privilege. >> the university won't comment but the student pleaded guilty to assault, not sexual assault, sentenced probation. before the suspension she dreaded seeing him. >> i just feel sick to my stomach. i would skip classes for the rest of the day. >> reporter: she one of three who filed a lawsuit against the board. the lawsuit claims they had to wait months before hearing word about they they were handling their complates. >> they need -- complaints. >> they need to institute polici
ktvu's rob roth is with us now with more on it lawsuit and how the university is responding. >> reporter: three university of california at berkeley students say they were sexually assaulted are suing because they claim the administration failed to investigate their complaints and protect them. >> reporter: she says there may be a problem with her senior year at university of california at berkeley because the student who says sexually assaulted her is allowed back on campus....
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rob roth, ktvu, 2 news. >>> man dates vacs nation for public school students held a rally today. many of them were parents saying they were vaccinating their children but they don't want the government to they will them they have to for their kids to attend public school. one woman said she has reservations about vacs nations but isn't opposed to them. >> i'm not. i would just like to have the o. eventually i would give him some, but i want to take and look at each individual vaccine. >> some parents say they would consider home schooling their children rather than get them immunized and others said they may move out of california. >>> a leaking fire hydrant is wasting an estimated 700- gallons of water a day with no end in sight. they alerted us to the problem on facebook. icon properties. the hydrant belongs to the city but the city tells us the hydrant belongs to the property owners. if they can't come to an agreement the next step is to shut off the water to the entire property. >>> a ms.ive wildfire growing in the sierra. and how officials are preparing for what is predicted
rob roth, ktvu, 2 news. >>> man dates vacs nation for public school students held a rally today. many of them were parents saying they were vaccinating their children but they don't want the government to they will them they have to for their kids to attend public school. one woman said she has reservations about vacs nations but isn't opposed to them. >> i'm not. i would just like to have the o. eventually i would give him some, but i want to take and look at each individual...
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. >> rob roth in oakland. thank you. >>> right now in san francisco, the board of supervisors are working their way through a marathon session. at issue, a 45 day moratorium on new market rate units in the city's mission district. ktvu's christian went back into the meeting right after his live shot at 5:00 to see how it was going. christian. how tense is it in there? >> reporter: yeah, frank, i think you hit the nail on the head. it's pretty tense. just that outflow area. there's a crowd of people who are flooding out of that board of supervisors meeting and there's a lot of tension between them when the two sides come together, there is shouting. somebody had a whistle and both sides very passionate about this issue. they do agree on one thing, they both say the future of the mission is at stake here. all these groups with us today. >> opponents to the building ban on market rate units rallied on the steps of city hall today. the moratorium is such a hot button issues. opponents stood nose to nose in tense c
. >> rob roth in oakland. thank you. >>> right now in san francisco, the board of supervisors are working their way through a marathon session. at issue, a 45 day moratorium on new market rate units in the city's mission district. ktvu's christian went back into the meeting right after his live shot at 5:00 to see how it was going. christian. how tense is it in there? >> reporter: yeah, frank, i think you hit the nail on the head. it's pretty tense. just that outflow area....
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. >> reporter: in brentwood, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> and here's yet another sign of the droughtlevels at fulsome lake have dropped so low that boaters who rent slips there had to remove them this weekend. now in normal years the boats could stay docked through september. but the water level is so low at 414 feet the owners could no longer leave the boats in the water no more. >> i'm going to really miss coming out and taking the kids and wade boarding and enjoying the afternoons. i guess we'll have to find another hobby for the rest of the summer. >> many people are hoping the water level will remain above 400 feet for a little bit longer at least for the july 4 holiday. the speed limit in fulsome lake will drop to only five-miles- per-hour after that. and that of course is way too slow for water skiing. >>> it jumped into the movies with big hits like toy story. pixar's latest creation just hit theaters this weekend. coming up we'll take a trip to the company's bay area studios to find out how they create hit movie after hit movie. >> a live look at the oakland ports. when the
. >> reporter: in brentwood, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> and here's yet another sign of the droughtlevels at fulsome lake have dropped so low that boaters who rent slips there had to remove them this weekend. now in normal years the boats could stay docked through september. but the water level is so low at 414 feet the owners could no longer leave the boats in the water no more. >> i'm going to really miss coming out and taking the kids and wade boarding and enjoying...
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ktvu's rob roth spoke to the women and today he joins us now live in the news room with the story. rob? >> reporter: the lawsuit claims when the three women told university of california at berkeley authorities they had been sexually assaulted university of california at berkeley showed deliberate indifference and failed to respond appropriately. >> the three women and their attorneys met with reporters today and talked about their frustrations dealing with the university of california at berkeley administration. they say the assaults occurred in 2012. it claims they had to wait months before hearing word on how they were handling the complaints. they claim no investigation was conducted. >> to be honest, i don't want to be here today. i am frustrated. i am angry. i am sad. i am disappointed that i need to be here. >> reporter: university of california at berkeley issued a statement saying working with students, faculty and staff we made great strides. an audit found their handle was appropriate. >> when institutions have to pay money that seems to be what captures their attention t
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rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> those little hands so cute. >>> how much would you pay to have lunchhow high was the winning bid? the amount is staggering. >> we get to have an experience. which is going to change us. >> 200,000 meals and why volunteers find it so fulfilling. >> and later, tough talk on california's drought as the governor comes to the bay area to breach his message of conversation. at subway, a great meal starts with a great sandwich on the new "simple 6 menu." with six of our best six-inch subs, like the tender turkey breast plus any bag of chips and a 21-ounce drink for just $6 every day. >>> new at 10:00, scooping, sorting, packing tonight hundreds of volunteers put on hair nets to box up 200,000 meals. it is a community prompt focused on feeding the hungry -- community project focused on feeding the hungry miles away. >> reporter: a room full of hair nets and helping hands. >> can i get a drum roll. >> reporter: it was a two hour volunteer shift that everyone agreed just flew by. >> i'm a runner that means i get to carry the boxes from the station to get weighed
rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> those little hands so cute. >>> how much would you pay to have lunchhow high was the winning bid? the amount is staggering. >> we get to have an experience. which is going to change us. >> 200,000 meals and why volunteers find it so fulfilling. >> and later, tough talk on california's drought as the governor comes to the bay area to breach his message of conversation. at subway, a great meal starts with a great sandwich on...
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in marin county, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> so a hot day out there. we had that record in gilroy. 109degrees. that was the only record but it was hot. these are more cities we didn't pick up. i showed you the cities that were 100 and over. these are more cities that you may be more familiar with. 86 downtown oakland. not as hot right along the bay. san francisco was 86. pacifica was down here at 57. only 100 degrees in san rafael and santa rosa as well. these were the highs from today. highs tomorrow are going to come down significantly. a great shot around sutro tower. you can kind of see the hump coming over san francisco. that's not the only cooling mechanism. they have a cooling trend coming from a tropical storm. all this moisture over the gulf. it's going to be mostly cloudy by lunchtime and that's the entire bay area. that filtered sunshine combine with the on shore flow and the fog will cool things off. 80 in fairfield. still 86 in concord. 83 in livermore. there's the heat. you can see all the topography as it brings in the cool air. it has t
in marin county, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> so a hot day out there. we had that record in gilroy. 109degrees. that was the only record but it was hot. these are more cities we didn't pick up. i showed you the cities that were 100 and over. these are more cities that you may be more familiar with. 86 downtown oakland. not as hot right along the bay. san francisco was 86. pacifica was down here at 57. only 100 degrees in san rafael and santa rosa as well. these were the highs...
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in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> police in emoryville are investigating a midday gunle between two men that fought against each other at a grocery store parking lot. the shooting occurred around 1:30 right in front of the pak & save. witnesses say two men in a black lexus and gold her say tkaoes jumped out of their cars, started shooting then jumped back in their cars and spaed off -- gold mercedes jumped out of their cars. incredibly no one was hurt. police are now trying to identify the gunman from surveillance tape. >>> a bay area school is doing something that no other high school any where in the country has ever done before. newark memorial hospital has installed a shot spotter system. the principal here says it's not about the school being unsafe, it's about being prepared if there's an emergency. >> god forbid that this technology would have to be deployed but we believe that significant number of lives will be saved. >> no word on how many mics will be at the school. or how much it will cost. >>> a suspect hit repeatedly by police batons. the arrest that has
in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> police in emoryville are investigating a midday gunle between two men that fought against each other at a grocery store parking lot. the shooting occurred around 1:30 right in front of the pak & save. witnesses say two men in a black lexus and gold her say tkaoes jumped out of their cars, started shooting then jumped back in their cars and spaed off -- gold mercedes jumped out of their cars. incredibly no one was hurt. police are now...
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ktvu's rob roth in san francisco right now and you spoke to police? >> reporter: bullets were flying through the shell station and scene was captured by this and other surveillance cameras. the video shows two men walking into the food mart in this shell station, 2:40 a.m. may 19. you can hear them ordering the clerk to open the safe. police say the next sound is the men with the gun. the clerk tears out the door. one of the gunman follow him and fires. 4 times at the clerk. the bullets missed. police say the men got into a waiting car and drove off with a possible third person inside. police want to catch these people fast. >> for the grace of god that could be different. i don't think it is lost on what the suspects intended to do. we need get these guys. >> reporter: investigators haven't linked what happened with other hold ups. >> they both have guns. they are willing to use their guns. as you can see one of them shot at the clerk. if they did it once they will do it again. >> reporter: we posted the video on the www.ktvu.com you -- ktvu youtube
ktvu's rob roth in san francisco right now and you spoke to police? >> reporter: bullets were flying through the shell station and scene was captured by this and other surveillance cameras. the video shows two men walking into the food mart in this shell station, 2:40 a.m. may 19. you can hear them ordering the clerk to open the safe. police say the next sound is the men with the gun. the clerk tears out the door. one of the gunman follow him and fires. 4 times at the clerk. the bullets...
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rob roth tells us it's the satisfy's first apartment buildings with services specifically described forlgbt sisters. >> reporter: of all the buildings going on in san francisco these days this project on laguna street perhaps mean the the most to this man. she's a gay senior are little money. the construction project he's admiring will soon be 40 units of affordable housing with special servicessen built in for lgbt seniors for the first full-time in san francisco. >> that's what i am and have been for 50 years. they knew of. and having more rest innocence. more peace. >> reporter: the project also includes another 79 affordable units which will also be available. the housing legally cannot be set aside for any specifics group but seniors will be encouraged to aflay for the units. should make it especially attractive. >> isolation is very pervasive among colter adults. the open house says lgbt seniors are often single and don't have the same level of family's support older may have. very critical we created a space that is safer and her more supportive and understanding as the unique ch
rob roth tells us it's the satisfy's first apartment buildings with services specifically described forlgbt sisters. >> reporter: of all the buildings going on in san francisco these days this project on laguna street perhaps mean the the most to this man. she's a gay senior are little money. the construction project he's admiring will soon be 40 units of affordable housing with special servicessen built in for lgbt seniors for the first full-time in san francisco. >> that's what i...
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in petaluma, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> apple is removing games from its app store that featurey said in a statement that it's pulling apps that use the flags in offensive or mean spirited ways in violation of the company's guidelines. apple is allowing other apps that display the flag in an educational way. apple following the move by wal- mart and sears to remove the confederate flag. >>> bristol palin is expecting her second baby. the post read in part, i do not want any lectures and i do not want any sympathy. bristol palin and her exhave a 6-year-old boy together named trip. >>> the excitement is building here in the castro. we'll give you a sneak peak at this weekend's pride celebrations. >> and later new developments in the state's controversial vaccine bill. the move today that makes mandatory vaccinations one step closer to law. >>> san francisco look at that, showing its pride ahead of this weekend's big parade. a live look there at city hall in san francisco with the colors of the rainbow. absolutely beautiful. and tonight the last minute scramble is on all over the c
in petaluma, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> apple is removing games from its app store that featurey said in a statement that it's pulling apps that use the flags in offensive or mean spirited ways in violation of the company's guidelines. apple is allowing other apps that display the flag in an educational way. apple following the move by wal- mart and sears to remove the confederate flag. >>> bristol palin is expecting her second baby. the post read in part, i do not...
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ktvu's rob roth tells us the man's brother happens to be an iman at a mosque in oakland. >> reporter: terrorism investigators were closely watching usama raheem. >> the suspect had been under 24 hour surveillance. >> reporter: fbi task force addressed raheem this morning on terrorist questioning. but would not give me details. >> it was enough information that we decided to approach him. he came out with a knife. >> reporter: this military style knife. when he would not put it down, authorities shot him to death. but raheem posted his brother was waiting for a bus to go to work. he was on his cell phone with my dear father with a confrontation needing a witness, his last words to my father who heard the shots were i can't breathe. outside the mosque one member said he doesn't believe the imam's family is tied to terrorism or terrorists groups. he says he moved here from boston last november. >> i would be absolutely shocked if he was in any way, shape or form with any terroristic activity. because as i mentioned the imam is you know is love and caring for one another. >> reporter: at
ktvu's rob roth tells us the man's brother happens to be an iman at a mosque in oakland. >> reporter: terrorism investigators were closely watching usama raheem. >> the suspect had been under 24 hour surveillance. >> reporter: fbi task force addressed raheem this morning on terrorist questioning. but would not give me details. >> it was enough information that we decided to approach him. he came out with a knife. >> reporter: this military style knife. when he...
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. >>> rob roth tell us that a school is trying to close the racial gap in the high tech industry. >>ine by line. >> reporter: they're students learning the art of computer coding. >> i want to become a really good software engineer. >> reporter: fajardo is one of a handful of students taking a class. its goal is to train women and minorities for careers in high tech. >> in the past, i interned and i was the only latino there. >> reporter: brown is a software engineer but his goal is to help bridge the racial gap in the high tech industry. >> we hope that by providing people opportunities that probably wouldn't have it other wise to learn how to code. it also helps the industry. >> reporter: brown says he hopes to have at least 100 black and latino students complete the course over the next year. he says that's more minority than other major silican companies employ. >> communities of color haven't had access to whether it be hardware with computers, or even role models in the industry. >> reporter: black and latino tech workers make less than 5% of the work force. >> i'm thinking if
. >>> rob roth tell us that a school is trying to close the racial gap in the high tech industry. >>ine by line. >> reporter: they're students learning the art of computer coding. >> i want to become a really good software engineer. >> reporter: fajardo is one of a handful of students taking a class. its goal is to train women and minorities for careers in high tech. >> in the past, i interned and i was the only latino there. >> reporter: brown is a...
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as rob roth reports, that backpack was filled with donations to help cancer patients meet their expenses. >> we put the bag up here. >> what was stolen has many people in sasoon city shaking their heads in disgust. >> normally during the day, the backpack stays right here. michael brian also doubles as head of pink solano. an organization that helps cancer patients meet their expansions. o'brien says he put the cash box in a backpack, through the backpack in the unlocked engine cab, and continued cleaning up. minutes later, he noticed the backpack was gone. >> disbelief that anybody would stoop that low. >> gone with it, his fire department radio, cell phone, and hundreds of of dollars in cancer patients. >> it hurts, every time that we lose can't go to somebody to help them. >> reporter: when the money raised, it has helped some 60 families in the area. this helmet? it's signed by all the children fighting cancer that pink hills has helped. and that includes 8-year-old charlie degrange, who has an inoperable brain tumor. recently, vacaville police and firefighters convoyed to charlie's
as rob roth reports, that backpack was filled with donations to help cancer patients meet their expenses. >> we put the bag up here. >> what was stolen has many people in sasoon city shaking their heads in disgust. >> normally during the day, the backpack stays right here. michael brian also doubles as head of pink solano. an organization that helps cancer patients meet their expansions. o'brien says he put the cash box in a backpack, through the backpack in the unlocked...
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the man came at officers with a nighttime rob our rob roth is live. rob. >> reporter: we're outside the mosque in oakland and the alarm is the older brother of the man boston police shot to death has a different version of the shooting than police. >> the fbi in boston says terrorism investigators were closely watching usama. >> authorities say members of the joint terrorism task force approached him this morning about quote, terrorist related information but wouldn't say what it was about. >> it was enough information that we thought it it was appropriate to question him about his doings today and that's when, so i'm provoked. he came out with a knife. >> this military style knife, they say when he wouldn't put to down, authorities shot him to death. but the imam of the mosque paints a different version. on facebook, imam posted his brother was waiting for a bus to go to work, quote, he was on his cell phone with my dear father during the confrontation. his last words to my father who heard the shots were, i can't breathe. outside the mosque, one memb
the man came at officers with a nighttime rob our rob roth is live. rob. >> reporter: we're outside the mosque in oakland and the alarm is the older brother of the man boston police shot to death has a different version of the shooting than police. >> the fbi in boston says terrorism investigators were closely watching usama. >> authorities say members of the joint terrorism task force approached him this morning about quote, terrorist related information but wouldn't say what...
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. >> reporter: in berkeley rob roth abc 2 news. >>> temperatures on the increase out there.ay but it will really be noticeable tomorrow. the highs that we achieved sometimes not really that hot yet but it will get there tomorrow. these 90s, 93 in antiyocn those will turn into 100s tomorrow and warmer still as we head into the bay area wednesday. here is the bay bridge. this is jupiter and this is venus and this is as close as they get to them and jupiter you can make out pretty clear. seeing a star on the horizon looking over snick with the ambient light. the reason you're seeing it is because there are no clouds right now. no fog, anyway. we are anticipating some frog in rares continue. when were it shots up we will look at temperatures that will be just a lot cooler right along the coast. so you see the air ors i've done in with the moisture coming up over the top it's going to bring a great opportunity for thunderstorm. and some concerns for fire danger up in the mountains. so 70 in fairfield. 63 in napa. now that's right. now tomorrow night at this time we're talking abo
. >> reporter: in berkeley rob roth abc 2 news. >>> temperatures on the increase out there.ay but it will really be noticeable tomorrow. the highs that we achieved sometimes not really that hot yet but it will get there tomorrow. these 90s, 93 in antiyocn those will turn into 100s tomorrow and warmer still as we head into the bay area wednesday. here is the bay bridge. this is jupiter and this is venus and this is as close as they get to them and jupiter you can make out pretty...
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. >>> it may sound hard to believe during the drought, but ktvu's rob roth tells us about one bay areafering water that is absolutely free. >> this is my sonia rose bush right here. >> reporter: sonia loves her backyard garden. >> it's the first theupl i look at every morning when i wake up and every night when the sun goes down -- it's the first thing i look at every morning when i wake up. i don't want them to die. >> reporter: brentwood public works offered recycled water. the recycled water begins as sewer then it is cleaned and is is ready to use but only for irrigation. >> it's a valuable resource. so getting it out to the public is important. >> reporter: people must prove they're residents. that's really just a drop in the preverbial bucket. the city recycles thousands of gallon -- gallons a day. and since it has to go some where, it might as well go to someone's garden. it's likely more filling stations will follow. >>> the bill is part of a new budget, experts say it will provide better water use data for the state. meters will be required at every spot where water is being d
. >>> it may sound hard to believe during the drought, but ktvu's rob roth tells us about one bay areafering water that is absolutely free. >> this is my sonia rose bush right here. >> reporter: sonia loves her backyard garden. >> it's the first theupl i look at every morning when i wake up and every night when the sun goes down -- it's the first thing i look at every morning when i wake up. i don't want them to die. >> reporter: brentwood public works offered...
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in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> the price to clean up the oil spill in santa barbara county is now $62 million rising. the pipeline company that is footing the bill says crews are making good progress, but only 75% of the beaches are clean. costs are running about $3 million a day. it has now been three weeks since a ruptured pipeline spilled about 100,000 gallons of oil along the beach. >>> showers out there today. record rainfall for the month of june in many low cases -- locations or for this day in june. high pressure is building back in as this low is going like this, but the whole thing is moving out. so you kind of see it working its way south and east. that's moving out of the area. so less humidity as we head into the next 24 hours. more sunshine tomorrow. high pressure builds back in. the temperatures go up. no rain out there now. it's dry. the first time it's been dry all day for much of the bay area. still muggy in the inland valleys. fairfield 67. humidities are up there. takes a while for the moist air. the high pressure is comblessing the marine layer.
in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> the price to clean up the oil spill in santa barbara county is now $62 million rising. the pipeline company that is footing the bill says crews are making good progress, but only 75% of the beaches are clean. costs are running about $3 million a day. it has now been three weeks since a ruptured pipeline spilled about 100,000 gallons of oil along the beach. >>> showers out there today. record rainfall for the month of june in...
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rob roth looks at the bay area's roll role. >> reporter: marriage vows inside san francisco city halld. >> reporter: for this same sex couple. on what turned out to be a historic day. >> it's ironic it's happening today in the middle of pride. >> reporter: it started in this very place in february of 2004. that's when the mayor ordered the city to issue marriage licenses to couples of the same sex. >> when you have thousands and thousands of couples representing tens of thousands of people that -- in every part of the country and they all went back home with a different kind of connection to the issue and cause and people saw that every day for weeks and weeks. >> reporter: four thousand would tie the knot only to have the court declare them unlawful. among those who got married were nick and david. solari looked forward to this day but didn't live to see it i do the teary eyed when i heard the news. think figure only but it wasn't meant to be that he would still be here to enjoy this. >> reporter: and one attorney known for helping defend california's on and off again ban on same sex
rob roth looks at the bay area's roll role. >> reporter: marriage vows inside san francisco city halld. >> reporter: for this same sex couple. on what turned out to be a historic day. >> it's ironic it's happening today in the middle of pride. >> reporter: it started in this very place in february of 2004. that's when the mayor ordered the city to issue marriage licenses to couples of the same sex. >> when you have thousands and thousands of couples representing...
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robs the young of opportunity. in their important new book, "disinherited" roth the manhattan institute's diana furchtgott-roth and jared meyer elaborate powerfully on this theme. we should not be surprised by persistently high levels of unemployment among the young nor by their delays in establishing themselves as independent adults adults. the young today face an array of obstacles that we are creators for not just spending on long-established entitlement programs but workforce regulations, licensing requirements, wage and hour laws and a new expanded health care entitlements that specifically increases the cost. so it is that so many young adults are as paul ryan observed in the last presidential campaign back living in their childhood bedrooms. as taxpayers we have to be concerned about the situation. as parents we can't help but be concerned about the situation. both jared and diana are multigenerational -- are here to discuss the findings and arguments of "disinherited." diana furchtgott-roth will speak first followed by jared meyer. diane is the former chief economist of the u.s. department of labor and ser
robs the young of opportunity. in their important new book, "disinherited" roth the manhattan institute's diana furchtgott-roth and jared meyer elaborate powerfully on this theme. we should not be surprised by persistently high levels of unemployment among the young nor by their delays in establishing themselves as independent adults adults. the young today face an array of obstacles that we are creators for not just spending on long-established entitlement programs but workforce...