the berkeley police department will be improving the way it hams protests in this city. we'll tell you about the recommendations approved by the city council last night. and the black lives demonstration that prompted the changes. >> reporter: we're live in san jose where apple will be expanding. we'll tell you about plans for a new campus and how many jobs it will bring. >>> this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. good morning to you. wednesday, january 27th. i'm pam cook. >> and good morning. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve paulson is working until the last moment before he comes on. >> getting the climatology data for san jose. cloudy skies and temperatures a little warmer. the fog is not as bad as yesterday. i don't think sal will disagree with that. yesterday it started on the golden gate bridge and so far, things are not that bad. what's average this time of year? the record low 27. back in 1902. clouds-- a little bit more towards the south bay today. and partly sunny to the north. and we'll have a mix of l

back in the traffic network maps we had another part of norfolk to sixty four eastbound just past the berkeley bridge can see here are the right lane is blocked nothing major delays even these a spot of red here it's not a substantial delay down a little bit as we approach the road work and continue through norfolk. so have the latest in a row we're coming up next and will check traffic at the high rise bridge. all right ashleigh think you have some breaking news to report a multi city car chase with police ends with the suspect running away yet please tell us it started when an officer tried to stop a vehicle at the intersection of berkeley avenue and crystal avenue in chesapeake but the driver just refuse to stop the officer pursued the vehicle onto i two sixty four norfolk. shortly after the driver hit the side of a townhouse near stony point north and john hancock wayne and took off on foot were told no one was injured chesapeake and norfolk police are currently searching for the suspect early sprout is heading to the scene right now. look for live report later on daybreak the peninsula st

but right now the berkeley station has been reopened. it should recover here pretty quickly. >> all right, gianna. thank you. >>> cell phone video captures scary moments on b.a.r.t. after a man was shot on the train. it happened saturday night at the west oakland station. the search for the gunman continues this morning. witnesses say they were feet away when it happened. >> reporter: cell phone video shows the fear on passengers' faces. >> i thought i was gonna die. >> reporter: this man said he it stood a few feet away from the victim. >> it happened so quick. >> reporter: when the doors open and the gunman began to shoot. >> started shooting and then he got out and ran. >> reporter: witnesses don't know whether there was a confrontation before the shooter opened fire several times. one of the bullets -- >> i thought i got hit. >> reporter: he stays nearly hit him. >> i never got shot before. i thought i got shot. i looked at my arm and there was a hole. >> reporter: the scene is described as chaotic. passengers ran or ducked for cover.

the country. is this a case of berkeley being a little out there? or does the american public agree with raising the smoking age? >>> and a number of times in west marin people say a coyote is staring down drivers and attacking their car before just taking off. now the marin humane society is trying to figure out what's going on from rabies to psychedelic mushrooms. these stories and more in a few when i join you for mornings on 2. >> might be eating mushrooms. very interesting. >>> some west virginia national guardsmen are being called heroes after rescuing a man in we've over the weekend. he needed dialysis. the picture of the rescue has picked up 10s of thousands of shares on facebook. look at the amount of snow they are walking through. after the soldiers helped him down the snowy slope, they waited until the dialysis was complete to bring him back home. and the national guard wrote this is what it's all about. >> it is. >>> a photo from a tennessee chick-fil-a restaurant is getting attention today. a father took his daughter for the usual lunch

we have reached out to the berkeley cop watch and the police for comments. >>> berkeley raising the legalnd it also raises the age to 21 for buying e-cigarettes and other smoke related items, and they are following new york city and boston. a recent study estimates that raising the age of purchasing tobacco products cuts the number of 15 to 17-year-olds that take up smoking by 25%. >>> the san francisco supervisors approved to make july 22 the marta woods remembrance day, despite objections from the police officers. the board approved the proposal in and an animus -- unanimous vote yesterday, and the supervisor says that the resolution is meant to honor woods and serve as a symbol of police reform. the police say that he had just stab someone in refused to drop his knife when he was fatally shot by the officers. in the police say that having this day for woods is offensive, and they have never set aside a day to honor the officers killed in the line of duty. >>> the well-known reality tv star, rejecting the challenge to the bail system, beth chapman, the wife of dog the bounty hunter, app

traffic is stop to sixty four westbound at breakdown at the two the shot is at the berkeley bridge you can see traffic again not moving at all at this point the laser beginning around city hall creeping back to tidewater and harbor park have the very latest for you here just a few minutes but for now you're about to head out the door you may want to take the midtown tunnel to take the jordan bridge the high rise with the gilmer ten as alternate routes out but it looked rather dashing just started moving as i moved out of the way here's a bit of good news there but again the backups will still be in place were looking right now about a mile and a half maybe two miles of very heavy traffic out there so i'll give you an update on how the backups are shaping up here in just a few minutes and don't forget naval station norfolk traffic still a mess this morning so i have the latest on two different spots in norfolk. welcome back just so busy right now i'm telling it is a person handling the night a birthday cake for george washington it's actually a popular children's book but you're no this

we'll hear from them coming up in the next half-hour. live in berkeley, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> so many people are on the move in pacifica -- some people are on the move in pacifica after the homes were considered dangerous because of storm damaged cliffs. several bills along esplanade avenue are in danger of falling into the -- several buildings along esplanade avenue are in danger of falling into the ocean. residents at 310 esplanade were ordered out immediately but can go back for belongings. the cliffs have been crumbling in the rough weather and another storm is predicted later this week. some people have refused to leave saying a move would be too costly. >> i'm staying. the buildings as we said before next door have way more damage and they are still standing after five years. so to displace 20 families and all their animals is ridiculous. >> we used to go to the rail there but then it started caving in so they put this safety barrier here and now it's starting to crumble at both ends rapidly. >> the american red cross and pacifica resource cent

the berkeley police department later admitted that some mistakes were made. the police review commission came up with ways to better handle the large demonstrations. the city council approved the changes last night. >> reporter: the protest that prompted this review was on december 6, 2014, people taking to the streets to demonstrate against the various killings across the country of the unarmed black men by the police. stores in berkeley were looted, and officers clashing with the protesters, and some protesters and officers were injured, and eventually the police dispersed teargas. and some said this was deeply troubling that night. the commission will be recommending or has recommended improving methods of clouds control -- crowd control, and looking for additional ways to get the aid here in berkeley, and looking at less lethal weapons. the berkeley police chief disagrees with some of the recommendations being put forth, in particular, he takes issue with the discouragement of the issue of helicopters. that monitors the large crowd to figure out which way

phone low batt at the berkeley bridge you will certainly see some volume now that we're thirty minutes into the morning rush hour but as we take a look at our camera you can see here will actually drop has picked up his last time i saw the chairman the last like thirty forty five seconds or year to sixty four westbound all kind of crossing the brooklyn bridge and headed to the downtown tunnel eastbound traffic though is you're headed into norfolk coming from portsmouth. you can see that's moving pretty well but i will make sure there's nothing unusual happened happening on the westbound side of the berkeley breaks will stick with me if you can for the next few minutes i'll check things and see if we have anything that's causing this delay here over the berkeley bridge and the downtown tunnel that update coming up in just a few minutes are initially thinking so much time now six thirty two and later today portsmouth weather expected in court she is accused of hitting the assistant principal over daughter's school so hard. the victim blacked out incredible s

we'll hear from them in the next half-hour. live in berkeley, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> let's get another check of weather and traffic. a little rain coming, right? >> we do have some rain coming and the timing is all over the place right now but i believe we'll start to see the rain beginning in the far north bay thursday into friday. a bit of a break by saturday and more rain on sunday. just plan on some unsettled weather the right now we have some overcast conditions. 40s and 50s cool spot in santa rosa. we do have some fog but not quite as widespread as yesterday just 24 hours ago. today you will notice some clouds and some sun and rain far north. temperature-wise into the 60s. we will be pushing 70 across the santa clara valley. i have the ski report coming up at 18 minutes after the hour but first, here's liza. >> reporter: we have a bart delay. they are running 10 minutes late systemwide because of an earlier police activity at west oakland. apparently they had to take a passenger off one of the trains there. 10-minute delay systemwide f

a bit towards powell and easing up towards the berkeley curve and the toll plaza.his is the scene of a crash and car fire. they continue to remove cars from the area and look at the bay bridge. a lighter flow of traffic getting here because of that spectator slowing and folks are easing into this morning's commute. i'll hand it back to you guys. >> that's right. >>> live right now to "today in the bay stephanie chuang back in marin county as this latest system is barreling through there, steph. >> that's right, laura. the rain has been steady here for hours and that's why water is pooling here at lucky drive off of 101 northbound. you can see this vehicle slowed down quite a bit before going through because this is a notorious stretch of roadway for the flooding in the middle lanes particularly bad. the 911 calls and chp on roadway flooding and collision has been nonstop, really, since early this morning. the chp says there is a bout of wet weather. down in san francisco, the rain has hitting pretty hard overnight, as well. the usual spots starting to see puddles.

. >>> people in the berkeley hills lost electricity in the storm yesterday. it's now restored. it knocked out power lines near uc-berkeley. a tree fell on the lines which knocked down three power poles. part of the road was shut down and for hours many people were unable to drive to and from their homes. >> there are some power lines down and you guys can walk out or bike out, but they said no cars should go in or out of the neighborhood right now. >> this morning, berkeley police told us the road is back open. at its peak the outage left about 300 customers without electricity. the last of those customers had power restored a few hours ago. >>> the recent storms have been causing tons of debris to wash into the san francisco bay. the u.s. army corps of engineers patrols the bay removing as much of the large debris as they can. it's can. it includes tires, christmas trees, even refrigerators. >> in the morning time it's going to be bad news. it's going to be bad for the 300 people who are riding to work that day. >> actual collisions are rare. professional skippers use special b

the uc campus. kpix 5's christin ayers suppliers. >>> reporter: it's rush week on frat row at uc-berkeley. the past three months have been chaotic here. in december a drunk student fell from a roof and died during a party. on halloween a crush of 4,000 people gathered here and a riot broke out. >> we're not trying to kill the parties but we want to just make sure that they're done properly. >> reporter: the berkeley mayor says both incidents are fueled an effort to crackdown on frat parties. a new ordinance would limit parties to 200 people, force them to end by 10 p.m. on weekdays and 1 a.m. on weekends and prohibited alcohol in common areas where minors live. >> i'm not satisfied with the bill. >> my 21-year-old roommates couldn't just have a six-pack of beer that's unopened for themselves. >> reporter: cal students showed up to oppose parts of the ordinance arguing it's too broad and targets all students unfairly not just fraternities. they claim the student government has already implemented its own policies but the mayor says they need stricter rules however difficult they may be to en

the harsh weather knocked down power lines along panoramic way near the uc-berkeley campus up in the hills. a eucalyptus tree fell on the power line which in turn knocked down three power poles and because of the utility trucks part of the road was shut down. many people were unable to get to and from their homes. >> firefighter came to the door and spoke to my room made and said, there are some power lines down and you guys can walk or bike out but no cars should go in or out of the neighborhood right now. >> and this morning, berkeley police said the voted back open. at its peak 300 customers were without electricity. the last of those customers had power restored a few hours ago. >>> a stretch of highway 12 in sonoma county just reopened a short time ago after it was closed most of yesterday all because of that flooding. this happened near the community of shillville between watma road and the junction of highway 121. >>> 4:35 right now. let's check weather. our director mike bruce says the very first super bowl was played january 15th. >> was it? i'll have to fact check that mike

downtown tunnel on 2-64 were detoured because of a mechanical issue and an added bridge lift at the berkeley bridge. the detour happened shortly after the scheduled nine a-m bridge lift. more openings are scheduled at 1 and 2:30 today. the chesapeake bay. looks pretty nice out there. but we may be tracking winds and a few flurries in the forecast tonight. let s send things over now to meteorologist myles henderson with your live vipir forecast. live vipir forecast warmer, windy and a chance for flurries... temperatures this morning. expect a nice mix of sun and clouds today with highs warming into the mid 50s. winds will crank up again today with gusts to near 35 mph possible this afternoon. a quick moving cold front will swing through the mid-atlantic this evening. there will not be a lot of moisture with this front trigger a few isolated rain showers and a very slim chance for snow flurries to mix in as temperatures fall tonight. no snow accumulation is expected. fall tonight. no snow accumulation is expected. on the military watch-- the u-s-s barry is on her way to japan. the ship and cre

in richmond to cut the drive times for 15 minutes from peralta berkeley alsono problems and maize and no problems at the bay bridge toll plaza. >>james: police are on the scene of an all this involves shooting this happen at about 245 this morning said police received a call about burglary in progress in the area of grain ordered on their ride they found a woman who tried to run away according to police it was a brief stroll at one for one of the officers fired his weapon them the four sentences that they believe is hiding somewhere in that area he is on his way to the same will get the letters from him and a live report is sent to get there to the tune for the latest. >>reporter: with the iowa caucuses lasted two weeks away in new hampshire first initial primary a week later the battle for the top slot in both parties is heating up tech crew took a big hit and i will were have been in the momentum the first blow coming from the state governor strongly denouncing groups the governor citing cruise opposition to at the prom and its popular in the corporate state

. >>> pg&e crews have now restored power to people in the berkeley hills who lost electricity yesterday the weather knocking down power lines along panoramic way near uc. and a big tree fell on the power lines and knocked down three power poles. the road was closed for hours. people weren't able to get to and from their homes by vehicle. >> firefighter spoke to my roommate and said there are some power lines down and you can walk or bike out but no cars in or out of the neighborhood right now. >> reporter: the road is open this morning. at its peak 300 customers were out power. power was restored a few hours ago. >>> emergency repairs are scheduled today at morada road in half moon bay. erosion from storms have left the asphalt in rough shape. the city is teaming up with san mateo county to get it fixed. crews will use a crane to place 100 tons of boulders about 8 feet up the bluff there. it's expected to take at least a day. the county is also working to come up with a permanent fix for that roadway. >>> it is 6:04. let's check in with gianna for a look at our morning commute. >> it's

the woman in berkeley may have been exposed to the virus while on vacation in bora bora.mosquitoes are the culprit that spread zika. generally speaking it doesn't cause most people serious problems. >> it causes a fever, a rash, joint pain, but it really is pretty mild. 80% of people that get infected don't even know they've had it. >> reporter: however, professor john swartzberg says a scary impact appears to be a birth defect. >> the brain just doesn't develop. that leads to death in utero, still birth, or it could lead to a child that's born and dies very quickly, or the child could linger for awhile, even months to maybe even a few years, without really much of a brain. >> reporter: the berkeley woman what is pregnant with her first child is being tested for zika infection. there have already been thousands of children born in brazil with microcephaly. all the cases here are among people who traveled to affected areas. >> we're starting to see it progress very quickly. how it got from micronesia, no one is really sure. >> reporter: the cdc is warning women who are pre

the bay area. a woman from berkeley is beg tested for *possible expos. doctors say she had just gotten back from a trip.. where the virus is prevalent. it's called the zika there's no treatment for the virus. doctors say the berkeley woman won't know ie has it, for sure, for about week - they're still awaiti confirmation from the c-d-c. tonight.. the preliminary investigation into that deay greyhound bus crash in san found no mechanical trouble. two passengers were thrown the bus when it hit a guardl tuesday. both women died. the n-t-s-b and c-h-p are u a special scanning device..o look for clues into what happened. ".our scene documentation specialist will be using a e dimensional lazer scanner to document both the exterior d interior of the motor coach. cameras recovered from the wreckage could determine if the driver was dozing off wn the bus veered into the gua rail. in san francisco: the driver of a tour bus that h and killed a pedestrian.. has been cited for misdemear vehicular manslaughter. the crash happened saturday at post and divisadero. witnes

it was returned to the u.c. berkeley campus earlier in the day. be repaired. i'm jeff bush in san leandro, kron four news. > >brittney: here is what to expect as we head into the next 40 hours partly cloudy skies you could see decreased visibility so take it easy on the roads and on thursday we will have increase in clouds as rain moves in as we head into thursday night and will not be until midnight that we will start to see widespread light rainfall moving in to boost of the region--most of the region we had a rough start for the morning but then things cleared up nicely and we're still tracking our next system that will move and as we head into thursday late night so your thursday morning commute and thursday evening commute should be quiet but the system could linger through friday even into saturday our main impact for the storm is going to have up to an inch of rain and here is the timing for everything san rosa lee one of the first locations to see the rain--will be oonne of the hour overnight temperatures will drop down here your seven day

and coming around the corner to the berkeley curve there. and into san francisco. y the way, they call it the berkeley curve but it's actually in oakland. who knows? i'm just saying what they call it. at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's a 25 to 30-minute delay trying to get into the city, maybe a little bit more. let's talk about the san mateo and dumbarton bridges as alternates. they are not bad. 880 is slow. no problems on the peninsula from san francisco down through palo alto. 101 still looks good. 6:32 and let's go back to the desk. >>> the clock is ticking for a super bowl ad to be taken down. verizon has until 5:00 tonight to remove a really big a under- on the embark -- a really big ad on the embarcadero. >> reporter: we're talking about a big ad. it's 30 stories tall. and it's hard to miss. it's on the side of a building behind four embarcadero. it's a verizon ad. and let's show you the video of what it looks like in full daylight. the cell phone company is under records to take it down. it's on two sides of the building. the san francisco city attorney sent

that is the berkeley curve mere moving very well. this west 580 off of 24 and that is the slower drive. let's look your map. the bay bridge toll plaza lights are on. bridge for richmond toward berkeley area and there's the upper, the north bay and up thor east shore freeway moving smoothly and a little build now out of cord. i'll zoom in over here to this portion of the tri-valley. we do have reports of a crash. two vehicles involved. they're both reportedly drivable and no injuries. so that should clear. but we have a little slowing for that distraction. a mild build for pleasanton and sunol and that tri-valley looking really good. a gentle build by the airport for north 101 and no problems yet. and we'll see that build, as well. we'll look over right there in palo alto. a live camera. northbound right here with the headlights southbound where we lose one lane and that the only somewhat we'll see any slowing because lanes coming in there. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> the super bowl now just three and a half weeks away. not alls

the vicinity. we'll track oakland and berkeley and watch for anything. so far the traffic maintains a smooth, steady space. eastbound away from the bay bridge, reports of a crash there by the scan. that was the same camera that didn't see any problems. 280 we have reports of a crash there, minor flooding all around the east bay. >> a roller coaster of emotions for raiders fans. that's what it's been the last several months. last night nfl owners voted on the team and allowed to rekate into southern california. here is the deal. the rams are in, the chargers a maybe, the raiders are most certainly staying put in oakland, at least for now. the league gave the green light for the rams to build the stadium in inglewood. the chargers have until january of next year to decide if they'll join the rams in inglewood. if the chargers bow out, the raiders have an option to move down south for the 2017 season. in the meantime, the nfl will give the raiders an additional $100 million to try to work out a stadium deal here in oakland. owner mark davis was non-committal

of pot. 21-year-old was killed in the sea breeze market parking lot on university avenue near the berkeley marina. no one has been formally charged. >> look at this map behind me, it could look overwhelming at first but i will tell you what each of the dots mean. it marks a very serious problem. a spot where a vehicle hit a person in fremont in the last year. we are talking 86 of these incidents in all. now renewed effort to fix the problem. we explain how fremont is trying to make the streets safer. >> last year 86 periods were struck by vehicles resulting in four fatalities, fremont boulevard is where 78-year-old woman was killed by a bus in october. a 57-year-old man lost his life in november while crossing the same street. >> most high volume area and we are looking to see where we can install the new traffic signal. >> city council woman says overwhelming number of the accidents have happened on 10 percent of fremont streets, another problem is navigation devices are guiding drivers through neighborhoods to avoid traffic jams. >> children are outside lay and there are pedestrians that

we have video from december 20 when the downtown berkeley bart station was closed after a. t by a train. police say that show survived but lost part of her leg. at this point they have not said if the body part that was discovered this morning was her leg but they are leading us to believe the two of connected. the train station was shut down between 3:00 and 4:20, but, again, trains are now back up and running through the downtown berkeley station. a huge owner for sacramento man who stopped a terror attack on a paris train. spencer stone is in washington, dc, this morning, preparing to sit in the first lady's box during president obama's "state of the union" address. he said he feels honored to be invited. last year the president honored scott, and consider car and anthony sadler for their heroism in tackle asking restraining a gunman on a crowd train in august. you can watch president obama's final "state of the union" address tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. right here on abc7. >> a new poll shows president obama's approval rating is relatively steady in california saying that 56 p

>>james: other headlines this one making headlines police are searching for the missing berkeley student she was scheduled to fly to china on friday morning but never made the flight she is believed to be at risk this is continues for two drivers or rental suspicion of driving under the influence of the stock and one card account of from 9:00 p.m. friday to 3:00 p.m. saturday and a total of 12 citations multiple communities come together for stop the violence rally this weekend. >>reporter: the 22nd birthday and it was standing room only at the vallejo high-school auditorium so the design, county sheriff's office and the legal police department there leading the investigation and so far has not been able to make an arrest. >>james: in happened last friday in pretty bold the viewer tells us that the package: contained here is a live look outside the traffic is nice and i. >>reporter: the 2016 award season with the 73rd annual golden globe award the notion the star-studded event of the marsh and won best comedy and best drama with to revenant eleonore the capital won best actor for his rol

the berkeley city council discussed a proposed ordinance to limit parties to 200 people and to force the fraternities to end the parties by 10:00 at night on weekdays, at 1:00 in the morning on weekends. it also proposes banning alcohol in common areas where there are minors also living. this stems from two recent incidents involving drunk students on fraternity row. one of those incidents was deadly. according to the university newspaper, "the daily cal" city council members will vote on the ordinance in two weeks. >>> at the same time the legal age to smoke cigarettes in berkeley went up. the berkeley city council voted to move the minimum age from 18 to 21. other jurisdictions in the bay area and across the nation have been doing the same thing. locally berkeley joins unincorporated santa clara county, also healdsburg. >>> 1,000 footballs arrived this morning straight from the wilson factory in ohio. >> this trip took three days through some stretches of snow. what a journey. the carolina panthers and the denver broncos got their team balls yesterday. about 120 apiece that they get

at $80,000 with significant sentimental value to the school if you happen to know about it let the berkeleyolice know. >> we are an hour away from the biggest morning if hollywood nomination for the oscars announced this morning and we will bring it to you from beverly at 5:30, happening february 28, and chris rock is hosting for the second time you can watch it only right here on abc7. >> what are the oscars, like super bowl 50, to you? >>> the golden globes for fun but the oscars are fancy. >> like the white table cloth. >> there you go. all the house of prime rib. >> so the party is more fancy? >>> i put on a bib. >> and a finger bowl. >> mike? >> good morning, everyone. here is what is go on, our next storm is moving quickly toward california and not much moisture. it will be a fast storm. on the storm impact scale it goes from "1" light which l to "5" is we veer. this is a "1" and up to a third of an inch of rain and heavy across the north bay and the winds are light. not much of an impact other than it is going to rain during the evening commute and not during the morning commute. her

weekend i have those details with a seven day forecast in just a little bit shaping up right now the berkeley bridgeton very nice shape you can see behind me here the cameras a little bit blurry but we can still make out traffic conditions there. not much happening headed westbound toward the downtown tunnel and have the same story there. if you're headed eastbound coming from portsmouth or for sixty four making her way toward city hall in tidewater so we are in fine shape right now at the berkeley bridge to the downtown tunnel on the traffic network maps are also a nice shape of the chesapeake bay bridge tunnel of your head between virginia beach and the eastern shore making a way toward the south side of fifty five as you cross the bridge and head to the tunnels off with fifty five as you head up to cape charles and coming up in a few minutes of the keep an eye on traffic conditions will head over to seventeen and check traffic at the g or be all right ashleigh thank you so much. well we are all told to get the flu shot but exactly what goes into making what is now been termed to be a murde

leaving norfolk and into portsmouth been good news as you can see your traffic is moving here at the berkeley bridge making replace the tube it was stopped due to debris in the roadway but now any delays should be in fine shape as you head out the door for profit network maps were also in very nice shape of the chesapeake bay bridge tunnel. if you're leaving virginia beach and head up to cape charles only taking you the usual ninety minutes to cross the bridge and head for both titles were in fine shape their permanent five o'clock will head to sixty four was a tropical juice is good in virginia beach the two i dash of baking aisle are some good news for all of our friends out there that are sleep deprived. two of them started more than 3 million people already know the feeling of feet so silky smooth that you can't help but touch them. discover the latest innovation in the amope foot care line. the new amope pedi perfect with diamond crystals and extra coarse roller head. it softens callouses effortlessly and efficiently for beautiful, soft feet in an instant. feel it yourself! with amope pe

. >> pam: a person is dead after being struck and killed by a train at the north berkeley bart station... earlier today. >> pam: the incident was reported around one- this afternoon... prompting crews to shutdown the station and investigate. would >> pam: according to a bart spokesperson... the train was leaving the station heading towards richmond. >> pam: an hour later... crews discovered a body. the station reopened around 3:30-p-m. >> pam: the incident remains under investigation. >> pam: up to six bart passengers need medical attention after riding slow- moving bart trains...during this morning's commute. >> pam: the incidents happened at with the macarthur and embarcadero stations. >> pam: and whattrains moved slower due to what bart says... the reasons when it's wet outside. officials believe one reason >> pam: when for the sicknesses could be due to passengers running up the stairs...right before entering crowded bart cars. >> pam: andbart officials say updated bart cars are expected to go online later this year. >> catherine: a good break in the rainfall. giving the bay area a

will concede that additional snow a break early next week it that's for sure his with a look at the berkeley bridge the traffic network maps and then the cameras here craig the focus this morning is going to be getting you where you're going on time so right now the berkeley bridge not going to slow you down to sixty four westbound traffic headed to the downtown tunnel eastbound traffic crossing the bridge at the city hall in tidewater in fine shape but no big issues to report but on the second camera keeping a very close eye on traffic through norfolk ahl and sixty four headed toward naval station norfolk now we see of course this just popped up and see what's working out there. i'm hoping that it's not another accident or breakdown in the midst of the backups at naval station norfolk. but at this point i can't really say for sure so do a check to let you know how things are shaping up right now planned for a lot of delays headed to naval station norfolk nine ashley thank you for that will you have likely seen plenty o' ye a hover board fails trending online yes some are pretty funny but so

trees and power lines came down on panoramic way in the berkeley hills near the cal campus. our christin ayers is there right now with the latest. christin? >> reporter: yeah. and tonight, panoramic way is still buzzing with activity. you can see that the road is still at least partially choked with utility trucks. there is a big spotlight over there as crews were working to replace one of the damaged power poles. there is only one way in up the road. tonight, cars lined up waiting to get access after hour of being blocked from entering the street was shut down after a large eucalpytus crashed down during a storm. the tree knocked down three poles and a number of power lines leaving more than 300 people in the dark. by this evening only 129 customers were still without power. >> a firefighter came to the door and spoke to my roommate and said there are some power lines down, and you guys can walk out or bike out but no cars. >> we will be working through the night to make sure this gets done. we will have trucks here. that is why the access is not constant but we will make s

a slower drive from richmond to the berkeley curve. this is not as bad as we often see on a tuesday. this is worse than we usually. 68 o0 all the way over towards the caldecott tunnel. slow drive all morning. so, we're watching for that. that is your biggest hold up. the bay bridge toll plaza has the metering lights on and spot the flooding and usual suspects as steph chuang is reporting out there and watch san rafael in patches there, as well. watching the rest of the bay, a smooth drive along the peninsula. getting over there, there was a crash. a car reported fishtailing around that san mateo and slick conditions and that is off the roadway and still a smoother drive through hayward than we often see. northbound 60 earlier crash still looks like it has activity from auto mall or durham and unexpeced for folks out of the south bay. the blue means wet, puddling roadways around the area, as well. look out there where there is more than puddling. and san carlos and depending on which side of the intersection and this is a video taken jus

the berkeley police department will be improving the way it hams protests in this city. we'll tell you about the recommendations approved by the city council last night. and the black lives demonstration that prompted the changes. >> reporter: we're live in san jose where apple will be expanding. we'll tell you about plans for a new campus and how many jobs it will bring. >>> this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. good morning to you. wednesday, january 27th. i'm pam cook. >> and good morning. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve paulson is working until the last moment before he comes on. >> getting the climatology data for san jose. cloudy skies and temperatures a little warmer. the fog is not as bad as yesterday. i don't

at the berkeley center in brooklyn. tickets range from $10 to $255. another family fun event the holiday train show what they new york botanical garden in the bronx. a popular diorama features more than a dozen model railway trains. the detailed scenes made out of leaves, twigs, bark and berries. this event and soon. last shilling is january 20. now that it finally feels like winter check out the bank of >> i didn't know i'd be able to do what i'm doing. reporter: the best part about skating it bryant park is that it's free. however renting skates will cost about $19. or you can bring your own. if skating isn't your forte you can always stroll through the shops for something unique or grab a bite to eat while enjoying the new york city skyline. >> my nieces visiting for the break them are having a good time. >> it's a holiday staple. you can go through the holidays about coming here. reporter: bryant park lidia curanaj "fox 5 news." steve: by people for skating through big puddles at bryant park. audrey: a rough month. the ski resorts of had a pretty r

>>> and a ktvu fox news exclusive, we sat down and interviewed some of the first responders at the berkeleycony relapse. you may remember the garden apartment complex packed with young people celebrating a friend's 211th birthday. that balcony gave way, killing seven people and injuring 20 others. first responders relived that night with our claudine wong. >> once i parked my car, i can see people were just laying on the ground. >> reporter: what was the first thing that struck you? >> just the amount of injured students that were on the sidewalk. >> almost looked like a training event. didn't look real. there was people covered in blood, people asking for help. >> the officers say they will never forget that night. they say at times, there was an almost helpless feeling. officers grieved with the victims' family, found comfort in the gratitude show to them by the count >>> the city of oakland has taken the extraordinary step of taking a restraining order against a man who applied to be a firefighter. stephen aldridge gave him a conditional offers of employment. the off was rescinded after

i was going to a school that was on the berkeley/oakland border called a college preparatory school. iend of mine said i'm going to the putney school in vermont. and i said, wait, i could go and be independent. i could be exploring my own life. i applied for and got into the putney school without either of my parents knowing. emily: you applied to a boarding school without your parents knowing? reid: yes. it was part of the independent streak that i got early. emily: what kid were you in high school? reid: no, actually, i was a pretty strange individualist. [laughter] reid: for example, i usually would have one or two friends in most of the different cliques. i had a friend or two out of the jocks, a friend or two in the artists. a friend or two -- it was all very individual. i did have much younger -- i was part of a fantasy role-playing group. emily: what is that? reid: dungeons & dragons. right? and actually, the way i got into dungeons & dragons was my dad, when i was nine, hired a babysitter for me who introduced me to dungeons & dragons. and i was like, oh, creating new worlds,

on the campus of uc berkeley alan wopping, abc7 news. >>> two moderate earthquakes hit off the northern california coast. one measured a 4.9 and the other was a 5.0. they hit about 4:30 and more than a couple hundred miles off the coastline. no shaking was felt there. the quakes struck along the san san -- san andreas fault. >> chris isaac tells us what he is most excited about before taking the stage tomorrow night jie. and the special guest getting ready to return to the bay area sooner than we expected. >> and meteorologist sandhya patel will be back with what you can expect this weekend. >> all of that is coming up. first a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" on abc7 news at 11:00. >> sharing is caring. your eyebrows seem fuller than the last time that you were >>> happening now, preparations are continuing before the opening of super bowl city in san francisco. >> you are taking a live look at the everywhere cam over super bowl city where the countdown is on to welcome fans to the makeshift village featuring everything football. cornell bernard is live with the rush to

. >> however at the downtown berkeley bart station a rider said he boarded the train with trepidation today. >> i was...anxious. >> i got east phone with bart police 15 minutes ago. though do not have an update on shooter or his whereabouts described as a tall, thin african-american man, 6' 3" wearing blue generals, green hoodie and tan military-style boots. if you see him or have any inclination, call police. >> thank you. and downtown berkeley train track there was a body part. the human foot belongs to a woman hit by a train on december 20. you can see video of the incident. the woman survived but lost the lower part of her leg. the station would closed for an hour and a half overnight and opened up at rush hour. >> fans around the world including young americans are mourning a true musical and fashion icon this morning, david bowie, died of cancer two days after the 69th birthday. reggie aqui is here with reaction and the lasting impact. >> he was a fashion icon before gaga, reinvention before ma done that breaking boundaries before today's artists were born and made his mark. he

taking into the kinzington, berkeley area. oakland, park boulevard, you're seeing some pockets of brief, heavy rain from the san francisco area, all the way to the peninsula in the south bay, we are see steady ryan rain right now. il show you where we're getting the rain, san mateo, san jose area starting to pick up a little bit of light rain. it's not measuring at the airport but that will soon change here. mayberry road, 10 far, conquered,.02. one is light, five is severe. this is light. it continues through tomorrow. less than half an inch. it's breezy overnight. you will continue to see widespread rain. tomorrow morning, showers headed toward 3:00 to 6:00 avm hour. high surf warning starts at 7:00 tomorrow, runs 23487:00 sunday night. watch out if you're going to the coast. incoming storms will bring other problems. the next storm, sunday, is plomting a flash flood watch. sunday 4:00 a.m. to monday 4:00 a.m., possibility of flooding, rock and debris flows. that storm is stronger, leenl enhanced -- el nino enhanced. i'll hav

on the campus of uc berkeley alan wopping, abc7 news. >>> two moderate earthquakes hit off the northern california coast. one measured a 4.9 and the other was a 5.0. they hit about 4:30 and more than a couple hundred miles off the coastline. no shaking was felt there. the quakes struck along the san san -- san andreas fault. >> chris isaac tells us what he is most excited about before taking the stage tomorrow night jie. and the special guest getting ready to return to the bay area sooner than we expected. >> and meteorologist sandhya patel will be back with what you can expect this weekend. >> all of that is coming up. first a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" on abc7 news at 11:00. >> sharing is caring. your eyebrows seem fuller than the last time that you were preparations are continuing before the opening of super bowl city in san francisco. >> you are taking a live look at the everywhere cam over super bowl city where the countdown is on to welcome fans to the makeshift village featuring everything football. cornell bernard is live with the rush to get it all done be

revisiting a speech he gave here in boston in 1999 when he he received an honorary degree from the berkeley college of music. he he shared some of his favorite stories from the decades in rock but also shared nighs love of music with those students -- shared his love of music with those students saying music has given me over 40 years of extraordinary experiences and it's been both my doorway of perception and the house i live in. i only hope it embraces you with the same lusty life force >> wow. >>> a lot of cool things shared on facebook today and i did see look it up if you can it's him and it's freddie mercury just

and the berkeley police chief has loss guns as well. this is another black eye for law enforcement. >> do we know it is unusual for an agent to keep three guns versus one. is it unusual to have three guns in one vehicle. >> it might be. unclear if they are on or off duty and what combination thereof. we know that officer -- the agent may face sanctions but unclear why the guns were not secured anywhere other than the vehicle, julie. >> henry lee live in the newsroom. thank you. >>> and we mentioned the kate stiey case and it was a flash point over immigration reform. the man accused of killing kate tylenol wants his case dismissed because he says the judge made approval mistakes. the defendant was charged with second-degree murder for the murder date of stinely. she was 32 and walking with her dad when sanchez lopez allegedly shot and killed her. sanchez lopez was in the country illegally and released from jail in san francisco even though federal immigration authorities wanted him to stay in custody. the sheriff says he was following c

today we had rain and wind and emily turner is live in the berkeley hills to talk about the wind damage that occurred today. >> it's blowing around and starting to rain. >> reporter: rain totals that you were talking about are going up. i'm going to hop out of the way and show you the storms just over my shoulder. wet weather and windy weather, not a good combo for the bay area today. today's string of storms wreaked havoc across the bay area even though the rain is welcome. >> i'm happy because we need it but we're not used to it. it's like summer all the time. >> more rain than sunshine for sure. >> reporter: a water main near the dogpatch in san francisco burst. trees fell all over the city in soggy saturated soil. this one crushed up to three cars next to lafayette park in pacific heights. >> a lot of trees fell. some close calls. >> reporter: pooling water on freeways and windy conditions slowed down everyone's commute. chp post the warning signs hoping people would slow down. not everyone did. >> a lot of people are driving erratically and they're almost rear-ending people and a l

a 21-year-old was killed in a magazine lot near the berkeley marina. arged. >> fremont launched a new campaign to raise awareness of pedestrian accidents of the last year, 86 people were hit by vehicles in the city and four of those people died. one city council member said an overwhelming number of the citizens happen on just 10 vacation of the city streets. here is a possible reason why. navigation systems are guiding more drives through neighborhoods in order to get around rush hour traffic. >> concern will outside playing and there are pedestrians that are ought is mineful to look for traffic and higher incident of accidents are occurring. >> the city has narrowed some streets from four planes to two lanes and it has added flashing lights and large planters to hopefully calm the traffic. the other solution is city officials say drivers and pedestrians need to get off of their devices and pay attention. >> a stolen ipad helped best in santa cruz arrest a gas station manager and employee would told $10,000 of items including high end bicycles 19 if al

bart service is back to normal after the downtown berkeley station was shut down hours ago. cials say they found on the tracks weeks after a woman survived being hit by a train there. >>> plus another attempt to save the youth soccer fields next to levi's stadium. the hearing as the nfl gets ready for super bowl l. increase speed, full throttle! (over intercom) ann, are you coming in? negative! stay on target. what are you guys doing? r2, thrusters! they're closing in! i'll guard the base. for every family that lives star wars, this is the place where star wars lives. where a galaxy far, far away... ...is closer than ever before. move along. come join us...as star wars awakens. and right now you can save on premium rooms at the disneyland resort. i work here at my namfive star auto care. in rocklin california. a lot of thought was put into the change to solar and we couldn't have done it without pg&e. pg&e is very committed to clean energy. working with five star auto care we looked at how we could make their business more energy efficient and save them money in the long run.

she got a rash. >> the berkeley woman won't know for certain if she has it for about a week. the virus is most prevalent in latin america and caribbean countries with nearly 4,000 cases in brazil in just the past year. >>> 4:46. a little rainy out there. and very windy. >> i have had all kinds of advisories and watches that have now been issued so i have to give that you little bit of heads up. we may need the whole show to talk about all this. >> we'll leave. [ laughter ] >> we have the very gusty winds. right now our hi-def doppler radar, it's live. you can see the green on the screen. it's not heavy but it's limiting visibility. can't see the top of the transamerica building. temperature-wise it feels like hawaii outside. very tropical. 15 out of the south-southeast. at half moon bay. all the way into moss and montera beaches. 11 in san ramon. the national weather service is in effect. now we're breezy and blustery by the evening commute all the way through saturday morning. all along the seashore into the bay. it's coinciding with king tides at 9:45 so we are anticipating