if you've ever visited monticello, the building uc was filled with the sleeve and equity loan. jefferson got his debt under control and decided that he could take on more debt to expand and wanted to rebuild monticello and needed to finance his shift to we. he wrote to the banking house and said, would you take 150 american slaves as collateral for a loan. they said they would. he wrote of the documents and said the title. they opened a line of credit, an equity line for $2,000 a merchant house in philadelphia. it was not money the jefferson drew upon to build monticello. and that was my point. he offered him $20,000 that jefferson could have used to pay off part of the debt that was constraining him from freeing slaves. jefferson loved the money on the table of because the slaves were so valuable. i want to address the question of debt. his debt has been greatly exaggerated. the amended complaint about it is a life but build monticello twice and when he decided he needed more space to build another mansion a man and he spent $30,000 building a canal at the foot of monticello m

as a precaution, the building and some nearby homes have been evacuated while the uc berkeley bomb squad investigates. the robot went inside the building just about ten minutes ago. as you can see from the live pictures from newschopper2, there are a few vehicles there who are dealing with this investigation. a suspicious package found at the social security building in richmond. this is the stoifer we'll continue to -- story we'll continue to follow. if we have any new developments for you, we'll bring them to you. >>> the deadline for b.a.r.t. and the union to reach a contract agreement came and went at midnight. despite no new contract, b.a.r.t. trains are up and running today. as tara moriarty joins us live to explain, the threat of a strike is not over. >> reporter: good afternoon. we asked b.a.r.t.'s lead negotiator what the mood was like at the table. he said it was not contentious. there was not screaming and yelling but you could definitely hear the exaspiration in the union leaders 'voices. around 10:00 this morning, both sides walked into caltrans headquarters for another roun

the chancellor building. several bystanders were immediately wounded. the campus police would begin spreading out around uc berkeley, evacuating the entire campus. telling people to be careful of the manhole covers. still a threat of the serious explosion. what caused that fire? the spokesman said that they are investigating the possibility that it was started by the copper thieves. >> apparently the unknown individuals had been in the process of removing the copper grounding wire from our electrical system. the damage that we were able to see was repaired on sunday. but the power outage tonight is an indication that the damage they caused may have been far more extensive than what we originally thought. >> reporter: as they worked to get the flames under control, they were causing problems on other parts of the campus as they worked for hours to rescue about 20 people trapped in elevators. the blackouts began around 4:30. most classes were canceled, but some students went on with their lessons outside. even the choir continued their rehearsals. these scenes took place just before the explosion and the ent

the campus of uc berkeley, 7 news. >> latest development on the uc berkeley vault power and power out a building our coverage continues now on twitter and 7 news bay area. we track more breaking news tonight. >> rate now federal government is shut down. no agreement was reached before the midnight deadline 9:00 p.m. our time so partial shut down is now in place. john has the latest from capitol hill. >> lawmakers from both sides of the aisle dug in their heel no. last minute wrangling could get congress to stop a partial government shut down. first since 1996. >> the house has voted. to keep the government open. >> they should be ashamed of what the congress has become. >> the house again passed a bill that would fund the government through mid december. and delay parts of the president health care law for a year. that bill went over to the accept at where it quickly was rejested. >> they have lost their minds. >> the clock kept ticking. despite the stern warning from president obama today. >> shut down will have a very real economic impact on real people. throw a wrench. >> 800,000 federal workers deemed non-essentia

the campus of uc berkeley, 7 news. >> latest development on the uc berkeley vault power and power out a building our coverage continuesw on twitter and 7 news bay area. we track more breaking news tonight. >> rate now federal government is shut down. no agreement was reached before the midnight deadline 9:00 p.m. our time so partial shut down is now in place. john has the latest from capitol hill. >> lawmakers from both sides of the aisle dug in their heel no. last minute wrangling could get congress to stop a partial government shut down. first since 1996. >> the house has voted. to keep the government open. >> they should be ashamed of what the congress has become. >> the house again passed a bill that would fund the government through mid december. and delay parts of the president health care law for a year. that bill went over to the accept at where it quickly was rejested. >> they have lost their minds. >> the clock kept ticking. despite the stern warning from president obama today. >> shut down will have a very real economic impact on real people. throw a wrench. >> 800,000 federal workers deemed non-essential f

the party when students began to throw bottles and yelled at officers. at least three people were arrested. >>> power has been fully restored to all buildings at uc berkeley. following that explosion, 11 buildings were unable to connect with the campus power grid after last month's explosion near a california hall. most were able to connect to portable generators until the repairs were finished. one student had to be hospitalized and the school to declare a state of emergency. >>> uc berkeley police are warning students and faculty to be on alert after two women were robbed on campus. the robberies happened last week, the first near the beverly clearry housing building. the other happened on berkeley way and oxford street, where a woman says a gunman took her purse. the suspect in the first robberies, described as african- american about 1 years old, the second suspect also described as african-american but 30 to 35 years old, anyone with information about these crimes are asked to call berkeley police. >>> the red cross says six workers and a syrian volunteer have been abducted in northern syria. the eight workers were traveling with armed guards when gu

the uc-berkeley campus. the fire is out but confirmed by the berkeley fire department now. this was a vegetation fire behind the campus there. it was specifically behind the clark kerr building. a small fire happening near the uc-berkeley campus. at this point the size is said to be about a half acre in damage. the fire has been put out. we'll keep you updated on other information as it comes in from the uc-berkeley campus. >> a lot of fires overnight. an update to breaking news in south san jose where crews have put out an early morning house fire at a home. that broke bout 2:30 on foothill court south of santa teresa boulevard. marla tellez is live at the scene. you learned the family living there, they made it out okay. >> reporter: they did. there is a family of six. we're going to speak to the homeowner 18 second. i want to first tell that you the fire captain tells me that they are not even going to send fire investigators because they think that the cause is highly likely the cause is accidental, so this will be handled through insurance and their investigators. it started in the attic of this home. this is where joe lives with five other family members. so sir, thank

the campus of uc berkeley, 7 news. >> latest development on the uc berkeley vault power and power out a building our coverage continues now on twitter and 7 news bay area. we track more breaking news tonight. >> rate now federal government is shut down. no agreement was reached before the midnight deadline 9:00 p.m. our time so partial shut down is now in place. john has the latest from capitol hill. >> lawmakers from both sides of the aisle dug in their heel no. last minute wrangling could get congress to stop a partial government shut down. first since 1996. >> the house has voted. to keep the government open. >> they should be ashamed of what the congress has become. >> the house again passed a bill that would fund the government through mid december. and delay parts of the president health care law for a year. that bill went over to the accept at where it quickly was rejested. >> they have lost their minds. >> the clock kept ticking. despite the stern warning from president obama today. >> shut down will have a very real economic impact on real people. throw a wrench. >> 800,000 federal workers deemed non-essentia

the blast that. left 12 building was out electricity. university officials link explosion to thieves who stole grounding copper wires from a man hole feeding uc berkeley grid. the blast rattled nerves but the university had problem as lerting students to the emergency. >> tumly getting any text messages about half an hour. >> this is a community of 50,000 people. so, we need to see at some point did that distribution of information fail to reach all of the people it could have? >> uc berkeley may cancel more classes tomorrow, some mid terms have been postponed. >> still ahead tonight a neighborhood dispute results in two dogs being killed and it may have been legal but was it justified?. >> and later here kidnapping of polly klaus. friends and family gathered over a 20 year mission to protect your children. >> high clouds and stronger breezes tomorrow, weekend warm up are part of the accu-weather forecast. coming up. >> and a milestone tonight for levi stadium. up close experience once these at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. one

the blast that. left 12 building was out electricity. university officials link explosion to thieves who stole grounding copper wires from a man hole feeding uc berkeley grid. the blast rattled nerves but the university had problem as lerting students to the emergency. >> tumly getting any text messages about half an hour. >> this is a community of 50,000 people. so, we need to see at some point did that distribution of information fail to reach all of the people it could have? >> uc berkeley may cancel more classes tomorrow, some mid terms have been postponed. >> still ahead tonight a neighborhood dispute results in two dogs being killed and it may have been legal but was it justified?. >> and later here kidnapping of polly klaus. friends and family gathered over a 20 year mission to protect your children. >> high clouds and stronger breezes tomorrow, weekend warm up are part of the accu-weather forecast. coming up. >> and a milestone tonight for levi stadium. up close experience once these new seats are for over 60,000 california foster children, extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. joining the

the scene. >> uc berkeley said it is about two recent robberies. >> the most happened last week near the beverly clearry buildingthey took her cellphone. >> earlier in the day. a woman said a gunman took her purse. the suspect in the first robbery is described as african-american. and 5 feet 11 inches tall and 170 pounds. the second suspect is also african-american, 30 to 35 years old. 5'10" inches tall and 150 pounds. >> a # 2-year-old hunter who spent 19 days lost in the mendochino forest. he said it was important not to panic. >> i didn't panic. i knew that. >> gene penaflor was hunting and he stepped into a crevice. he survived by eating a snake. lizard and squirrels and covering himself with leaves. >> family members say they never lost hope. >> 19 days. >> i know it is nothing for him. i knew he was there. >> he also kept the campfire burning around the clock as a signal to rescue you crews. hunter found him over the weekend and he is reunited with the family. >> they are continuing their fight to keep the pro sports teams from leaving. >> it calls for building a new stadium nor the raiders. as and warrior

experts say the study does not prove a link. >>> power has been fully restored to all buildings at uc berkeley following an explosion that damaged underground power lines. 11 buildings were unable to connect to the power grid after last month's explosion near california hall. most buildings were able to connect to portable generators until the repairs were finished. one student was hospitalized in the explosion which forced a campus-wide evacuation and the school to declare a state of emergency. >>> a registered sex offender has been arrested in santa rosa after police say he exposed himself to children. police say james canada approached a group of children on polk street yesterday and started touching himself inappropriately. officers found him hinding in the backyard of a home. he was arrested on indecent exposure and a parole violation. >>> the cupertino city council is scheduled to hold a vote on plans for apple's new headquarters. those plans call for apple's new campus to be 80% open space, surrounding a space ship- like building in the center. they say this will encourage coll

several hundred people at the frank hagel federal building in richmond had to evacuate this morning after an employee found a suspicious package. uc-berkeley's bomb squad responded to the scene but it turns out, the package only had flashlights and batteries. many workers were sent home early to begin their furlough. >>> other bay area headlines, a mass leap by drug enforcement found marijuana plants worth $4 million. this morning the feds arrested 13 people in hayward, san leandro, and san lorenzo for cultivating them. police also discovered that the suspects were running illegal power lines into grow houses. >>> a 30-year-old san francisco woman who was allegedly driving drunk was arrested and sent to the hospital after police say she caused this damage about 4 a.m. today. it happened at tenth avenue and geary in the inner richmond neighborhood. police say martine dere crashed into multiple cars before she stopped driving. she was arrested on suspicion dui and hit-and-run. >>> why it's business as usual in some bay area spots during the partial government shutdown and closed doors for others. >> a google ad featuring your face.

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the fire has scorched 1500 acres of dry brush and damaged buildings. more than 1500 people were evacuated. most are back, though. it's currently at 15% containment. >>> a wildfire on the campus of uc santa cruz has damaged a grove of redwood trees. it took firefighters six hours to put out the fire in an open area near heller drive and meyer drive. it was reported about 6:00 this morning. it spread into the grove of redwood trees, some of those trees 90 feet tall. there was damage to some buildings. no one was hurt. they think a hollowed out tree stump may be to blame. >>> we're going to check in with andy on the weather. an unusually warm day today. >> it was sunny across bathe ba area, but all that is going to change. we're talking about temperatures going down 15 to 20 degrees this week. 85 in oakland, 83 in san jose, 79 in santa cruz. our warm spot today, gilroy tapping out at 93. san francisco got up to 83 downtown. the average high there is 70, but here's what's coming our way tomorrow. there will abe cold front moovrg through and that's going to drop our temperatures about 10 degrees tomorrow, so san francisco back to 74 degrees tomorrow. a little closer to average, and tho

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the show begins on november 1st with the public advise viewing party at the ferry building on november 2nd. >>> 8:39. another ucudent, robbed on campus. the terrifying early-morning confrontation and the crime wave in the past week. >>> explosions are heard in a pleasant hill neighborhood after two cars and a house catch fire. we just spoke to the homeowner. we'll tell you what he thinks may have caused the blaze. >>> good morning. the toll plaza, still not doing that well if you are trying to get into san francisco. you might want to think about using another bridge or taking b.a.r.t. >>> we're out of the gate with sunshine. it will be a mild to warm day. but you know it can't last. any changes brewing? we'll talk about it and see if there's any fog. [ laughter ] he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop! so i should probably get the last roll... yeah but i practiced my bassoon. [ mom ] and i listened. [ brother ] i can do this. [ imitates robot ] everyone deserves ooey, gooey,

the campus of uc berkeley this evening. this video was shot of thick smoke pouring out of the ground. an electrical explosion sent flames shooting out of the ground. >> a fire ball erupted. the building was intect but the fire ball was two times the height of the building. >> reporter: students tweeted out pictures of the explosion which hurt four people nearby. but none of them were seriously hurt. >> an emergency has been declared. >> reporter: police kept the campus shut down all evening with power out virtually everywhere. the power went out two hours before the explosion. students were using cell phones to light up the room. the power outage and dangerous explosion were likely caused by vandals stealing copper wiring. >> university engineers were bringing the power back online. it now appears that the damage caused by these unknown individuals was far more extensive and far more significant than was immediately seen and assessed. >> reporter: the hope is that the lights will be back on in the morning and time for classes to start tomorrow. students say they are in the middle of mid-terms. now the plan tonight, though, is they will try to turn the power back on very slowly. they

the hospital. >> arson investigators are trying to determine who set a fire at uc santa cruz the third in recent months in the ravine below the student services building yesterday afternoon. campus police believe the fire was intentionally set and are asking anyone with information to give a call. >> 20 top republicans will meet with president obama at the white house today to tie to reach an agreement on ending the partial government shut down and raising the debt ceiling. mr. obama invited all republicans but speaker boehner wanted a smaller group. the longer the shutdown drags on the more both sides team to be looking at a short-term solution. >> the latest poll shows favorability ratings of the g.o.p. has sunk to a new low. the republican party is viewed favorably by 28 percent of americans in the day sin the government shut down began, down ten points from september and the lowest rating measure for each party since the poll began asking the question in 1992 with democrats losing ground with 43 percent vying them favorably down 4 points from last month. >> three california poultry plants linked to salmonella outbreak could be shut down tomorrow.

the bay." >> thank you. we have new video this morning of fire crews mopping up what's left of a small vegetation fire, this happened on the uc-berkeley campus. the fire started behind the clark kerr building. according to the fire department, it is now out. nobody was hurt. the crew there is that kind of finishing up and getting set to leave the scene. >> it's 6:11. did post par tem depression cause the capitol hill suspect to snap? details about the suspect's mental state and why she may have decided to try to ram her car through a white house barrier. >> pope francis taking a visit to the hometown of his namesake. we have new details on his pilgrimage knicks. >>> i want to get you updated on today's top stories. the strong winds fueling a fire in napa county. the flames scorching about 375 acres near lake berryessa. crews have it now 75% contained this morning so far no structures being threatened. >> pope francis is visiting the italian town of assisi today. the pontiff prayed at the tomb of his namesake, st. francis of assisi. the 13th century fryer. the pontiff will meet with groups of poor, sick and the disabled. >> the nation entering day four of that government shutdown. today hou

the chancellor's building. several bystanders were immediately wounded. >> this is the police department. exit campus immediately. >> reporter: campus police began spreading out around uc berkeley, evacuating the entire campus, telling people to be careful of the manhole covers. there was still the threat of more explosions. what caused the fire? a uc berkeley spokesman says the cops are investigating the possibility it was started by copper thieves. >> apparently, unknown individuals had been in the process of removing copper grounding wire from our electrical system. the damage that was -- that we were able to see and assess was repaired on sunday. but the power outage tonight is an indication that the damage they caused may have been far more extensive than we originally thought. >> reporter: as firefighters worked to get the flames under control, the electrical blackout was causing problems on other parts of campus. police worked for hours to rescue about 20 people who were trapped in elevators. the blackout actually began around 4:30. most classes were canceled. but some students calmly went on with their lessons outside. even the choir continued their rehearsals.

the newsmen eye. >>> all classes are scheduled to resume on uc berkeley this morning. crews have been working around the clock to restore power to at that nearly a dozen buildings that haven without electricity since monday night. they, now, confirm the theft of copper canes that caused a motion and power outage across the campus. five people suffered minor injuries in that motion and police are looking for the thieves. >>> 10:00 this morning, 8 newly refurbished sirens will be tested. sirens were installed from a 30- mile stretch seven years ago. those sirens were upgraded to include voice announcements in addition to those loud warning terms. this morning's test will be at full volume. so, i'm warning you, it's scheduled to last about three minutes. the san jose sharks get back on the ice tomorrow night. they'll start the regular season at home against the vancouver canucks. this will be a few names of the shark tang. the hp pavillion will be called the hsp center. >>> find out which high end clothing store was targeted. >>> this is day 2 of the government shutdown, there appears to be more finger- pointing than progress. >> traffic is getting busy all over the place i

might be missed as well so don't know it's up in the air. >> late this afternoon power yen ritor put in to bring power to those affected buildings. at uc berkeley abc 7 news. >> still ahead tonight. high demand and major glichlt millions sign up for affordable health care but a lieutenant of people could notment we explain y.also milestone tonight. for lee vichlt up close experience you will have once the new seats are installed. spencer is here with the weather. >> accu-weather forecast center with weather make you smile. make me smile. you will lake it too. my accu-weather forecast is coming up. >> thanks spencer. woman who dared to make an video for her dared to make an video for her boss, i to thoseworried...ited... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com. >> bay area public transportation officials get rid of pricing loop hole that allow some ride investigators

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

the affordable health care action. >> classes resume at uc berkeley after an explosion and power outage forced a campus-wide evacuation. backup generators have been brought in to power the off line buildingsopper thieves. >> and high clouds and pollution but not a "spare the air" day with the afternoon mostly sunny conditions and 75 to 80 inland and 75 to to to 80 around the bay. >> busy day at the bay bridge toll plaza with heavy conditions away from the maze. on the map we have an accident that is blobbing -- blocking a lane and southbound 680. highway 4 is 42 minutes from antioch to concord and 580 is under 50 minutes. >> we will see you in 25 minutes . warm up your home embracewith fall's finest. share all of your favorite t.j. finds... at a price worth posting. see the real deal. search hashtag maxxinista and see the brands people are scoring. t.j.maxx. >>> good morning, america. and breaking overnight. this florida airport, plunged into chaos. two suspicious packages discovered. stranded passengers running for cover. >> everybody started running, a lot of people that worked at the counters started running behind where the packages go. >> authorities revealing one of the items was a

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

authorities say the men fired on that apartment in retaliation for another gang-related shooting. >> a dozen building in uc berkeley are still without power after an explosion. >> officials think it may have after someone stole underground copper wiring. >> abc 7 news joins us live at cal with an explanation. >> this is definitely a first here on campus. generators being brought in to bring power to the buildings. now, follow me if you can. it started last week, when someone stole some copper wiring from an access point off campus. now, somehow that, affected power on campus, and may have caused the explosion. inside, one of the 14 bolts here on campus. this was the scene last night. shortly after 6:00. an explosion sent flames in the air this, photo shows how smoke from the fire could be seen blocks away. tiffany ng was walking past the area where it occurred. >> we saw one person thrown to the ground by the blast. people were concerned and rand forward. in general, crowd backed off and retreated to north campus. >> uc berkeley spokesperson said it all started after pg&e crews discovered someone had stole

buildings at uc berkeley. flames and thick black smoke were shooting out of this manhole just after 6:00 last night. the danger forced administrators to evacuate the campus. how the campus is recovering tonight and what led to the power outage. ann. >> reporter: the university says there was a copper wire theft that took place last week. that caused the power outage that happened here on campus yesterday at 4:30. they don't know yet whether or not that has anything to do with the explosion two hours later. >> this is the police department department. >> reporter: 6:30 last night an explosion and fire outside of the chancellor's california hall office, inside an electrical vault and a state of emergency was declared. four people suffered minor burns. >> it sounded like an explosion and then you saw a lot of smoke coming up. >> reporter: a chain of events led to this fiery site. first the copper wire theft last week. thieves stole $100 worth of copper and did extensive damage. >> they were pulling on copper cable so much so that what had been around cable was actually flattened. >> reporter: they took the

the hospital. and uc officials say all of the injuries are minor. >> officials say that they believe cooper vandals are responsible for the explosion. the explosion knocked out power to many of the campus with many buildings in the dark. they believe vandals are responsible for the outage. >> it appears that unknown individuals were stealing cooper grounding wire from the university's electrical system. literally using heavy equipment to pull it out of the ground. >> reporter: the outage cut power to off campus dorms that are served by the bridge. classes are cancelled tonight and it's not known if they will resume tomorrow. >> i have midterms tomorrow as many students on campus. a lot of students don't have power to turn their laptops on, everything like that. >> reporter: some carrying the students downstairs on their backs. >>people came together and nobody had to organize. people just stepped into gear and we were helping each other out and checking all the buildings and being really organized: because they're berkeley students and they're very smart. >> reporter: a lot of people were stranded on elevators that did not have power. we've been told in the last half hour that those people have been rescu

build 12 homes. >> scientists on both sides of the bay celebrating a big accomplishment. they won the nobel prize for medicine. randy scheckman is a professor at uc-berkeley, thomas lñsudhof from stanford. they will help researchers get a better understanding of some diseases. >> this morning the u.s. supreme court starts its new term with a wide range of hot issues, those include prayer and government settings, abortion rights and the influence of big money in politics. >> new this morning in egypt now at least two people are dead and 48 others injured after a massive explosion likely from a car bomb hit security headquarters in a southern town today. the death toll is likely to rise as rescue workers search for victims under the rubble of the four-story building. that blast comes a day after dozens were killed and hundreds injured in street clashes throughout egypt. at least 51 died in the clashes between the supporters of morsi and backers of the military that forced morsi out. islamist protesters fired gun shots and threw fire bombs at police who responded with gun shots and tear gas. the violence on a national holiday celebrating the militar

building in ermd park. the city is also creating new space to accommodate the needs of our bio tech industries. mission bay has become a wield hub of bio technical innovation. uc san francisco is placing their crown jewel of their innovation 83 at bin i didn't hill medical center that will provide care to women and children. ic has acted as a nucleus bringing go together institutions including the department of the veterans affairs. and as robert will discuss later today, the va has plans for building on the success of our research facilities. now south of mission bay hunters shipyard will be an innovation district that will act as a test bed for the latest design in smart cities. the navel shipyards closed we watched this lash gibberish but no more. after decades of planning and entitlement work this time next year 2 hundred and 47 home with 67 hundred imply residents will be built at the shipyard. simultaneously we'll be breaking ground for the total revitalization of alice areas folks will soon be living in save energy efficient housing. in fact, such a point is the importance of building and accelerating the development of new housing for people of all inc

the hospital. and uc officials say all of the injuries are minor. >> officials say that they believe cooper vandals are responsible for the explosion. the explosion knocked out power to many of the campus with many buildings in the dark. they believe vandals are responsible for the outage. >> it appears that unknown individuals were stealing cooper grounding wire from the university's electrical system. literally using heavy equipment to pull it out of the ground. >> reporter: the outage cut power to off campus dorms that are served by the bridge. classes are cancelled tonight and it's not known if they will resume tomorrow. >> i have midterms tomorrow as many students on campus. a lot of students don't have power to turn their laptops on, everything like that. >> reporter: some carrying the students downstairs on their backs. >> a lot of people came together and nobody had to organize. people just stepped into gear and we were helping each other out and checking all the buildings and being really organized: because they're berkeley students and they're very smart. >> reporter: a lot of people were stranded on elevators that did not have power. we've been told in the last half hour that those people have

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all classes at uc berkeley resumed after power was knocked out to nearly a dozen buildings monday night. investigators say copper cable stolen from a substation caused an explosion across thentire campus. five people suffered minor injuries. crews have been working around the clock to restore power. police are still looking for the copper thieves. >>> for three minutes sirens blasted along the san mateo coast this morning. [ sirens ] >> it was all part of a test of the newly refurbished sirens. they were installed from pescadero to pacifica seven years ago. over the past two months, they were upgraded to include voice announcements in addition to the warning tones. >>> well, a beautiful day. not only at the coast but also inland. everybody is in the same ballpark. had a lot of lie clouds -- high clouds. they've cleared out and are gone. san jose, blue sky there. temperatures starting to warm up. a lot of upper 60s, low 70s. started out with 40s and 50s. there's only a tiny patch of fog down in monterey bay. sunny, nice to warm. breezy and warmer as we tart to see -- start to see more of a northerly breeze and then the weekend looks sunny and nice to warm. it looks like a s

>>> uc berkeley police are warning students and faculty to be on high alert after two women were robbed on campus. the robberies happened last week. the first near the beverly cleary housing building. the victim says the robber took her cell phone. the other happened on berkeley way and oxford street where a woman says a gunman took her purse. the suspect in the first robbery is described as african-american, about 19 years old, five feet, 11 inches tall, about 170 pounds. the second help also described as african-american, 30 to 35 years old, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, about 150-pound ones. anyone with information are asked to call berkeley police. >>> a registered sex offender has been arrested in santa rosa after james canada approached a group of children on polk street and started touching himself inappropriately. officers found him hiding in the backyard of a home after conducting a soefrn with police dogs -- search for police dogs. he was arrested on indecent exposure and a parole violation. >>> businesses and people will not be notified via a phone tree system any more, but instead, on the internet. the city has announced it's doing away with the phone system and will al

these animations from uc santa crude demonstrate the destruction on long the coast and inside the bay. there's lots of power, could knock over buildingspick up cars and rocks. >> especially vulnerable are barrier beaches. >> the ocean comes up and won't stop, coming up for 10 or 15 minutes. it's not like a wave it's a flood. >> county siren operators get tsunami warning from federal disaster officials. san mateo will test the siren on the morning of the first wednesday of each month. if you hear that siren any other time, get ready to evacuate. >> see the bright sun in pacifica, and anywhere you were today. bill, hard to go wrong. it's a nice day. temperature in the 70s and low 80s. beach weather. the winds will start coming up. we trend toward a higher fire danger pattern. the red flag warning will go into effect. so the winds are not doing much. here's what they will do. they start coming out of the north. that gets hot, compresses the air, it gets hotter and we get gusty, strong winds and a red flag warning. that stays in effect until friday morning, that's when it will go away. that's a couple days of the a final danger. here's ho

build the state of color >> indict to everything everywhere everything they said. their inclusive of all students and provide a krur78 that's noted easily found in other schools and their members of the uc sf >> we will now move on to item r for the first reading there's none this evening and item s the board dlekts and any other reports. >> will you start united states off and i. >> i previously property our october 7th we voted on a positive recommendation inform the action item for the first breakfast to the classroom. we had two items college and career readiness for the project labor agreement internships and we heard an update on the poor waiver. i wanted to mention the other committee i chair would i want be meeting until early next year february >> mr. haney. can you give us a report from the rules policy and legislation committee? >> yes. and i'm asking mr. davis to come up for that there's some clarification on that. sow there were tow issues on the agenda for the rules policy and legislation committee that meet on october 1, '67. one was to review the which we weren't school understanding and the other was related to the sense and advisory committee evolutions. i'm going to a

the crash. >>> all classes should be back on schedule at uc-berkeley today after a power outage and an explosion disrupted parts of the campus there. university brought in generators yesterday to provide electricity to those buildings that were affected. authorities say monday's outage was connected to the theft of copper wiring and they believe that it is all related to the underground explosion that happened hours later. >>> the suspect in last week's murder of san francisco state student is scheduled back in court this morning. 30-year-old nikhom thephakaysone is charged with shooting justin valdez as he got off a muni bus. he is charged with murder and possession of an illegal assault weapon. >>> it appears the 8-year-old oakland girl killed at a sleepover was the victim of a revenge killing. police say 22-year-old darnell williams and 27-year-old joseph carroll murdered alaysha carradine back in july. she would have been in the third grade now. instead, she is one of oakland's youngest murder victims this year. police think williams opened fire in retaliation for another killing that happened in berkeley earlier that day. >> if you kill anyone in oakland and particularly a child, that it doesn't matter where y

resume at uc-berkeley after a power outage and explosion disrupted parts of the campus a few nights ago. the university brought in generators yesterday to provide power to some of the buildings that still don't have electricity. the outage was connected to the theft of copper wiring and they believe it's related to the underground explosion that happened just a couple of hours later. >>> 4:35. let's check weather and traffic. it's supposed to be nice. >> it's supposed to be. i should have been paying better attention to lawrence yesterday. you should have been taking notes. it's going to be a repeat of what we saw yesterday so a lot of sunshine and mild weather. mild, that's going to be the word of the day. in the meantime, it is a little chilly right now. we are seeing mostly temperatures in the 50s and upper 40s in napa places like that. santa rosa 50. 55 right now in san jose. a rather mild 58 degrees in oakland. so checking the temperatures by this afternoon, typical for this time of the year. a lot of 70s around the bay. 60s at the coast. maybe 80 inland. 80 the forecasted high in fairfield. coming up a better check of the self day but in the meantime you can see a lot

uc berkeley this morning. crews have been working around the clock to restore power after a power outage to a dozen buildings thatve been without electricity monday night. they've confirmed that the theft of copper cables caused an explosion and power outage across the entire campus. five people suffered injuries in that explosion and police are still looking for the copper thieves. at 10:00 this afternoon, 8 tsunami sirens will be tested. the sirens were installed from mess da dare owe to pacific a two months ago. federal office of emergency management says it will be tested at full volume. it's scheduled to last three minutes at 10:00. >>> the owner is sharing his vision for the future of one of the city's best-known events. he's casey wasserman of the ceo and talent management company. he bought the money for an undisclosed amount of money from aeg. you'll hear city officials thoughts about the event. >> he says it's to be fun and clean. there will be post race improvements to make sure everybody is safe. >>> while the oakland a's get ready for their playoffs against detroit, they're trying to convince the a's

are slowly returning to normal on the uc berkely campus after a power outage, and explosion triggered a campus wide blackout, power has been restored to many buildings, but some are still relying on generators to supply electricity. monday's explosion was triggered by the theft of copper ground wire from the university's electrical system. >>> there will be new company in charge of the beta breakers next year. wasserman has bought the rights from aeg. they plan to increase participation, which has slumped in recent years. he also acknowledged that steps need to be taken to improve safety, and also, prevent neighborhoods in the city from being trashed. >>> no blue angels or navy ships, but there will be fireworks at flight week. it kicks off friday in san francisco. but the navy show has been scrapped because of the sequestration cuts. business workers decided to put on a fireworks show every saturday night in october. >> our events start this saturday night, and continue every saturday night in october. at 6:00, we start with music at the bay end of the peer. we have fireworks at 8:30. >> pier 39 businesses are hoping people turn out for the wharf f

the buildings it's the people. >> reporter: thieves stole cooper wire from a remote underwire volt. it flattened a normally round power cable. the uc electrical crews thought they had repaired the damage, a explosion happened last night. two hours later as power was being restored, a power vault exploded injuring five. >> we do not yet know whether the damage done by the theft of the cooper wire was the cause of the explosion. >> reporter: the thieves are directly responsible, civilly and criminally to those injured. >> i know that our police department is going to leave no stone unturned. >> reporter: all for just a few feet of cable worth $3.20 a pound. tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> a 19-year-old man from san francisco is in custody. police arrested page at about 6:00 last night after he was identified as the suspect. the shooting happened last saturday night in antioch. 24-year-old bragg of brentwood was killed, another man was wounded. the suspect is being held at the county jail in lieu of $2 million bail. police have not said what led to the shooting. >>> san mateo police are asking for the public's help in identifying bank robbe

. >>> uc berkeley police are warning students and faculty to be on alert after two women were robbed on campus. the robberies happened last week, the first near the beverly clearry housing building oxford street, where a woman says a gunman took her purse. the suspect in the first robbery is african-american, about 1 years old. 5'11" inches tall, about 170 pounds. the second suspect also described as african-american, 30 to 35 years old. and 150 pounds. anyone with information is asked to call berkeley police. >>> eight students who attended a san jose charter school are being held back because their credits won't transfer. they have been told the campbell union school district won't grant any credits for their work. not even p.e. students who transferred to school districts other than campbells have been apart the full or partial credit for their classes. >>> there is new information about the red cross workers who were kidnapped in syria. the red cross says three workers have been released. officials say the eight workers were traveling with armed guards when gunman stopped their convoy and took them hostage. it is unclear who is responsible for the absolute deductions. >>> wh

buildings. the fire broke out yesterday during the hot, dry and windy conditions. it's about 50% contained. investigators are looking into the cause of a wildfire on the campus of ucmaged a grove of redwood trees. it took firefighters six hours to put out the fire in an open area near helder drive and meyer drive. it was reported overnight around 3:15 in mornting. the fire burned an acre of cut grass before spreading into a groan of redwood trees. there was no damage to any buildings. no one was hurt. investigators believe a campfire on the ground or a hollowed out tree stump may be to blame. >> former president jimmy carter is in oakland tonight for habitat for humanity patriots. >> that's's one of the primary things that all people on earth are equal and a basic human right. is to have a place to live. >> he and his wife have been building homes in different cities. they celebrate their 30th anniversary with new homes in san jose and oakland. the homes in oakland going up tomorrow. on tuesday, he will b in east san jose helping elders and veterans reolder homes. country newsic stars garth brooks and tri sha yearwood helped welcome him to the bay area as well as

the building was destroyed. a couple were hurt. they need to see evidence suggesting negligence. >> it's 6:54. students and teachers at one school are protesting a planned visit by new uc president janet napolitano. napolitano is set to speak to students at oakland tech high school later this week. organizers say they don't want her on campus. they are gathering signatures for a petition calling for her removal as uc president. they say her work as a former homeland security secretary makes her a poor fit. >> in san francisco today an old hotel is coming down to make way for a brand new hospital. the california pacific medical center is holding a ceremony to celebrate the demolition of a hotel. a new seismically safe hospital will take the hotel's place near the corner of van ness and geary. construction on the new hospital is scheduled to start in june and should be ready in 2019. >> speculation is swirling about what yahoo! ceo is going to do with her purchase. it's palo alto's oldest funeral home. marissa meyer is the new owner of the funeral home. it's located on more than an acre of a corner on middlefield road. it's about a block east of meyer's home. sources tol

uc-berkeley today after that power outage and explosion disrupted parts of the campus a few nights back. the university brought in some generators yesterday to provide electricity to the affected buildings. the authorities say monday's outage was connected to the theft of copper wiring and they believe that it is related to the underground explosion that happened just a couple of hours later. >>> bart and its unions go back to the bargaining table today. that's as the october 10 deadline looms when the bay area could see another strike on october 11. anne makovec is live at the walnut creek station with more on where the two sides stand. anne. >> reporter: more anxiety here at this bart station because the deadline is on the 11th. both sides are back at the table today. >>> reporter: the sounds of trains rolling is not to be taken for grant as bart and the unions prepare to discuss a new proposal today. here's where negotiations have the do end the two sides so far. on august 10 the union was requesting a 21.5% raise, then 17% by mid-september. they won't say where the latest proposal stand now but the last proposal bart has put forth gives a 10% raise. if an agreement is not reached by

uc berkeley. this is the generator that exploded. work crews pulled it out of the ground late this afternoon. it's trashed. they're now installing temporary generators that will restore power to some of the buildings that are still in the dark. >> the other buildings of the 11 that will remain off the campus grid until we have a full understanding of what the damage was and can fully assess it, we don't want to reconnect it for fear we may bring everything crashing down once again. >> university is hoping the temporary fix will last until students get back to class. more than 100 classes were canceled today. cal is confirming the explosion is related to a copper theft discovered on campus late last week. >>> new at 6:00, can oakland come up with a way to keep the a's, warriors and raiders, perhaps? the proposed coliseum city project got a big shot in the arm today. city officials announced the company called colony capital led by investor rasheed al malik is leading oakland's effort to redevelop the current coliseum complex into a state of the art multistadium and entertainment center. mayor quan proposed the project last year and would like to see a family-oriented venue that includes two stadium

uc berkeley set to resume. crews have been working around the clock to restore the power through almost a dozen buildings withoutctricity monday night. investigators have confirmed the theft of copper cables from a substation causing an explosion and a power outage all over the campus. five people suffered minor injuries in that explosion. police are still searching for those copper thieves. >>> 7:57. at 10:00 this morning, might want to cover your ears. eightly newly fur bished tsunami sirens -- newly refurbished tsunami sirens will sound. over the past two months, the sirens were upgraded to include voice anointments -- announcements in addition to the warning tones. the emergency test will be at full volume this morning. it's scheduled to last about three minutes. now you know what the loud noise will be about. >> you've been warned. >> yep. >> all right. >>> the family of a murder family in san diego is both angry and they are no shock. coming up in 20 minute, the outrage over what a judge did, why she gave a convicted murderer a cake. >> reporter: we're live in oakland where contract negotiations for b.a.r.