u.c. berkeley theirs have. they take their own radiation monitors on top of the building and they say they see traces of radiation particles, but it's so diffused, barely detectable. state officials say the plume from japan's reactor will reach california today, but it will pose no harmful effects. any radiation that might make it here would are lower than what they are exposed to in their daily lives. >> it's much less than a plane flight. if you go to the clinic and have a x-ray that is much higher that you would be exposed to. >> california has 12 radiation detection monitors scattered around. epa has dozens more that are mobile that will be deployed all over the west coast but every single official on the local, state and national level any radiation that will reach california will not be harmful at all. >>> dozens of people in san jose gathered last night for a vigil to remember the victims of the earthquake in japan. ♪ >> this gathering took place in front of the san jose buddhist temple. they received nu

u.c. berkeley says theirs has.spite the radiation monitors on top of the building there have been traces of radiation particles, like iodine and barium but they say it's barely detectable. state and federal officials say the radiation from japan will reach california today, but at such small levels it will pose no harmful effects. any radiation that might make it here would be lower than what people are already exposed to in their daily lives. >> it's much less than a regular plane flight, if you go to the clinic and have an x-ray, that is much higher radiation you would be exposed to. >> reporter: california has 12 radiation detectors scattered around the state including one.... >> dozens of people in san jose gathered for a vigil of the earthquake in japan. ♪ >> this took place in front of the san jose buddhist temple. they organized the event after receiving numerous calls from community members asking how they could help. >> an opportunity for people to start healing, to start connecting and really think of way

u.c. berkeley helping counterparts in japan. the explosion in unit 2 of the fukushima plant, they knew that previous explosion had destabled the plant. they have been helping to calculate how much sea water is needed. one expert says not to be alarmed at the radiation levels reported and the plant. >> when we talk about the radiation levels which are several times allowable, that is still very low. >> the professor says yesterday's radiation spike reached 800 millirems per hour. >> mayhem in the mission overnight. they are looking for a car involved in the shooting of five people inside a bar. janelle wang is live.

u.c. berkeley. who's specialty is construction practices. has done a good job to give incentives to get prepared. >> to bolt their foundation down to stiffen up the chimney. >> but maybe other communities have put off measures. >> the result is if we had a major seismic event we have less confidence that our buildings would be able to shelter us. >> they sum up the situation, there is no top end on earthquakes but there is limit on what we are willing to spend. in this recession, she sees those retrofit sxchs being pushed off in into the expenditures being pushed off into the future. >> a grieving family was told they have to pay $200 to say goodbye to a loved one. >>> during a time of grief many families will spare no expense at a funeral signing up that is advised. one family just wanted a chance to see a loved one that died alone to say goodbye and couldn't believe they had to pay for that right. here is 7 on your side's michael finney. >> they grew up together in san francisco's chinatown. born just 14 months apart. they were inseparable.

u.c. berkeley had to deal with tree protestors. now there is not protest. the protestors are still on the outside ledge of the fourth floor. lyanne melendez is covering the story from the ground. >> reporter: i can tell you these protestors have been on this ledge four stories up since about 2:00 or earlier than that. the ledge is not that narrow so there is some room where they can walk. i want to show you some pictures we can see them at one point, a good close-up shot of them standing up. six are bound together by pcb pipe. two people have a steel cable around them and they are attached to the urns of that building. at one point, supporters were throwing oranges at them, they were hungry. then they managed to get a backpack and water and food inside up to the protestors. while this was going on, a professor came outside with his entire class on the steps of wheeler hall to show his support. one of the students who is helping these protestors talked about their demands. >> first is democracy and the second to endopresentation by police. >> so to show -- m

u.c. berkeley says the 17 students are doing well. they are not requiring them to come home. >> a new hospital in burlingame will open in may with the capability of with is standing an 8.0 earthquake. no medical center is built with 165 isolaters, base isolaters, each is on supports about 3 million pounds, when the ground shakes, they move up to 30 inches in either direction. >> it will ride up, the concave dish and as the building moves and the weight of the building will drive that puck back to center and back and forth. >> structural engineers say the hospital patients and staff will feel only moderate shaking. >> how would you like to get mid to get rid of your lawn? alameda county wants to get more homeowners to use less water by replacing their lawns with sustainable gardens. they are offering up to $500 for homeowners and up to $3,000 for a multifamily and commercial customer who has make the transition. lawns account for half the water use of a typical home. >> there is an offer. >> today you are getting your water free. >> fi

u.c. berkeley. they'll meet to discuss budget cuts and increased fees. eight students chained themselves to a ledge for several hours yesterday and held large banners in front of wheeler hall. they stepped off the ledge -- or to the ledge to the cheers of other students who gathered on the ground to support them. >> san jose's firefighters union and the city have a deal in place this morning that both say will prevent another round of layoffs. the firefighters union has agreed to 10% reductions in both pay and benefits as well as other concessions and the city has accepted the offer. last year the city laid off 49 firefighters after the union declined to make concessions. the agreement is expected to save the city over $30 million over two years. they will vote to ratify the deal this weekend. >> caltrain is operating under a fiscal emergency this weekend. they had a packed meeting in san carlos. they face a $30 million budget shortfall. the move which the board of directors approved will give leewa

u.c. berkeley ended after university administrators agreed to meet with students to discuss their concernslillian kim was there and has our story. >> the 8th protestor received victory hugs after they came out of the hall. they were bound together with pvc pipe, duct tape and wire. >> it went very quickly. >> do you think you could have stayed there much longer. >> when you fight a cause you believe in, you can do plenty of things. >> it started with nine but one got arrested soon after when they came back in the building. they protested budget cuts for higher education and ongoing fee hikes. students on the ground came to show their support for those perched above. >> we are the foundation of this university and if they keep pushing us to pay more fees, they're going to cut down the amount of kids that attend this school and it's going to be a serious lack of diversity. it's already awful. >> many were prepared for an all-nighter but when news broke they struck a deal with university officials, the crowd erupted in cheers. they agreed to release the students without handcuffs, drop crimin

u.c. berkeley says that 17 students are doing well and not don't have to come back home. >>> a new office in burlingame will open in may of withstanding an 8.0 earthquake. it's built with base isolaters under it. each one supports about 3 million pounds and when the ground shakes, a pair of plates inside allow the building to move up to 30 inches in any direction. >> building will actually lift a few inches in a seismic occurrence because the puck will ride up the concave dish. as the building moves. then the weight of the building will drive that puck back to center and back and forth. >> they say that hospital patients and staff will feel only moderate shaking. >> how would you like to get paid cash to get rid of your lawn? they are launching a new campaign to get homeowners by replacing lawns with sustainable garden. the county is offering up to thousand dollars for homeowners and $3,000 for multifamily and commercial customer that has make the transition. they say lawns account for half the water use with normal lawn mowing and you get paid for it. >> i consider it especially when i g

u.c. berkeley scientists of said the same thing.lilian kim reports. >> reporter: at toyota marin, inventory is dwindling. >> 84, how long does that last? >> the decrease in stock is direct result of the disaster in japan. manufacturing has mostly stopped since the earthquake, and tsunami and nuclear crisis and uncertainty over supplies, many dealerships have raised their prices. >> had some dealers hundreds, some thousands. >> david shapiro is ceo of a car intelligent. they negotiate with dealers throughout the state in an effort to find the best deal. >> for prius, for example, take four weeks ago, someone would call and say i am looking for a blue prius, there would be a dozen to choose from. now, we are finding there is only one or two. >> reporter: even u.s. automakers are affected. the crisis in japan is forcing general motors is halt production of pickup plant. no telling how long the situation will last. critics say they are speculating use the disaster as an excuse to raise prices. >> i don't hold it against them. if they ar

u.c. berkeley are looking for a man they call a sexual predator.nvestigators say he exposed himself to a young woman walking near the life sciences building tuesday night. police say as she tried to run away, the man grabbed her and touched her inappropriately. the woman screamed, drew attention and the man ran away. the suspect is a black male, early 20s, 165 pounds. he was wearing a red baseball cap, a white emblem, a white puffy jacket and jeans. >> keeping caltrain from having drastically to cut service. yesterday the executive director told the committee that he thinks the plan would mean caltrain's board would not need to eliminate weekday service or reduce the number of weekday trains by 45%. the ntsb is meeting with them as well to find a funding plan that will finance caltrain until the 2012 election. the rail operator says it needs to cut $30 million out of its operating budget. >> the ndc recommended approval for new funding for the bart extension project in contra costa county. the construction of an e-bart extension through pittsburg a

u.c. berkeley where is one of places that is monitoring the radiation. what are you hearing? >> the nuclear engineering department here is sending the latest air samples and should be ready in an hour or so. there could be some activity but it would be so tiny it would be insignificant. to break it down, would you find thousands of counts of elements in the area. just basic everyday levels. experts believe that any f may matter reaches here, it may cause those numbers to go out two to ten counts but basically less than 1 percent. that means there is no health risks at all. they will capture rain water to get more detailed results. >> because the rain that comes down is this, that activity down to us. much more efficient way than here. >> we've been seen this map by the nuclear test ban treaty organization forecasting the radiation plume from japan. they called this map very misleading, first of all there is no plume. second of all, you can't project how the weather is going to carry particles and third, it's virtually impossible to map out air particles to sweep across the pa

u.c. berkeley campus building during the protest of education budget cuts. >> shame on you! shame on you! >> police say the takeover at wheeler hall was not violent. the berkeley protest was part of a statewide day of action at schools across california. the day of protests come as washington and sacramento threaten to cut plans and other aid to help students pay for their higher education. >> the san francisco public defender says six narcotics officers may have made false reports about drug arrests at a south of market residential hotel. this surveillance video taken on the fifth floor of the henry hotel in december and january showed an undercover officer entering the unit without consents. they may have committed perjury by lying in court. the police launched their own investigation. the d.a.'s office says it will also be investigating. the officers are being placed on paid administrative leave. firefighters will meet with city officials later today to reveal their offer to cut their own wages and benefits. the union is offering a 10% cut to their pay and benefits to reve

u.c. berkeley has finally ended peacefully. this is what officials promised to do to end it.hey'll meet with students to talk about concerns of increased fees. they held large banners in front of wheeler hall. but when they stepped on to the ledge, the cheers of other students who gathered on the ground to support them. again, they have come down and it's all ended peacefully. >> firefighters union and the city have a deal in place this morning. both will prevent another round of layoffs. the firefighters' union has agreed to 10% reductions in both pay and benefits as well as other concessions. the city has accepted the offer. last year san jose laid off 49 firefighters after the union declined to make concessions. this agreement is expected to save the city about $30 million over two years. the union will vote to ratify the deal this weekend. >> caltrain is operating under a fiscal emergency this morning. its board of directors held a meeting in san carlos. it faces a $30 million budget shortfall. it will give the agency the leeway to raise fares and cut service without goin

u.c. berkeley where is one of places that is monitoring the radiation. what are you hearing? >> the nuclear engineering department here is sending the latest air samples and should be ready in an hour or so. there could be some activity but it would be so tiny it would be insignificant. to break it down, would you find thousands of counts of elements in the area. just basic everyday levels. experts believe that any f may matter reaches here, it may cause those numbers to go out two to ten counts but basically less than 1 percent. that means there is no health risks at all. they will capture rain water to get more detailed results. >> because the rain that comes down is this, that activity down to us. much more efficient way than here. >> we've been seen this map by the nuclear test ban treaty organization forecasting the radiation plume from japan. they called this map very misleading, first of all there is no plume. second of all, you can't project how the weather is going to carry particles and third, it's virtually impossible to map out air particles to sweep across the pa

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u.c. berkeley may not be out after all. private donors come up with millions are dollars to save it. 4:31. thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. state of emergency in hercules where a neighborhood is on the brink after total loss because of a collapsing hillside. eight homes have been severely damaged. engineers believe two of the homes are holding up the hillside but not for long. emergency declaration pave the way for possible state assistance. now, the race against time. >> we need help. we need it soon. >> billy made his plea to the city to adopt a resolution declaring a local state of emergency. this hillside is slowly swallowing up homes and his could be next. >> there is concern as the water drys out the slip plain will worsen. >> the chief says there are two major slides. four homes have been red-tagged and four others were yellow-tagged including the vogel's home. >> i want to be in in that house until i pass away. >> you really shouldn't be in there tonight. my concern is the hill will mo

u.c. berkeley campus. >> looking live from downtown san francisco from southeast, the bay bridge.nother nice and moist morning. isolated showers. rain a pretty good bet on the weekend. which day may be better for the outside. >> already a few early morning accidents. want to avoid getting out there, slipping. a live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza, still pretty quiet, delay lesson free around the bay area. >> a surveillance video from a noor just drug hot spot in san francisco, six officers accused of falsifying police reports about the arrests they made. good morning, everyone. it is thursday morning, right? >> it is. >> you know how it is. 4:31. thank you so much for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. alameda county deputies are searching for an inmate on the loose, and the bigger question: how did he manage to just walk away from jail. terry mcsweeney is live at the jail in dublin with the story. terry? >> 21-year-old returned to jail yesterday about 6 p.m. after a court hearing in fremont 11:00 last night. he was gone. where did he go, how did he get out of her

u.c. berkeley have been helping counterparts in japan and monitoring the situation closely. the explosion in unit 2 came a surprise to them because they knew a previous explosion had destabilized the plant. they want to calculate how much sea water is needed but one expert says not to be alarmed at radiation levels around the plant. >> when you talk about radiation levels which are several times allowable, that is still very low. >> the professor says yesterday's radiation stabbing reached 800 millirems per hour. >>> police are investigating a shooting that injured five people in a bar in the mission district. it happened late last night at 16th and valencia street. shots rang out their the mission bart station and about a block from the popular restaurant. they say one person suffered life-threatening years. all five have been taken to the hospital. there has been two other shootings in the mission district this month. we'll have a live report coming up in the next half hour-hour. >> a man is in custody this morning. a gunman barricaded herself in bank of america branch yes

u.c. berkeley testing shows the presence of iodine and other chemicals that have made their way from japan to the shore here. the pollution also is in the air but good news the iodine has half-life of just eight days. trace levels are so small compared to everyday background radiation they are inconsequential. >> thousand times less than what we normally see in the environment. >>> mike can help us half-life is eight days, is that the amount of time for half of the substance to become inert. that is not very long time. >> three or four days to get from the weather to japan to here. right now it's moving well to our north so it's going to hit north of us. bringing us these record highs, it is warm out this morning. radiation in the form of ultraviolet and infrared and all that stuff is coming and 4:53, as we look down from mount tamalpais. san francisco in the middle and way off in the back, you can see hayward. let's talk about what happened really quick as we set the table for today. new records. this was actually yesterday. napa, santa rosa, san francisco and san rafael, all in the low m

u.c. berkeley has been bought by east coast investors. rsgf friend nada bought the building for $18.5 million. the building at the corner of telegraph avenue and bancroft is home to retail and restaurants like american appeal, chipotlejamba juice, yogurtland and 46 residential units. they want to make the complex more green. >>> a group of 50 high school seniors including six in the bay area will meet with president obama at the white house. they were finalist in the intel science talent search competition. the winner will be announced tonight and will have # hundred thousand dollars reward. among bay area students is evan ordererty of danville who won the national spelling bee in 2007 and aced the national math competition last year. he is waiting college acceptance let and hopes to attend harvard. >>> a man paid a $6,500 credit card bill using all pennies. terry tried to deliver a van load of pennies to several chase branches but each turned him away because space was limited. after several tries, he found a branch with room in its vaul

u.c. berkeley professor was born in japan. he and every engineering person in the engineering department are concerned about the damage of the power plant and release of the radio activity that resulted. the radiation in the control room is 1,000 times higher than normal. he says it's not dangerous but unprecedented. >> more concern is the reasons why radioactivity is so high is observed in the control room. >> he says it's one of japan's first generation nuclear power plants. it has a series of safety features that should have prevented the release of any radiation. >> the reactor is guarded by multiple bayous. this time some of these were broken but we still have barriers in the system. >> he says that is reason radioactivity has been confined to the control room and not the atmosphere. a this point japanese engineers are trying to safely cool the reactor down by releasing steam and slowly pouring coolant into the system. >> they have to do it within a few days at most. so within maybe over this weekend we'll see some major

u.c. berkeley for a principal's program and there is going to be some type of conflict with his schedule for that, and being a teacher, but he's willing to make those sacrifices and put his family on the back burner for 18 months and be a teacher to our kids and we're told that that's not good enough. what would you want to see? him be a principal and then we have kids wanting to be like mr. stewart, noonly -- not only a teacher, but a principal growing up. i want to know if y'all could come to carver just to hear the concerns. whatever's good for you, we will make you at home there. we are family over there. but that's one teacher that we do need to keep on board because he's about the children. he goes to therapists to speak to therapists. he goes out of his way. i mean, i couldn't tell he was married for a while because he's so involved with carver. so, you know, that's all i want to say. i took up over a minute. thank you for hitting the button but it's something i need to get off my heart. president mendoza: thank you. [applause] >> good evening, board, and good evening, everyone. i'm h

u.c. berkeley is looking for a man they call a sexual predator.e exposed himself to a young woman who have walking near the life sciences building tuesday night. police say as she tried to run away, the man grabbed her and touched her ininappropriately. the man ran away. the suspect is described as a black male in his early twenties, 5-10, waking 165 pounds. he was wearing a white baseball cap, a white puffy jacket and jeans. >> governor brown is asking to delay a vote set for today. he's continuing to talk to republicans to convince them to allow a series of tax extensions to be placed on the june ballot. he's short of passing his plan. the governor is talking with lawmakers from both parties but he didn't say how long a delay on a vote might be needed. >> 4:37. careening towards 4:38. mike just couldn't go long without talking about a new round of storms coming our way. >> that's right. let's not let him wait any longer. >> a pretty active pattern the next seven days. it's going to bring us some live rain as the storm track pushes the bulk of it

u.c. berkeley's lee hall. police arrested them one by one as they chanted "no cuts, no fees, and we are doing this for your kids." one student said why he was there. >> they can raise fees 32% every time an economic crisis happens, and those happen every eight years. what's going to happen to our children? that's what this is about. >> there was a big police presence. cal campus police got help from officers at san francisco state. >>> this morning we don't know if two buildings reopened after raids by federal agents. we heard they were going to reopen this morning, we called this morning and no one answered. more than a dozen rooms were raided yesterday as they concentrated on the oaks card club in emeryville. they were looking for people, documents and evidence related to gangs, gambling and money laundering. everyone inside was serged and questioned and then released. >>> new accusations this morning against a former drug detective and a private eye. we are learning the two men may have orchestrated a false

u.c. berkeley lab, a biofuel for cars. altered e-coli bacteria.duce two to three times more than what they're doing right now, they could start thinking about industrial production. the journal nature chemical biology is publishing this report. >> a central valley man faces attempted murder charges after driving 30 miles on the freeway with his wife clinging to the hood of their minivan. she jumped on the vehicle last friday night to try to stop her husband from driving because he had been using drugs. it didn't work. instead he drove all the way to pleasanton while she clung to the windshield wipers and a side mirror. the woman doesn't want her identity revealed. >> i was so cold, i couldn't feel my hands anymore. i didn't even know if i was still holding on. and he started to slow down and i figured that was my only chance i had. so i threw my body off. >> authorities say several witnesses verified that woman's story and police have arrested her husband. >> it's been almost a year since a line drive hit gunner sandberg in the head. the injury le

u.c. berkeley where eight protestors are chained o atop a building. lyanne melendez is following the situation. >> a few minutes ago, as i mentioned before, police declared this an unlawful assembly. they said that if the protestors didn't leave, they would arrest them. now, they have moved in, the police are moving in, as you can see right there, what they did was come in full riot gear. protestors quickly ducked in and decided to block one of the entrances to wheeler hall. right now, they are sitting on the floor of the building, in front of one of the entrants to the building, police have surrounded the protestors. in the meantime. if we can pan up quickly. you can still see those eight protestors up there on the fourth floor of wheeler hall. again this is all getting sort of precarious and the situation very lucid at the moment. we're gunning to come back to you if anything changes. right now, i can tell you, the protestors are trying to confront police. they are sitting down in front of the building blocking one of the entrances. we'll come back

u.c. berkeley hikers accused of spying.ustice department it will be held on may 11th and likely take place behind closed doors. the three were detained in northern iraq along the iranian border nearly two years ago. they have been charged with espionage. two pleaded not guilty in the first session. shourd has been back in the bay area. she has pleaded not guilty in be a sentence sha. >> officials say pg&e misinterpreted pipeline inspection rules for testing for weld problems in older lines like the one that exploded in san bruno. that blast killed eight people, destroyed 38 homes. today san francisco chronicle quotes officials as saying pg&e avoided testing transmission pipelines for weld problems by creating its own weaker safety standards in 2008. the utility decided it would only inspect pipelines that exceeded 10% above standard. one official says he has never heard of a utility doing that. jackie speier says she hopes the government will clamp down on pg&e for devising their own rules. >>> people are declaring victory.

u.c. berkeley engineering team discussed the impact on the power plant. increase of 1,000 times normal radiation in the control room. experts say those levels are not drowsinessly, they are certainly concerned that there is any radiation leak at all. nuclear engineering professor says this type of leak is unprecedented. >> the leak was so gigantic that there is a high probability that the containment and pressure vessel were damaged. so, it should be combined in the containment systems is now leaking into a control room and eventually to the environment. >> the professor says it should take engineers two to three days to cool down the reattacker and avoid any further radiation releases. after the earthquake, the tsunami, biggest wave was a monstrous 23 feet high. you assembling how it compares to a person. it took about seven hours and 30 minutes to travel from japan to hawaii, then another two hours and ten minutes to get to us in the bay area. the area that took the brunt of it, santa cruz. one large surge hit around 4:30 this afternoon. here is the sur

u.c. berkeley. >> we take the mass times ve loss. >> it a rock by a vehicle tire would reach a height of 10ve to come down 70 miles an hour to break the sun roof. >> there is not a chance in the world that an unintentional rock that is lofted up by a vehicle would break a sun roof. >> it would have to be 25 miles an hour, well short of the needed 70 miles an hour. >> he said it's more likely the sun glass was broke due to changes in temperatures or from fatigue. >> in both cases, in my opinion, the car manufacturer has the problem. basically its manufacturer's defense. >> we called bmw corporate. it agreed to replace the sun roof free of charge before we informed them of the professor's findings. michelle is happy and so is bmw. and everything has been resolved with michelle and that she is happy with the way things went with her car. professor tells us it is possible rock could break a windshield with a direct hit but the same scenario is not true for a sun roof since the rock would have to be lofted in the air. >> coming up next, revival of circus de soleil classic. find out what makes th

u.c. berkeley helping counterparts in japan. the explosion in unit 2 of the fukushima plant, they knew that previous explosion had destabled the plant. they have been helping to calculate how much sea water is needed. one expert says not to be alarmed at the radiation levels reported and the plant. >> when we talk about the radiation levels which are several times allowable, that is still very low. >> the professor says yesterday's radiation spike reached 800 millirems per hour. >> mayhem in the mission overnight. they are looking for a car involved in the shooting of five people inside a bar. janelle wang is live. >> yes, police say a car was seen driving away from the scene but they have not released a vehicle description. it happened outside a club. there are half a dozen bullets in the front door and to the restaurant. we want to show this. my, goodness you are just arriving on the scene. did you know this happened last night? >> i receive a call from my cousin. we own and we thought you were here. >> this is popular restaur

u.c. berkeley may not be out after all. private donors come up with millions of dollars to save it.. i'm kristen sze. >> eric: i'm eric thomas. a landslide threatens to destroy eight homes. two of the threatened homes are keeping the other others from sliding even further. amy hollyfield is live in hercules. >> reporter: today's dry weather may create more problems. this hill is being unrelenting in its movement and four homes have been red-tagged, four others have been yellow-tagged and two of the homes are holding up the hillside. some of the homeowners pleaded with city officials to declare a local emergency and help them save their homes. this was agreed to declare the emergency but there is some concern that the hill can't be stopped. >> there is insome concern as the water drys out that the floodplain will worsen and it will let go all at one time. >> reporter: experts say they could make a series of pilings to shore it up but that would cost about $4 million. the homes aren't anywhere near that as they put each plot at hundred dollars. the question is are the homes worth savi

u.c. berkeley, the presence of iodine that have made their way through the jetstream to these shores. is that iodine has a half-life of eight days. levels are so small that they are inconsequential. >> the radiation we do see is extremely small, thousand times less than what we normally see every day in the environment. >> they say they are not concerned and the radiation will be below detectable limits in less than a month. >>> a $320 million construction project is getting underway on the peninsula that will protect the water supply for millions of bay area residents. 19 miles of new pipeline from water from hetch-hetchy will go up to san francisco replacing one built in the 1930s. there will be improvements to a water treatment plant west of millbrae. without the improvements a major earthquake could put large portions of the bay area out of the water service for up to two months, two-thirds of water customers live i outside of san francisco and they will pay 2/3 of construction costs with higher water bills. >> baseball opening day, fed's and good news for bacon lovers. >> kristen

u.c. berkeley's institute of transportation studies director have analyzed current ridership projections.they're unreliable, possibly too high or too low because the formula used is faulty. he won't often an opinion whether it's an example of wasteful government spending but he will say this. >> alternative ways being needed. either we're going to expand highways or we're going to expand airport capacity and increase the number of flights or some combination of these or both a new system such as california high-speed rail. >> the obama administration just gave the rail authority more than $4 million which will go to building the first 45-mile segment in the central valley. heather ishimaru. >> a father says check in the daughter's account and the money goes missing [ ma announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole

u.c. berkeley's institute director have analyzed current ridership projections. they are unreliable. possibly too high or, too. >> low because the formula is faulty. he won't offer an opinion whether the project is an example of wasteful government spending but he will say this. >> an alternative is going to be needed. either we need to expand highways or we're going to expand airport capacity and increase the number of flights or some combination of this. all this such as california high speed rail. >> the obama administration gave the rail authority more than four million dollars which will go toward building the first segment in the central valley. heather ishimaru, "abc 7 news." >> we have a special visitor today. >> lisa is enjoying the morning off. >> yeah. >> mother daughter day. >> she is enjoying it today and who knows what tomorrow will bring. i do. >> you are going to tell us. >> this is a live picture from mount sutro looking back over the city toward the golden gate bridge. isn't that beautiful. a little bit hazy, if you look at the marin headlands.

u.c. berkeley graduates charged with spying on iran. >> the expansion coming to san francisco's popular sundaytreets program. experience the limited edition white collection from air wick. a choice of elegant fragrances, like white lily and orchid, to brighten up your world. add a touch of sophistication to your home, with the white collection from air wick. experience the white collection with a free air wick warmer and other money-saving coupons in this weekend's papers. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> good morning. we beginning your "moneyscope" report with the nikkei average plunging more than 6% today. there's concern the massive earthquake and tsunami caused tens of billions of dollars in damage will also lead to another resection. the central bank put $100 billion in the economy to prevent that from happen. oil dropping below $100 in asia. the disaster temporarily shut down many businesses including three of japan's biggest oil refineries. damaging news from bank of america. a trove of e-mailses that claims it exposes corruption and mortgage fraud at the ba

u.c. berkeley are looking for a man they call a sexual predator.estigators say he exposed himself to a young woman walking near the life sciences building on tuesday night. as she tried to run away, the man grabbed her and touched her inappropriately. the woman's screams drew attention and the man ran away. the suspect, a black male, 5-10, waking about 165 pounds, wearing a baseball cap with a white emblem, a white puffy jacket and jeans. people at ground zero of the tragedy gathered to remember the victims and what happened exactly six months ago. this is the first time many of these neighbors have seen each other since the explosion september 9th. they say it's definitely helped jump start the healing process. eight people were killed, dozens of homes were destroyed and some people that attended are dealing with lasting physical wounds in addition to emotional scars. >> the most hurtful thing to be taken away. the emotions more than the physical. >> it's hard to believe that it's been six months since our very tragic accident happened here in our

u.c. berkeley. >> we take the mass times the velocity at some given time t. >> he calculated a rock loftedir by a vehicle tire would reach a height of 10 or 15 feet. and it would have to come down at 70 to 80 miles an hour to break the sunroof. >> there is not a chance in the world that an unintentional rock that is lofted up by a vehicle would ever break a sunroof panel. >> he says a maximum velocity of a rock coming down would be 25 miles an hour, well short of the needed 70 miles an hour. he said it's more likely the sunroof broke due to the stress caused by changes in temperatures or from fatigue. >> in both cases, i would say that in my opinion, the car manufacturer has the problem. basically, it's a manufacturer's defect. >> so we called bmw corporate. it agreed to replace the sunroof free of charge before we even informed it of the professor's findings. michelle is happy and so is bmw. we're pleased that everything has been resolved with michelle and that she's happy with the way things went with her car. the professor tells us it is possible rock could break a windshield with a dir

u.c. berkeley. >> we take the mass times the velocity of some given time t. >> he calculated a rock lofted vehicle tire would reach a height of 10 or 15 feet. it would have to come down at 70 to 80 miles an hour to break the sunroof. >> there is not a chance in the world that an unintentional rock that is lofted up by a vehicle would ever break a sunroof panel. >> he says a maximum velocity of a rock coming down would be 25 miles an hour, well short of the needed 70 miles an hour. it's more like willing the sunroof broke due to the stress caused by changes in temperatures or from fatigue. >> in both cases, i would say that in my opinion, the car manufacturer has the problem. basically, it's a manufacturer's defect. >> so we called bmw corporate. it agreed to replace the sunroof free of charge before we even informed it of the professor's findings. michelle is happy and so is bmw. we're pleased that everything has been resolved with michelle and that she's happy with the way things went with her car. the professor tells us it is possible a rock could break a windshield with a direct hit. bu

u.c. berkeley. i worke on the "daily cal" there, and i came to washington right after graduation. >> what about your own family? were your parents involved? >> my father comes from aerospace, an engineer, and he is now retired, and my mother was -- raised us. >> how many? >> the was four of us. three -- i have an older brother, a young brother right in a row, and then we have a caboose, my sister, marty who came along 12 years after. >> when did you get interested in journalism? >> i got interested in journalism right in college. i started writing for the school paper, and it never left my blood. in fact, at o point, at berkeley i volunteered for a congressman for a while, and realized this was not for me. >> which one? >> dellums. >> what impact did that have on you? what was that like? >> it just wasn't what i was interested in. i think i am more of an observer than an advocate. i do better at telling stories and observing, and that's what i would like to do. >> what did you see at berkeley? anyon

u.c. berkeley's wheeler hall late last night.ome of them listened but about 16 or so people stayed behind. police arrested them one by one as they chanted "no cuts, no fees and we are doing this for your kids." one student told us why they were there. >> they can raise fees 32% every time an economic crisis happens, and those happen every eight years. what's going to happen to our children? that's what this is about. >> there was a big police presence. some officers came from san francisco state to make sure the protests didn't get out of hand. >>> we have an update this morning on the breaking news we reported for you yesterday. the fbi raided several east bay card rooms and it appears they are not open this morning. we called artichoke joes in san bruno and the oaks card club in emeryville but nobody answered. there were reports they would reopen again last night. they were two of more than a dozen card rooms raided by the fbi yesterday. agents were looking for gangs, gambling and money laundering but no one was arrested during

u.c. berkeley has ended peacefully.students chained themselves to a ledge on a building to protest state education cuts yesterday. students on the ground rallied and cheered them on. after seven hours the chained protestors agreed to come down when officials agreed to a meeting between students and the chancellor. let's get an update now on the friday light commute. frances? >> friday light except for this new accident just reported near the toll plaza. here's a shot of the span looking westbound. they're saying it's right near the toll plaza, an overturned truck blocking one of the lanes. we'll keep you posted on this one. also we have no slow spot, north 101 heavy from hellier up to tully where there's a big rig carrying an oversized load kind of stuck on the off-ramp. eric? >> frances, thank you very much. when we come almost everything irritates my skin. (announcer) gold bond ultimate soothing fragrance free lotion. soothes red, irritated skin. fragrance free gold bond ultimate soothing. (together) this stuff really

u.c. berkeley has 17 students and they are not being asked to home comb home. >> the quieting trend even though afternoon. upper 50s to low 60s. heavy rain and cooler friday through the weekend. >> it's going to 24 westbound in orinda. let's take a look at walnut creek. do you know what's in your spread ? in land o' lakes spreadable butter with canola oil there are just three natural ingredients. delicious sweet cream, canola oil and salt. nothing hidden nothing artificial. spread pure, natural goodness straight from the fridge. discover land o' lakes spreadable butter with canola oil. land o' lakes, where simple goodness begins. ♪ >>> i like that music. it's kind of -- gets you going. >> and we have an upbeat story to get us moving. >> we do. >> two miraculous survivors. these teens were both struck by lightning. hit them on a clear day. but they survived. and they're here to talk about that day and their road to recovery. just an incredible story. >> it really is, george. >>> and look at this. one wedding dress is from a pricey boutique. the other is from costco. yeah. can you tell the differ

u.c. berkeley. cal's athletic director says she's hopeful the program will be reinstated.ave the university millions annual annually. >>> the time is now 10:27. weather and traffic is coming up after this. ♪ have a good daisy ♪ eat well, live long ♪ have a good daisy, work out, get strong ♪ ♪ when you need a lift, just sing a song ♪ ♪ and have a good daisy ♪ have a good daisy with a natural treat ♪ ♪ have a good daisy, healthy foods to eat ♪ ♪ when you want some joy, dance to the beat ♪ ♪ and have a good daisy [ female announcer ] enjoy the fresh, 100% natural choice in cottage cheese. ♪ have a good daisy ♪ have a good daisy >>> good morning to you. welcome back. the time now is 10:29. we are still on pace to see 80-degree temperatures across the bay area today. right now, we've got the 60s and 50s leftover. breezy conditions will make it feel more comfortable this afternoon when our daytime highs hit the 80s and upper 70s. 62 in san ma today oe. 65 in santa rosa. 56, more mild the closer you are to the bodies of water, that will be cooler areas today. 79 in redwood city.

berkeley. they're angry over state cuts to the u.c. system and also rising costs. several students even got on a ledge outside of one building. they came down after talks with school officials. it was the second-straight day of protests, in which nearly 20 people have been arrested. >>> after a 41-year ban, the rotc is coming back to harvard university. the school banished the program in 1969, during the height of the protest against the vietnam war. now, the about-face is due in large part to the military's repeal of the ban on gays serving openly. the deal to formalize rotc's return to harvard will be signed today. >>> northwestern university has launched an investigation, now, into one of the most raciest and also most popular professors. during a lecture on kinky sex, the instructor allowed a couple to engage in a live sex act, using a motorized sex toy. it was all in front of dozens of students. the professor insisted he warned students telling them, if you stay, don't complain later. >>> well, more good news on the remarkable congresswoman, gabby giffords. am