they are out on a ledge at uc berkeley.ey're sporters and campus officials are watching very carefully -- their supporters and campus officials are watching very carefully. we have seen some things change. just about 20 minutes ago when we were showing you a live picture at uc berkeley we saw the protesters unfurl a red banner. you can barely see the corner of it. if we can show you a larger look of what's happening. there are many dozens of people on the ground in frontof wheeler, they say they support the protesters who are on the ledge. let's go to john sasaki. tell us more about what the protesters are demanding. >> reporter: let me point up to the roof there, you can see feet hanging off the ledge. that's 60 feet from the air. that shows you how close they are to the ledge and how dangerous this effort is. hundreds of people here out just watching and supporting these students who are up there protesting. what they are protesting is all the budget cuts and the according fee hikes and the cuts in basic classes and the i

the uc president has asked all 10 schools and the uc medical centers to make cuts totaling $500 million. the smaller schools like ucsf and santa cruz will have to cut about $30 million, but the bigger schools like berkeley and ucla will have to cut over $80 million. each school will present their proposed cuts to the regents who will make sure they are responsible plans under the circumstances. >> what we will hear today are a series of scenarios that take into account the current cut and we will see how it will play out in each campus, what programs we would have to cut. what services we would have to cut, and how each campus will adapt in this new future we are are facing. >> reporter: the uc regents are paying close attention to what is happening in sacramento where the state assembly and senate scheduled a 1 p.m. vote. governor brown wants the legislature to approve a june special election where voters will be asked to extend sales, vehicle and income taxes so the budget cuts won't be as severe. even if the extensions are approved, the uc system will see $500 million in cuts, but th

the uc president has asked all 10 schools and the uc medical centers to make cuts totaling $500 million. the smaller schools like ucsf and santa cruz will have to cut about $30 million, but the bigger schools like berkeley and ucla will have to cut over $80 million. each school will present their proposed cuts to the regents who will make sure they are responsible plans under the circumstances. >> what we will hear today are a series of scenarios that take into account the current cut and we will see how it will play out in each campus, what programs we would have to cut. what services we would have to cut, and how each campus will adapt in this new future we are are facing. >> reporter: the uc regents are paying close attention to what is happening in sacramento where the state assembly and senate scheduled a 1 p.m. vote. governor brown wants the legislature to approve a june special election where voters will be asked to extend sales, vehicle and income taxes so the budget cuts won't be as severe. even if the extensions are approved, the uc system will see $500 million in cuts, but th

>> all right, anne makovec live at uc-berkeley. thank you, anne. >>> well, the search is on for an inmate who escaped from a jail in alameda county. the 21-year-old man was reported missing around 11:00 tuesday night from the santa rita jail. he was last seen five hours before that returning from the fremont courthouse. the sheriff's department says somehow he made it to the area of the jail where inmates are released. he is facing stolen vehicle and pursuit charges. >>> the third and final day of the national transportation safety board hearings on the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion will start any minute now in washington. let's go to christin ayers in the cbs 5 newsroom with a look at today's witness list. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and looking at today's agenda, we have engineers and pipeline experts on the witness list. they are going to talk about pipeline technology and if we can go ahead and take a live look into the room now, it looks like things are under way. the board now questioning some of those pipe

at the uc campus in berkeley. uc police investigated a 70 year-old student was using this pathway and notice the issue was being followed. investigators said that this and she got over the bridge she noticed a man exposing himself. she turned and tried to get a way the man grabbed her. custer, in a properly she screamed. he touched her-and a properly. the suspect is black, early 20s, fan begin build. with a red baseball cap and a black jacket. and a medium-build. uc-berkeley is going to beef up patrols, and also speak with local authorities on if this physical description is meeting any outstanding crime. >>pam: 41 year-old quarter holbrook of livermore was arrested in howl for homicide. the victim remains on known programs of to the hospital and that hospital does not have a trauma ward so the victim was transferred by ambulance to castro valley. he died of his step wounds. police in the altercation started on first street near the 580 on ramp. they traveled down and ended up on hold for st. the suspect even.. an

uc workers called the latest round of budget cuts simply too much. a new poll adds a new twist. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is bay area news at 7:00. >> good evening. it is wednesday, march 16. i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> just one hour ago japanese army helicopters began dumping water on the nuclear power plant damaged in last week's tsunami pier almost six days had passed and rescue teams are now getting to areas devastated by the quake and tsunami. the death toll is estimated at 10,000 people. they hope that the helicopters dumping sea water from above can finally cool the reactor. health adventist editor john fowler begins with the latest. >> reporter: for the first time experts are mentioning the possibility of death as radiation doses accumulate. >> the ones that magi may not be immediately -- that may die may not be the ones immediately working on the reactor. >> reporter: beheaded the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission's he said all of the cooling water was gone -- the head of the

live uc-berkeley, jonathan blum, kron 4 news. >>pam: limning service cuts with station closing looming serving cucosts dozens of commuters pleaded to maintain that the current level of service. the board is required to have a to clear of the state of emergency. >> the underlying region, the structural region is that caltrain has a dedicated source of funding. the only transit agency that does not have a dedicated four of our revenue. source of revenue. gamow's the idea on the table for putting this dedicated revenue with a regional tax from the voters. commuters will find out exactly what that could be. if (music) >> we are drying out this evening. today, tomorrow, nothing short on our radar. nothing showing up on our radar. whit 60 degrees in oakland. 61 and some of a of redwood city, and currently low 60s. as we take to overnight it looks like we are going to cool into the 40's. dry weather tomorrow. saturday. dry on saturday during the day, however on a saturday night, it is going to be a little bit wet. we will be right back.

uc-berkeley students ending up in cuffs after a rally over budget cuts is heated.campus, where 1 people were arrested last night. anne, good morning. >> reporter: that's right. three of them waking up in jail this morning and headed for court. things are very calm this morning outside of wheeler hall on the campus of uc-berkeley but a very different story last night. let's take a look at these pictures. now, most of the demonstrations, i do have to point out, were peaceful. this is all part of a national day of action protesting the increasing cost of a college education. hundreds gathered at wheeler hall and then they moved inside the building around 9:30 last night officers warning them that the building was going to be closing at 10 p.m. at 10. , the officers came in and a-- at 10 p.m., the officers came in and arrested the 17 people who refused to leave. overall the demonstrations were described as nonviolent but impassed. >> hell no, we're not taking the budget cuts whoever they come from because they are not going to give us any future in california unless we

one to try and protest the budget cuts that have been happening for the uc school systems. the disciplinary actions against student who is have protested, and they also say that they want to have students and union members at the table to discuss any future cuts. they're hoping to get a meeting with the chancellor and they're hoping to find out if that's going to happen in the next hour. meanwhile we'll be out here, a lot of confuse here by students and a lot of mixed feelings, but so farther just opening that the people who are up there -- but so far they are just hoping that the people who are up there on the ledge will be safe. >>> we want to show you today's protest following the arrest of 17 protesters at that same wheeling hall last night. protesters say demonstrators linked arms and refused to leave the hall after it closed at 10 clock last night and they ended up being cited for trespassing -- closed at 10:00 last night. several are being cited for -- >>> and we're taking a look at a new year's eve drug bust. prosecutors today dropped that case because two of the of

mostly from uc berkeley and other agencies. they are here facing off with protesters here on the steps and surrounding the -- front of wheeler hall. they are in support of the eight people on the ledge 60 feet off of the ground. and, they are here primarily protesting of what they are doing is arguing against the one r $1.4 billion in cuts coming to the uc system because of such dire straights in sacramento right now. the chancellor sent a message through one of his vice chancellors and he said that basically he supports the message of these students because he certainly does not want to see cuts to the higher education system in the state either. but he is as this is simply too dangerous. he wants thosey protesters to come back down. so far that is not happening. protesters have made demands. they want to meet face-to-face with him and these folks will support them as long as they can. it it got hairy here when the officers move inside. we saw students pepper spray in their eyes, they were washing that out t. has been recently

the uc regents are meeting today to discuss how to deal with $500 million in state funding cuts. these workers are here to tell university, don't balance the budget on our backs. these protests are happening at 10uc campuses today. custodians, service workers and even students say they have already seen massive layoffs, temporary positions have been slashed, and now their retirement age may be raised and pensions cut. one custodian told me it's too much to bear for the university's lowest paid workers. >> we already are living on the edge of our poverty. we already are in poverty. we are living like what we call it hanging by a thread because we are already struggling to make ends meet. and with this new cuts that they are presenting to make on us, like making us retire at age 65 with a physical work as a custodian, i don't know if i'm going to be able to do it. >> now, workers went before the board today to tell them the cuts should come not from them but from the highest paid workers including top executives who are looking at bonuses that they say have in the been cut. some of

recording live from uc berkeley, abc 7 news. >> okay thank you. tokyo stock exchange opened an hour after the third explosion. it sent a chill through the market to be sure. the average fell 6 percent in the first 2 hours. finished down another 12 percent. that is 17 percent loss in just two days. >>> well many bay area resident who were in japan during the earthquake now back home. some returned on schedule. others cut the vacation short. lillian is in the news room that part of the story tonight. lillian? >>reporter: dan, people we spoke to were eager to get back home. place nothing like they have ever felt and the experience they say was terrifying. about hugs lasted a bit longer and tears flowed more freely. passengers on flight from tokyo arrive in the bay area relieved and emotiona emotional. >> there was just so scary over there. >>reporter: they had just arrived in tokyo when the earthquake hit. the vacation was supposed to last 3 weeks. three days into the trip they decided to go home. they say they were scared something bad was going to

hundreds of people gathering outside of wheeler hall here at uc-berkeley. and then they moved inside wheeler hall at about 9:30 last night sheriff's officers and campus police warned them that the building was going to be closing in a half hour and then at 10 p.m., they came in and arrested the 17 people who refused to leave. overall, though, the demonstrations were described as nonviolent but impassioned. >> the governor is trying to cut away the future of public education for millions of students in california. >> reporter: and there were protests going on yesterday as well in san francisco other states. locally, san francisco state and san jose state university also participated and there was a set of issues down at san jose state, as well. apparently, some protestors were blocking the faculty parking lot during the day of action. we haven't heard of any arrests going on there. again, three protestors from uc- berkeley expected to be in court this morning. sydnie. >> but all quiet now. >> reporter: yes. >> thank you very much, anne makovec at uc-berkeley

she attends uc riverside spent three days searching for any signs of her family. they flif a small fishing village where more than half of the residents are missing and feared dead. she'd lost hope until receiving a message about a you tube video. >> my friends called me and he she said i watched the news p maybe, i think... it's your sister. she said they all survived and said please tell my younger sister we all survived. >> what a relief for her. she is now using the internet to try to let her relatives know she's seen the message and thankful for thinking of her while dealing with this tragedy. >> california state university system decided to pull all students out of japan. there is part of a study abroad program. the is tim still debate wlg to call students back home. >> let's start out with california state university system. there are 45 students and about 55 were waiting to travel there, all that have has been suspended. the chancellor said in a memo, quote leaving our students in this situation is not a risk i'm willing to take. san francisco state has 12

>>pam: back live, a growing demonstrations the campus of uc-berkeley.um is live with the latest. jonathan? >>reporter: pam, one of these protesters the chancellor of the university has been compromising. there has been something put on the table. and indicating that there could be a settlement. they are not very happy. below, on the steps of where all the police and the city of berkeley are maintaining a perimeter. protesters are sitting down. encouraging police to arrest them. this is a very small fourth floor ledge those protesters are negotiating with officials trying to demand to get them down. they are chanting. even making posters, " in rhetoric. with full riot gear. kron 4 news will return in one moment. >>pam: our live coverage of uc-berkeley. nearly 1000 protesters have gathered. several have gathered all the fourth floor ledge of wheeler hall protesting the price of rising public education. this protest has been going on for several hours index was started last night. negotiations currently under way between staff. catherine has information on

uc president says such drastic cuts would also lead to layoffs and reduced enrollment. now regents wrapped up their three day meeting today in san francisco, but it will be a few months before any budget decisions are made. >>> uc workers picketed in san francisco and berkeley yesterday. they say the university has failed to fully fund their pensions. and they say a proposed increase in employee health care premiums would work out to a 10% pay cut. >> i like working for uc, but i'm tired of seeing the executives vote themselves bonuses while they're asking the lowest wageworkers to take cuts. >> some californians may not be sympathetic for public employees. a new field poll shows 42% of voters think public pensions are too generous. still 50% of people surveyed said they would not take away collective bargaining rights from public employees. >>> jp morgan chase is testing an increase in fees for people who use its atms who are not chase customers. now the bank is charging all out of network users $4 to use its atms in texas and $5 in illinois. that's up from $3. and if

coming up a tense situation at uc-berkeley. we will tell you what happened to those protesters overnight. alive look outside. kron fours yoli says it looks good but there's a chance it can back up. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] hey michelle, whatcha doin'? i'm serving delicious athenos hummus to my friends. i've got -- [ male announcer ] that's great. let's see what yiayia thinks! you dress like a prostitute. did she just call me a pros-- [ male announcer ] noooo, yiayia would never do -- prostitute. [ male announcer ] never mind that, michelle. at least yiayia approves of you serving athenos hummus. mmmmmm! because only athenos is made the greek way, with 100% olive oil. athenos. maybe the only thing approved by yiayia. >> mark: coming up of 5:00 a.m. and emotional scene as the protesters chained themselves on the uc-berkeley building. >> darya: caltrans finished there werweek-long work on the bridge this morning. >> mark: all eyes are on the unemployment numbers what economists are saying coming up. >> james: 5:00

>>pam: the uc-berkeley walking paths sexual assault near center at oxford street. haazig madyun was on the uc campus today to give you an up close to of what happened. >>reporter: 17 year-old student walking alone. along this path at the uc campus. this happened right before 11:00 p.m. tuesday night. you can see that right in the middle of the day these tall trees can hide this section from the bridge and plain view. campus police say that this was here when she approached the bridge of the students could sense something following heart. she reached the other side, turned around and falling- her and he was exposing frohimself. the man grabbed her, and sexually assaults occur before getting away and she screamed for help. university police say that he is a black male, early 20s, 5, 10 and a fan and- medium build with a red baseball cap and a black jacket. in response, with increasing patrols university police said that walking officers are beefing up presence along this pass. on the campus, haazig madyun kron 4 news. >>pam: warren of the sexual assault is starting t

uc-berkeley researchers detecting fallout from the japanese reactors. good evening on this wednesday. thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. jessica is off. we begin with developing news. those reports about radiation in the food and water supply are no longer limited to japan. it's now in our own backyard. researchers at uc-berkeley announcing their discovery this evening. let's bring in nbc bay area's cheryl hurd who joins us with late-breaking details. first, what's tainteded? is there any type of warning at this stage? >> reporter: well, we're talking about tap water and milk. and there are no warnings tonight. but the trace levels of radiation found in tap water and milk are very, very low. but trace levels have been found in 14 states including spokane, washington. but for scientists' point of view, this is big news. scientists here at uc-berkeley have made a new discovery. >> we bought milk from our neighborhood store here. and we started to measure it. and as of last night, we see small amounts of iodine even in our milk. >> reporter: sounds sca

today some uc students decided to take their fight on the floor. carol han caught up with them. >> reporter: they've stood on the ledges at uc berkeley, plunged in the snow at penn state. even inflated a giant gorilla in seattle. they are the faces of the financial aid movement. and uc students are helping to lead the fight. >> we are so so angry that we are baring the burden of budget cuts. >> reporter: today they headed to capitol hill with an in your face question. where's the funding. the house voted last month to slash it for the pell grant program. every pell student would lose about $850 and about 1.7 million would become ineligible for federal aid. some uc students say it's funding they really need. >> i'm a single mother of three. i greatly depend on that. it's $845 are gone. i have to decide am i going to pay rent, feed my children or am i going to slash my education. >> reporter: the point of this gathering is to -- the senate is not in session this week. >> it is very upsetting. >> no matter what we're here. >> reporter: and determined

we're at the plaza at uc berkeley. this protest is just getting underway. a few dozen people as this crowd steadily continues to glow. the day of action is not just -- 20 20 -- to grow. sonoma state is kicking off an action and at st. james park a rally is getting underway. events are continuing today and they began early in the morning. >> no teacher layoffs! >> reporter: that was scene at oakland high this morning. before school started, teachers and students held signs to passing cars trying to raise awareness. >> the message is we've been cut to bone already. last year our music program was shut down at oakland high. this year they are threatening counseling. they are threatening, not replace our lie bay area bay areaian -- librarian. we're looking at higher class sizes. we can't run this. >> reporter: just about an hour ago, the oakland unified school district and several students at oakland high walked up-to- the-minute. >> if we just stay in class, it's not go -- it's not gonna mean anything. if we walk out, it will have -- it will be kind of like a

uc where the power plant is. as we going for a closer look you could see the city one of the hardest-hit cities because it's so close to the epicenter. the power plant rig along the coast, that it was very hard hit by the tsunami waves as well. there is a 90 mi. ramp around the power plant which is the no- fly zone. there are numerous neighborhoods in very close proximity to the power plant. people who live in neighborhoods have been told to get out. you could see the power plant to, you could see it numbered reactors. all four reactor units have had some problem or another. the bourse's recent problem happening in the number for reactor, two fires taking place. they're struggling to keep the reactors school. the one saving grace, they are located along the pacific coast which allows them to use the water to essentially drench the out side of those reactor containment units tried to keep the reactors school because they have no electricity. as you can see the setting for the power plant is quite urban. there are

cheryl hurd live from the uc berkeley campus.uld be some significant progress here, if the chance lor would agree to meet with the students if they leave that fourth story ledge. we will continue with this story throughout the night and have a complete update at 11:00 tonight. >>> let's switch gears and talk about the rest of the week. jeff. >> we have a break here of some clearing coming our way. a look here towards the east bay towards san francisco and some clearing weather. clearly here the bay area is on defrost here from saturday when temperatures were in the 40s to 50s and mid-60s that occurred today even including san jose. we're also following fog across the golden gate bridge. if you travel into the north bay, that is something you want to be concerned visibilities could be a quarter-mile less tonight. sunny conditions and temperatures even warmer than today. high pressure building in from the south, keep things in the 60s. by saturday night we reintroduce the chance of rainfall, does not look like a big system. as we h

and uc berkeley is gather signs of radioactivity at its department. trace amounts of radioactive iodine and other chemicals were reported. the elements do not naturally occur and are assumed to have originated from the talk -- fukushima site. >> cleanup crews stayed on shore after the storm churned up the waters in santa cruz harbor, eight days after the tsunami from japan sank 14 boats and damaged others. officials estimate the tsunami caused $25 million worth of damage. >>> the next storm front is on its way. when will it hit and where? meteorologist leigh glaser knows. she is coming up. >> mike: march madness continues, third-round action for the men and first round for the women. >> alan: we have some pictures of the hail that came down, sent in by abc viewers. jeff sent us this one showing a hail-covered intersection in albany. there's washington avenue in richmond. might need to chain up just to get down the street. this is a backyard in albany, covered with a fresh coating of hail. all this video is the kind of stuff that fires if a meteorologi

the uc-berkeley campus. they are tied to an antenna fourth floor of the wheeler halt. to protest budget cuts, and also of the students are criticizing last night's arrests of 17 other protesters. university police are on the the scene. will continue to fall this developing story. >>pam: the golden gate traffic. the first is that that fog! you cannot even see the towers. sec. and north, south is moving fine. sec fothick fog.... live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news >>pam: 4:30 investigators are piecing together a puzzle amanda and managed to escape from the alameda county jail. 21 year-old also known as ramirez was being processed into the facility after attending a court date. hot a theft charge. somehow, he was able to get through six security doors.

a friend were walking across the street in a crosswalk when she was hit and trapped underneath the uc shuttle bus. her friend says she had to bang on the bus to get the drivers attention. >>> a soldier from san jose was killed over the weekend in afghanistan. the defense department says 31- year-old staff sergeant mark c. wells died after he stepped on a hidden bomb. he leaves behind a wife who is eight months pregnant and their two-year-old son. family friends shared a message from the fallen soldiers parents. >> they write we loved him very, very much. please keep your family -- please keep our family in your prayers. >> a military funeral is planned for march 17th in arizona. >>> tonight the antioch city council is expected to arizona prove a police contract at the center of controversy. the complaints are coming mostly from antioch's public works employees. their union claims the city is giving the police union a sweetheart deal while driving a much harder bargain with its workers. >> we told them we will do exactly what you want close to what you want as long as we get a commitme

taught here at uc berkeley for years. now, he went to japan last week to arrange to bring back a japanese singer to the campus in order to give that person an award. he was supposed to come back on friday, but the earthquake changed everything. >> the train was jerking left and right and we -- everybody in the car thought we were about to derail. i think all of us were trying to keep calm, but some of the younger girls were screaming and -- >> reporter: it would have taken just about 15 more minutes for the superfast express train to get uc berkeley professor duncan williams to the tokyo airport, but that's when the quake hit. >> it stopped running and we were stuck on there, there were some people that were injured. >> reporter: some people were able to get information and view video from their computers and that's how they began to realize just how serious this earthquake was. >> communication was definitely one of the first things that we were thinking about, in addition to once we were at that station, can we get food

system. >> we are the students. >> governor brown is recommending reducing funding for the uc system by $500 million. if the proposed budget goes through, it will be the first time ever the uc students will pay more for their education than the state does. >>> the race for san francisco's mayor has another name on the list. david chu announced his plan to run for mayor. >> this campaign is not about the past. for that matter rs it's not about the now. it is about the future. it is about how we're going to come together. >> it's about how i -- >> chiu is the latest person to enter the mayor's race. other people include leeland yee and bevon, pier, and tony hall. the election is set for this november. >>> gene is part of a group creating innovative ways for the school to prison line. mayor was part of an organization today. members talked about what elected officials, school, nonprofits, and the community can do to reduce the high number of school suspensions and expulsion. they also discussed ways to keep children in school with the help in gaining the skills needed to graduate. >>> c

stanford opening the women's ncaa tournament hosting uc davis at maples. condoleezza rice there a professor at stanford long before becoming secretary of state. stanford faces st. john's monday at maple also. 86-59 the final. >>> men's tournament, one more pac-10 team bites the dust. washington and arizona remain. ucla loses to florida. the wcc is now out, too, as gonzaga gets blasted. the battle of underdogs, a 12 seed beats a 13 seed. it took two overtimes, but san diego state advances beating temple. finally, the talk of the tournament, well, a wild ending. pitt and butler. go figure. two game-changing fouls with under two seconds left. and butler sneaks out with yet another close win. >>> brian wilson started camp with a bad back. mri showing a strained oblique muscle. barry goes six innings and gives up two hits. met by three solo homers. cody ross with his third of spring. posey would later get one. >>> the a's facing the white sox. getting a nice day from trevor cahill. gives up one run. ryan sweener adds a homer. oakland wins it. >>> they're not

uc davis, your daughter is an aggie. >> yeah, she is is an aggie but she goes to school there. >> uc davis. see, i don't know where the brains come from in that family. >> just for clarification. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> all right. it's monday, going to be rainy, let's check in one more time. >> it's a very convoluted forecast. that's why we want to go over it one more time. because for the next several days we'll be in and out of the rain. keep that umbrella handy. tomorrow it begins in the north bay, during the morning commute, everybody is wet tomorrow with the heaviest rain between mid-morning and mid- afternoon, tapering off by the afternoon hours. chance of showers wednesday, more showers thursday night. another chance on friday, an unsettled weekend. >> the bearer of good

c p uc then ordered utility to verify the operating line at safe pressures. pg&e will likely have a chance to explain the incomplete filing at march 28 hearing but could still face fines of 1 million dollars a day. >> most important thing that has to happen is pg&e senior leadership at every level feds to wake up every day nervous about what they know and what they don't know about their natural gas pipeline. >> the missing records raise the question of whether pressure in the suspect line should be reduced as precautio precaution. >> we look very closely at pg&e filing from this week to decide whether we need to issue pressure reduction orders today or this week. >> lowering pressure can create hazard of its own they say. >> if you get pressure too low it's not enough to supply to customers and could look at curtailment or worse. if people pilot light start going thut could football very serious consequence. >>reporter: since the rupture new pipeline regulation now in the work at the state and federal level. victims hope that is some good that will come from

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ktvu channel 2 reporter jade hernandez is over at uc berkeley again this morning.

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on the phone, peter hoseman for a uc-berkeley. what can you tell us? we are. about explosions. sends up all types of fearful radar what can you tell us is going on right now. >> caller: the explosion that we are seeing it is a hydrogen explosion. it is because steam, gas release. this release happens because the reduced pressure from the reactor. that is all. at this point, three explosions and 1, unit 3. and in the unit to no. 2. when the oxygen is warm their release at 1.5 around the plant. >>pam: when you speak about the release of radiation the thought of an explosion makes people concerned. is there reasonable concern and that even if it is that a minor level? >> a minor release after the first explosion would be comparable to about one 10th of somebody would get at the chest see tee at the doctor's office. we just ct- exam. and if you can measure that it is not that high at that point. with the two other explosions it could increase. again, just people to understand that the amount of radiation could be measured at this point nothing in california has to be concerned abou

. >>> new at 11:00 after days of waiting and testing at a uc berkeley lab, we know whether radiation from japan is in the rain falling right now across the bay area. cheryl hurd joins us from berkeley with the test results. cheryl. >> reporter: raj, nuclear engineers at uc berkeley are leading the way when it comes to research on radiation from japan, and tonight they say the test results are in. rain here in the bay area is raising concerns. some people worry japan's nuclear disaster will mean radiation levels here will raise to unhealthy levels. >> i have a feeling it will increase, but hopefully it's not too dangerous. >> reporter: measurements are in progress right now in a lab at uc berkeley's campus. >> as of last wednesday we star started to collect air samples. as of friday and saturday we collected rain. >> reporter: an around of clock analysis shows a definite increase in water and air. >> we should not be concerned. the amount of radiation from japan is extremely install and shouldn't cause any problem or concern for us and our health. >> buddy says the testing is importan

. >>> scientists at uc-berkeley are detecting radioactive from japan and some of the tiny particles are falling here in the bay area. let's go to don knapp, he is at the bay area air quality management district in san francisco. they are monitoring our air. >> reporter: they are. just about all the experts we're hearing from are telling us that the radiation from japan is not likely to get to the united states, but if it does, it would be at levels too low to pose any health risks. however, the bay area air quality management district says its measurements show that radiation is not rising above background levels and that suggests perhaps that they are not seeing radiation from japan. the state of california health department is also saying that it would be unlikely that anything would get across the ocean that it would dissipate before it got here but if it got here it wouldn't pose a health risk. yesterday the surgeon general of the united states was here in the bay area at uc-berkeley and was asked about the safety concerns. >> we're exposed to radiation every day in our world, in ou

uc regent. i'm going to urge the senate to take up his nomination as quickly as possible. and vote it down. >> crane says that as a state senator, yee should know that uc employees do not have statutory civil service protection. >>> the wisconsin state capital building was quiet today after a judge ruled yesterday that protesters could not camp out inside overnight. governor scott walker continues to threaten the lay off of 15,000 state workers. these here are pictures of previous protests. they've been staying in illinois, those lawmakers have to avoid making a vote. >>> oakland mayor jean quan says she will name a new city administrator next week. >>> the drug that has been linked to birth defects, also take a look at this. it's a new kind of crime. how the criminals are using twitter in their attack. >>> it's going to happen in just 25 minutes. it's going to happen to tens of thousands of smart phones, computers, tvs, radios, will yours be among them? up next. >>> these are pictures of what m

reporting live on the campus of uc berkeley, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, kraig. >>> 7:07. speaking of flow, let's talk about traffic flow. hey, tara, what's happening in san francisco. >> crews are trying to push that stalled big rig off the roadway. if you take a look at our live camera, you can see the congestion has actually gotten worse off 80 westbound. this is just after you get off the bay bridge. crews are trying to get it to harrison street. we'll monitor the situation for you. >>> and we have another crash in livermore at the exact same location where a sig-alert was issued earlier this morning. we have an accident involving four scars. crews have just moved the vehicles to the shoulder -- shoulder. >>> finally, 101 in san jose, traffic on the right-hand side, northbound as you make your way to the airport, stop and go. >> here's steve. >>> a lot of fog out there. low clouds, breaks in the clouds. even some drizzle. some of that might be holding on for the next hour or so. upper 40s, low 50s of if you are just getting ready to leave, cloudy, mostly clou

uc employees picketed in san francisco as well as berkeley yesterday. they say the university has failed to fully fund their pension. and they say a proposed increase in employee health care premiums would work out to a 10% pay cut. >> i like working for uc, but i'm tired of seeing the executives vote themselves bonuses while they're asking the lowest wageworkers to take cuts. >> however, some california may not be sympathetic to public employees. there's a new field poll that shows 42% of voters think public pensions are too generous. >>> time now 6:27. it is a desperate race against time to prevent a nuclear meltdown in japan. we're going to take you live to tokyo for a run down on the late breaking developments. >> reporter: and what we're learning this morning about the wave that took the life of the young professional surfer. more on that when the morning news continues. >>> top of the morning to you. lucky the leprechaun. general mills ringing the opening bell. they just rang the bell in new york this morning. little bit of the luck of the irish h

they are vowing to stay there as long as they need to in uc- berkeley.e'll have an update at 6:00. >>> we are learning that going out of business doesn't always mean a bargain. and even though it's illegal, some retailers still able to ask for your zip code. how's that? julie watts on the consumerwatch and you're going to begin with a group on getting sued. >> reporter: a lot of people love it and it's hard to resist half off, two for one, many can't resist those online coupons. but if you're among those who forgot to use their groupon before the expiration date, take note. a chicago man is suing because he forgot to use his. he claims groupon expiration dates violate illinois state law. he says a groupon is more like a gift card than a coupon and in illinois, gift cards can't expire for five years. no comment from groupon. but the fine print says the law may require the merchant to redeem your voucher the expiration date. you won't get the deal you intended to. california law says the gift cards can't ever expired. but group upon's policy has yet to be

. >>> scientists at uc berkeley have detected very small amounts of radio active materials. jade hernandez is live at the campus this morning why the experts say it's nothing to worry about. >> reporter: on the sixth floor of this building there are four radiation detectors on the rooftop and this morning those detectors are registering small particles of radiation. nuclear engineering professors say the radiation is so tiny it does not pose any health risks and the only reason they know there is a trace of radiation because of the chemical footprint left behind in the form of an isotope. it's the same radiation you would receive if you went a little higher in the atmosphere. >> if you took a trip from here up to the top of the hill above berkeley, that is about the differential in the background. >> reporter: we spoke to an epa regional manager and continued to touch base with agency that added more radiation detectors on the coast. it did not expect radiation levels which descend on bay area residents to be harmful. they are expected to dilute in the pacific ocean. the sam

a day of action at uc h-berkele. >> college students protesting across the bay area, but at berkeley it's not over. it's happening as we speak. a vocal and somewhat forceful group of protesters upset over budget cuts. our cheryl hurd joining us from campus live at the scene with the very latest. cheryl. >> reporter: that day of action taking place all day long here at uc-berkeley campus and ending here at wheeler hall tonight. at about 10:00 tonight, police telling protesters inside the j to vacate the building. about a dozen people stayed behind. several people did leave. but as you can see, one by one, they were arrested. some of them chanting, "no cuts, no fees." others chanting, "we are doing this for your kids." one student telling me tonight why they are here. >> they can raise fees 32% every time an economic crisis happens. those happen every eight years. what's going to happen to our children? that's what this is about. >> reporter: an interesting sidenote to tonight's protests, there are a lot of police presence and sometimes more police than protesters. many of them from sa

. >>> new this morning a student protest is over at uc berkeley.ind out why students say it is a victory for them. >>> and san jose firefighters give the nod to make some serious sacrifices that will affect them here at work and at home all to help the city. good morning, i'm marla tellez. i'll explain why it is not a done deal yet coming up in my live report. >>> 480 feet tall and counting. the work on the tower of the new bay bridge is ahead of schedule this morning thanks to the weather. i'm christie smith. we'll tell you what's next in the project coming up in a live report. >>> and a live look outside at the south bay this morning. plenty of sunshine to go around on friday, march 4th, "today in the bay." >>> good friday morning, everybody. thank you for joining us. 6:30 now. i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we'll look at the forecast today. finally some nice temperatures. >>> finally some nice temperatures, finally friday. you can get outside to enjoy the beautiful weather for the first part of saturday. it will still be nice. the

live at uc berkeley abc 7 news. >> all right thank you lillian. stay in touch. >> another patient in napa state hospital is accused of vicious attack. charged with sexually assaulting a psychiatric technician then attacking the nurse who came to her aid. vick lee is on this latest string of violent incident there. >>reporter: the attacks happened in the sebingts of the hospital which houses patients who have been committed by their family or through court ordered conservetorship. hospital workers told 7 news that it happened tuesday during the night shift. attack came when psych. tech. initial checked in on the patient. about the nurse agreed to talk about the incident. >> this one psychiatric technician about got assaulted and he tried to rape her. then another staff member, a nurse, came in to help her and she was assaulted. >>reporter: he says 30-year-old jesus bar seclude from other patient because he exhibited bad behavior. >> he's already was at risk for assault and stuff like that. he was dangerous to begin with. >>reporter: he and other so

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. >> the epa's radiation monitors may be more high tech than what is on uc berkeley's roof tops but tell experts the same thick. this sits on tocht bay area air quality management district offices in san francisco western edition. >> words matter. >> u.s. surgeon general tried to calm fears. >> there is no reason to be afraid right now. they're not heading in our direction. >> scientists will get results this evening but they're not expected to say much. results will dprum air measure tomorrow, or following day, that is when and if they hit the west coast. >> thank you very much. and so far no planes entering the u.s. tested positive for raitdation at harmful levels. customs and border protection personnel at international airports are using detectors, passengers may not know they're being tested, in fact. and we're live with the story. >> cargo and mail is being checked and we're seeing it leaving japan and arriving here at sfo because of the risk. u.s. customs agents saying detectors are being used at airports, sfo has equipment to also determined the type of radiation. passengers may

it's going to be the first time in california history uc students pay mer than the state is kicking in. the governor met with student representatives to discuss concerns about these cuts. >> president obama called on american governors not to villify union workers. the president's remarks at the meeting came in response to attempts in wisconsin ask ohio to end most collective bargaining rights. president obama talked about health care and signaled an openness for kons yegss regarding his landmark legislation. saying as long as changes were the goal of the law. >> if your state can create a plan covering as many people as affordably as affordable care act does, without increasing deficit, you can implement that plan. and we'll work with you to do it. >> and california governor jerry brown did not attend today's gathering. >> from governors to mayors, board of supervisors president announced his plans to run for mayor this morning. he made at announcement on the stepgs of city hall. analysts considered him to be one of the stronger contenders and he says woe make job creation and policin

>>reporter: speaking at uc berkeley today the u.s.rgeon general tried to calm fear. >> no reason to be afraid right now because harm fl level based on the experts they are not headed in our direction. >>reporter: well scientist here will get the first results this evening but again they are not expected to say much. real result will dprom air measured tomorrow or the following day. that again is when and if those particle from japan hit the west coast. reporting in berkeley, abc 7 news. >> so far no planes or passengers entering the u.s. today tested positive for radiation at harmful levels. detector like this you are looking at already being used by u.s. customs and border protection and sfo and international airport across the country. passengers may not even be aware in fact that they are being monitored. >> well the nuclear disaster japan is raising new concerns about the california nuclear power supply especially diablo canyon plant. two years ago a fault was discovered just half mile from that reactor. now lawmakers want a safet

aggressively they are trying to get uc to address their demands.p is out here again today. and when we went into the crowd we could see people dabbing their eyes from the pepper spray. some people say they were pushed and kicked by the police. i'm not sure what they actually felt, batons or what, but they were being dispersed. >> thank you. >>> in tonight's another look we ask if you had more money than you knew what to do with it, what would you do with it. how many of you say you would give it away. it is what a hollywood director is doing but not without giving his life another look. >> reporter: a movie producer. a 17,000 square foot mansion, swimming pool, movie stars. then september 2007 he took a nasty fall and his life took a dramatic turn. >> when i didn't think i was going to make it i didn't think i was going to survive and i thought if i had one more chapter of my life, what would i do and i wanted to make this film. >> reporter: five months later he decided to give it all away. sell the mansion. move into a trailer and make a film. an